Finnish study queries anorexia figures
The level of anorexia among young women may be far higher than previously thought, a Finnish study suggests. In data from Helsinki University, anorexia occurs at a rate equivalent to 0 cases per 100,...
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Loans probe looks at sports schemes
An investigation into corruption in US student loans has taken a fresh twist with college sports schemes now under suspicion. Andrew Cuomo, the attorney general of New York, is investigating whether...
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Drink-drive chips set to tackle disease
Technology created to catch drink-drivers will be used by Australian scientists to develop new treatments for cancer, Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease. Sensor chips used in breathalysers will...
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Calcium may help to prevent pre-eclampsia
Calcium could help pregnant women to reduce the risk of developing pre eclampsia, a study suggests. Academics at the University of the Witwatersrand and University of Fort Hare in South Africa, Leeds...
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The stalked, the humiliated and the YouTubed
It was brave of David Harker to speak about his ordeal at the hands of a female student stalker (page 2). Thankfully, it is not an experience most people working in academe will have shared. But...
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Every nugget of quality deserves our attention
Universities must ensure that Government recognises and rewards the best research wherever it is found, says Paul Wellings. It is a disturbing thought that, for the non-science units of assessment,...
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'We are intending to give degrees to students who can't get a C at GCSE in maths and English. Why?'
I am writing this a week before the A-level results. As is now traditional, Government ministers and others with a vested interest in current arrangements have been getting their retaliation in first...
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Proof of the PhD is not in the reading
The purpose of the 21st- century doctoral degree has changed, says Alistair McCulloch. Two research students are studying for PhDs under the same supervisor. Both are preparing to submit. One asks a...
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Enough to drive you crazy
Staff at the University of Central Lancashire who forked out for an annual staff parking permit were less than happy with a recent missive from UCL transport services manager Fiona Baynton-Roberts....
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Psorry tale of psychic Psimon
The Times Higher's article last week about the study of parapsychology - psi - in UK universities certainly raised some eyebrows. Among more than 100 comments left by bloggers after The Guardian...
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Brainwave not quite Brainstorm
"The Arctic Monkeys and Lily Allen may have to look to their laurels," the University of East Anglia announced this week. The university has made a bid to become "the next big thing" in the world of...
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A couple of niggling concerns
An internal survey by the Higher Education Funding Council for England is revealing. Staff are more satisfied compared with other "high-performing organisations" except in two areas: "satisfaction...
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Who you calling a thicko prole?
Even in the liberal confines of academe, there is one form of prejudice that remains alive and well, as Dr Chav knows I am a product of a white-trash family. I overcame the innate learning...
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Stop the conveyor belt, I want to get off
Academics need a new, less managerial model to develop their teaching skills, insist Jan Meyer and Ray Land. Many highly qualified and, indeed, distinguished academics feel they have gone straight to...
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All big bucks but little bang?
Contrary to the fears of many academics ("Goodbye Blue Skies?", August 10), I do not believe that using economic criteria to judge research would be a problem if the criteria were truly "economic" -...