Rag time's new vibe
Rag weeks used to be more about fun for students than funds for charity. That has all changed. Elaine Williams reports It is the time of year when student fundraisers dress up and meet the people....
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Garden of life under glass
The Eden Project in Cornwall is more than a botanical garden. Rooted in science, it aims to show the public the fragility of life on earth. Anne Sebba reports If you stand on the ridge above the Eden...
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From soap to sit-com, to dot-com
It began as an exercise in html, but grew into a cyber-monster. Olga Wojtas reports on the rise and rise of corrie.net By day, Graham Allsopp is chief cartographer in Sheffield University's geography...
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Local action underlies global view
Mark Johnston from the University of the West of England's faculty of applied sciences has spent years researching plant species in the South American country of Guyana and studying how they are used...
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Respect my authority
Despite limited powers, London's mayor could prove to be a worthy opponent to any party in Westminster, says former-GLC man Stephen Haseler (right) Today, Londoners get their government back. It has...
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A scientist in the extremes
Frances Ashcroft's quest for knowledge has carried her from the ocean depths to Mount Kilimanjaro's heights -a trip that nearly killed her. But whatever the means, it is the science that fuels her...
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Scots greet web 'tidal wave'
Scottish Knowledge, which exports university and college expertise in education and training, has signed a global e-university alliance with Shell International, to give the company's 75,000...
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Ozone used to clean water
Chemists have devised a way to harness the cleansing properties of ozone to strip pollutants from waste water. A team of experts from the University of Bradford is setting up a plant to test its...
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Victory for dot-com with a conscience
Like most MBA students now, Jenna Beart and Michael Douek dream of starting a dot-com company and making their first million. Unlike most, they also plan to save lives along the way. And as winners...
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Online Africa gets study boost
The headquarters of the African Virtual University will move from Washington to Nairobi this year to facilitate coordination of its different sites across sub-Saharan Africa. George Eshiwani, AVU...
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Global optical networks
(Photograph) - Researchers at the University of Southampton are using European funding to developways of doubling bandwidth in next-generation global optical networks. Beth Taylor, Bill Brocklesby...
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Science must be sure to secure its share of windfall
Universities are just one of the groups taking an acute interest in the Pounds 20 billion-plus windfall that chancellor Gordon Brown is about to receive by auctioning spectrum space for new-...
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A mid-term rebuke will not provoke big change
Monday marks three years of new Labour in power, and next week's local government elections in London and nationally look likely to deliver the traditional mid-term rebuke to the government. But as...
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Refugee academics deserve your support
The new Asylum and Immigration Act threatens the livelihoods of displaced academics, says John Akker Imagine the implications for knowledge if Karl Popper or Max Perutz had been held in detention or...
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Sources for research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk Compiled by Sarah Knowles. A more comprehensive version of this service is...