Star Wars engineer revs up a 'clean' car
The man who designed the iconic R2-D2 robot for the Star Wars films has transferred his energies to engineering research and is poised to unveil a pioneering "clean" car. John Jostins, senior...
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Faith threat to free speech
Institutions' rules slated for requiring academics to refrain from controversial inquiry. Melanie Newman reports Christian universities have come under attack for restricting the academic freedom of...
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Julie Mennell
Julie Mennell has been appointed chair of the newly established UK Forensic Science Education Group Universities have been accused of cashing in on the success of TV crime dramas and rushing to...
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On the move...
* Cambridge University has appointed: Frank Kelly , professor of mathematics of systems, master of Christ's College, succeeding Malcolm Bowie; Christopher Dobson , professor in chemical and...
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Search starts here for this year's stellar successes
The Times Higher launched its third annual awards for higher education this week. More than 90 universities and several dozen colleges entered last year, making the event by far the biggest...
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Open-plan risk to collegiality
Sussex University's £10 million Freeman Centre was meant to be a model for collaborative research but has prompted bitter in-fighting. Phil Baty reports Its gleaming open-plan office spaces were...
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Beaker full of bioenergy
Beaker full of bioenergy: Alistair Darling, secretary of State for Trade and Industry, at Imperial College London last week announced a £20 million scheme to boost the UK's bioenergy sector, funded...
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Beans means bums on seats
University managers have turned to the organisers of Comic Relief to learn the latest tricks of the marketing trade - a move that could see institutions team up with baked-bean manufacturers or beer...
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Next week
ACADEMICS ON CALL How lecturers are losing autonomy over their working day PLUS Conferences supplement Does it matter if the scientist heroes in the new movie Sunshine take liberties with science?
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Committee budget plea
The House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee warned against a reduction in the budget for basic research in its report on the Cooksey review of health research funding this week. In...
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Necessary languages
Learning a foreign language will become compulsory for 7 to 14-year-olds, Alan Johnson, the Education Secretary, has announced. The move follows a recommendation made by Lord Dearing in his report on...
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Spin-off success
University business spin-off activity in the UK is healthy, according to a report from Library House. Spinning Out Quality: University Spin-out Companies in the UK reports that there are more than...
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Philosophical victory
Charles Taylor, professor of philosophy at Northwestern University, Illinois, has won this year's £800,000 Templeton Prize for progress towards research or discoveries about spiritual realities. The...
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Said thinks big
The Said Business School at Oxford University will establish the world's first research centre for major programme management. The centre, which is supported by BT, will look at how large and complex...
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Women and lab leaders
Five universities have earned awards that recognise initiatives to improve career options and support for women in science, engineering and technology. The Athena Swan Awards were handed out this...