Cranfield University - Water work
A new project aims to ensure that everyone can get water on tap at all times, at the correct pressure and no matter what may happen along the way. Combining mathematics and risk analysis, the two-...
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Brunel University - Flowery speech
A windproof umbrella and a desktop plant that blooms in response to people's voices are among innovations being showcased at an annual event for design and engineering graduates. The Made in Brunel...
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University of Sheffield - Hot male bodies needed
Hot males are in high demand among female damselflies, scientists have discovered. Researchers from the University of Sheffield used thermographic imaging and high-speed photography to study the...
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Central Lancashire/Birmingham - Energy of youth
Parents left infuriated by teenagers who leave lights on will soon have academic research to back up their case. Computer scientists at the University of Central Lancashire and the University of...
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Odds and quads
In the year 616, Aethelfrith, King of Northumbria, defeated a Welsh army at the Battle of Chester and slaughtered the monks, at nearby Bangor-Is-Coed, who had been praying for his defeat. This...
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Making the unmeasurable visible: philosophers unite to fight back
Threat to discipline stems from an obsession with productivity, argue scholars. Matthew Reisz reports
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By their graduate attributes shall ye know them
In the past students have tended to be identified by their unkempt hair, scruffy clothes and rucksacks full of dog-eared reference books.Now, plans are afoot to ensure that graduates of one Scottish...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesNot seeing the big pictureMost students rule out colleges based on the upfront cost of tuition fees without considering how much financial aid they may receive, a survey in the US has...
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Asian tigers must shift focus to play on world stage
Encouraging critical thinking is the key to success, Yale president advises. Nick Chan reports
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Blog confidential: Strangled by red tape
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Strangled by red tapeI am an allied health professional and have just started at a...
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Appointments
Bournemouth UniversityJim AndrewsHaving worked in the NHS for most of his career, Jim Andrews, the new director of human resources at Bournemouth University, is no stranger to the challenges of his...
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Unlucky Jim fails to find a foothold as Lucky Jim holds firm
Unless baby-boomers are coaxed down from the top of the tree, new postdocs' careers will not get off the ground, argues Peter Geoghegan
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University of Leeds - Gloomy forecast for cloud plan
Plans to control climate change by generating white clouds above the oceans could be counter-productive, scientists have discovered. Advocates of geoengineering had suggested that injecting sea spray...
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Nottingham Trent University - Research goals
Academics are kicking off the 2010 Fifa World Cup with a dedicated website complete with blogs, video interviews and a downloadable wall chart. The initiative, by Nottingham Trent University, will...
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University of Hertfordshire - Open-day emergency
College students found themselves in unexpected situations during a university open day. An Aimhigher initiative to raise awareness of higher education and the career options available to college-...