I think, therefore I die
Stress may start outin the mind, but the body is quick to respond. As Esther Sternberg has shown, the consequences can prove deadly. Ayala Ochert reports A packed conference room was asked: "How many...
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Up close and personal
Student crushes on lecturers are common. But do they spell trouble or bringhigh marks? Harriet Swain reports Emma swears she is over her infatuation with her tutor. But she admits that only last...
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From research revolution to web of deceit
Would you pass off a website essay as your own - and if you did, would your tutor notice? Maggie Greatorex reports Zack Alexander is a 23-year-old engineering undergraduate who knew nothing about...
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Given a sporting chance
College sport is flourishing, but university cliques are excluding women, overseas and disabled athletes. Jennifer Currie reports on the fight against sporting discrimination (right) and on how...
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A nifty won't get you a decent crib
No new slang has emerged in the past few years for what used to be called digs. London students will still refer to their pad (the 1960s favourite), their gaff (heard for at least 100 years), or...
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Fascism, farming and J. B. Priestley
Norman Lindop, senior vice-president 1942-43. "I became NUS senior vice-president in my year as president at Queen Mary, while I was taking finals. The annual general meeting was between two exams. I...
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A travel club that became a political force
The National Union of Students has always reflected the spirit of the times. Now, two long-term members are putting its 78-year history into print. Harriet Swain reports A few times a year, men and...
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Pounds 250k: that'll cover your college costs
University is a good place to write a novel. But while you have nothing to lose, you must have something to say. Anne Sebba reports One of the hottest cinema tickets last month was for The Beach,...
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Display all your skills, not just your degree
Do students need a skills certificate and a degree? Alec Farquharson reports on new moves to meet employers' needs One day, in the not so distant future, students may leave universities clutching two...
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Blissed out
(Photograph) - Montreal's McGill University students relax despite exam-period stress. Enterprising colleagues from the university's school of physical and occupational therapy gave them a work-over...
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Research-rich elite wins cash
As the budget boosts incentives for fundraising and enterprise, a new report shows how top research universities are already pulling away from the rest of the pack. Claire Sanders reports. A few...
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Leeds battle over 'confusing' website
Leeds University has submitted a complaint to Nominet, the internet regulatory authority, after a Leeds Metropolitan student refused to hand over the ownership of a website called leeds- uni.co.uk....
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A tale of two departments
* Department of chemistry, Imperial College, London 1996 RAE rating: 5 Number of lecturers and professors: 41 Number of post-docs:97 Number of PhD students:175 Research income from the funding...
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Scottish councils' Pounds 616m masterplan to boost wider access
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is beefing up institutions' role in promoting social inclusion and the knowledge economy through its Pounds 616 million of allocations for the coming...
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A picket pity
Negotiations to try to solve the Educational Institute of Scotland's dispute in the new universities have sadly come too late for Paul Cosgrove, lecturer in sculpture at Glasgow School of Art. Due to...