... "The first thing they do is put on the radio and wait until a bomb goesoff," he says. "They then wait another half hour to see if there is another bomb and then go out, steering clear of crowded...
Westminster lecturer Russell Stannard is videoing himself marking essays so that students get the most out of feedback. He reports on small-screen success Imagine you videoed yourself every time you...
PHILIPPA DARBRE, 54, SENIOR LECTURER IN ONCOLOGY, READING UNIVERSITY What is the nature of your research? My research interests centre around the role of oestrogen and oestrogen-mimicking chemicals...
Deadline: 01/09/2007
Deadline: 12/01/2007
Deadline: 12/03/2007
Deadline: 16/02/2007
Deadline: 01/02/2007
University grants to include sum for work with business For the first time the Government's block grants for university research will include a sum related to the amount of work an institution does...
How city birds adapt to life in the fast lane Sing high, sing fast. This is what songbirds have to do to survive in the din of city life, a study has found. Songbirds living in forests sing more...
Murder case builder 'tortured academic for bank details' A cash-strapped builder tortured a talented Oxford academic to force her to hand over her bank details before leaving her to die, a court was...
Deadline: 21/02/2007
Deadline: 20/02/2007
Last chance for Oxford reformers Reformers at Oxford University were yesterday handed a lifeline for their plans to strip academics of overall control of the executive body. About 200 dons have...
Warning over 'playing politics' with the threat A leading academic yesterday warned politicians against "playing politics" with terrorism after John Reid, the Home Secretary, claimed an independent...