A bit of who's your father?
In South America pregnant women are openly promiscuous and their babies have multiple fathers. In Britain they are unfaithful in secret. Robin Baker explores this flush of libido A baby with more...
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Prey for Blessed Arnold
When it came to money, Labour's 'fixer' Lord Goodman was generous to a fault. The fault? It wasn't his money. But Brian Brivati finds more to Blessed Arnold than light fingers I have been working on...
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Quake hopes razed as accurate forecasting falls flat
In the aftermath of this week's catastrophe in Colombia, Ayala Ochert asks, is earthquake prediction possible? On January 17 1994, an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck the Northridge suburb of Los...
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There is something lurking in the water
As scientists ponder the 'cell from hell' that is plaguing our oceans, Tim Cornwell asks, is pollution to blame? Harmful algal blooms in the sea, often called "red tide", pose a growing threat in the...
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The new science Enlightenment
What will be the big scientific breakthroughs of the 21st century? Leading scientists peek into the future... Top scientists on both sides of the Atlantic say that over the next century science will...
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What will be the big scientific breakthroughs of the 21st century? Leading scientists peek into the future...
"The genetic engineering of children," says Lee Silver, professor of genetics at Princeton University. "The breakthrough I have in mind will definitely happen, even though today there are still many...
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Higher channels
John Davies focuses on radio and television programmes likely to be of use to THES readers. (All times pm unless stated.) Pick of the week Century Road (8.10 BBC2). On the strength of its first two...
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Kuala Lumpur
Education minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has announced that his ministry and the University Malaysia Sabah are discussing setting up a new private university in Kota Kinabalu, in the east of the...
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Vienna
Austria is to encourage private universities to compete with public institutions in higher education. Several US universities have already indicated an interest in offering courses in Austria that...
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Sources for research funding
Each fortnight this section will list funds available for academic researchers. Details should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk McDonnell-Pew Program in Cognitive Neuroscience 1999 Investigator-...
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Counsellors require more guidance
Guidance and counselling services in universities can be "patchy or non-existent", according to a report by the Careers Research and Advisory Centre. Guidance services will become a higher priority...
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Pisa
Italy's doctoral students have asked president Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to halt controversial plans for the mass promotion of 3,500 graduate technicians to tenured researchers through special...
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Gabon
Hundreds of students clashed with armed police on the streets of Libreville, capital of Gabon, over the failure to build more student hostels and an extra cafeteria. Some students were wounded trying...
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North hit as applications fall
Universities and colleges are bracing themselves for a fall in the number of applications for full-time higher education places in 1999. The number of applications received by the Universities and...
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Scots Tories consider paying fees
The Conservative Party north of the border is investigating a scheme that would effectively abolish tuition fees for Scottish students, writes Olga Wojtas. Party activists are researching the costs...