Brit favourite has the edge
If the national anthem plays when Alex Coomber collects a gold medal in the forthcoming Winter Olympics, a London academic will be justified in claiming some of the glory, writes Steve Farrar. Peter...
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Union fury as v-c pay hits £309k
The public spending watchdog is being urged to investigate possible abuse of public funds after some former vice-chancellors doubled their incomes last year. Sir John Daniel, former vice-chancellor...
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Analysis: What they get could staff a university
Up to 1,000 academics could be paid from what heads of institutions earn. Alison Goddard adds up the rewards. The heads of universities and colleges shared almost £20 million in pay between them last...
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In the news: John Daniel
As former vice-chancellor of the Open University, Sir John Daniel was identified as the highest paid university head in the same week that the United States Open University he founded announced it...
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Durable views of an island in constant flux
John Donat, Crete 1960
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Dust thrown in the eyes of the faithful
Mao's War Against Nature
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A little control takes heat off
Population and Climate Change
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Fuel for future debate
Tomorrow's Energy
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Minefield for unwary
The Changing Population of China - Understanding Chinese Society
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Pricing the best game in town
The Earth Around Us - Blueprint for a Sustainable Economy
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A classical collection
Introduction to Algorithms
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a macabre novel of teenage fantasy: "I had been making the rounds of the Sacrifice Poles the day we...
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Iffy index no help to fuzzy logic
Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History
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Put life's process into your program
Evolutionary Computation, Volumes One and Two
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Idol talk and flights of fantasy
On the Road of the Winds