Superbug battle zone
Scientists are uniting in the war against drug-defying superbugs by setting up a multi-disciplinary centre dedicated to the fight. Concern is mounting worldwide over the resurgence of diseases like...
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Milk of human delusions
Schizophrenics who are taught to put their delusions to the test go on to make speedier recoveries from acute psychosis than patients receiving more established therapies, according to a study co-...
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Scientists urged to leave labs in hunt for mates
Evolutionary psychologists know that we are all instinctively drawn to people with good looks. But they still have to explain how we sift through the available population to find a spouse, according...
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Collider slides off course
The future of the Large Hadron Collider, the giant particle physics laboratory being built at Cern in Geneva, hung in the balance yesterday. Germany's recent non-negotiable demand for a cut of 8.5...
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GNVQs 'failing science students'
Advanced General National Vocational Qualifications fail to prepare some students adequately for science and mathematics-based higher education, according to a new document. The finding comes from a...
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Sound low sweet pain reliever
A DIY ultrasound machine has sparked medical research and development which could mean a small revolution in physiotherapy. As a result of a chance happening, an orthopaedic surgeon at the Institute...
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Make a bigger fuss over making the tiny things, urges POST
The United Kingdom is failing to keep pace with its competitors in developing the technology behind the creation of tiny devices measuring billionths of a metre, according to a report out this week,...
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Fulbright wheels out the big guns in its fight for funds
One of the world's biggest and most successful educational exchange schemes is fighting to defend itself against criticism that it has been undermined by globalisation. The Fulbright Programme, which...
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NI colleges to be incorporated
The Department of Education for Northern Ireland is to take over the administration of the province's 17 further education colleges. Northern Ireland education minister Michael Ancram has published...
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English flock to join the clans
Scotland's role as a net importer of students has been confirmed by figures from the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council showing that a fifth of Scotland's 118,500 full-time and sandwich...
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Europe's chemists join forces
Europe faces a serious threat to its highly successful chemical industry and must combat it with a common research and development policy for chemistry and chemical engineering, according to a report...
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Jammy job
At a time when a PhD at the very least is needed for the lowliest academic appointment, an obituary in Edinburgh University's staff bulletin harks back to halcyon days. Stuart Piggot, one of the...
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Other business
Oxford University is investigating alternative sites for its planned Said Business School after original proposals were rejected by dons. It is also planning a postal ballot of the 3,200 dons in the...