Why I ...believe in 'Tragedy' by the Bee Gees
Whoa! Rein the horses, stop the wagon train, form a circle. The vandals have come down from the hills and civilisation is under threat. If we lose this one, well, who cares? This is it, the big one,...
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Cutting edge: Robert J. Capon
The magic-bullet drugs of the past century are beginning to tarnish. Today's bugs are smarter and tougher. Indiscriminate use has contributed to the demise of many drugs. The challenge we face is to...
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Never mind the 15m land mines, we must see the eclipse
Nothing was going to keep the world's scientists away from Africa and from trying to solve the sun's greatest mystery. Aisling Irwin reports Scientists still travel thousands of miles to spend...
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Why did hippos miss breakfast?
Because they, like the impala, were spooked when the sky went black. Astronomer Paul Murdin basks in the spectacle of the 21st century's first total solar eclipse and describes its effects on the...
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Marks for the nude artists and beer glass hurler?
Is the external examiner a paid patsy or a fair arbiter? Jonathan Brill reflects on the job he has done for 25 years. I am at the end of 25 years as an external examiner variously in pop music,...
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Treat students to a moving experience
Space and movement sound like elements of an acting class, but Sherry Jordon has found that using them to dramatise points makes her teaching more effective. Several years ago I attended a series of...
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NUS warns of complaints rise
Estimates of a near £1 million price tag for a university ombudsman to deal with student complaints could be a gross under-estimation, student leaders warned this week. A consultation paper on the...
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Wise words
Geoff Palmer, a professor Heriot-Watt University, has written a modern fable about prejudice, Mr White and The Ravens , published by Gopher Publications. Moussa Jogee, of the Commission for Racial...
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US fears brain drain to UK
The decision by one of the leading stem-cell researchers to move to Britain could herald a brain drain from the United States, according to US scientists. Roger Pedersen, a professor of reproductive...
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Hard work wasted if AS grades ignored
School pupils fear universities will ignore their AS-level qualifications in favour of traditional A levels, according to a draft report published this week by the Institute of Education. The report...
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LSE to achieve clout via alliance
The London School of Economics has formed a strategic alliance with New York's Columbia University and a collaboration with Imperial College, London. The alliances should strengthen the clout of the...
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Natal chief to head OU
Brenda Gourley, vice-chancellor of the University of Natal in South Africa, will become vice-chancellor of the Open University. Professor Gourley believes that universities have social...
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Power in NI 'skewed'
Relations between Northern Ireland's higher and further education minister Sean Farren and his Stormont scrutiny committee collapsed over student fees, a report has claimed. Research by the...
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Scheme plans to cut journal costs
A United States-based project to combat the high costs of scientific journals by creating publishing partnerships with academics and institutions has launched a European arm. Sparc Europe is due to...
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Business as usual, he's only a prince
These days, the University of St Andrews has to cope with an extended title, "where-Prince-William-will-study-art-history". It is also having to cope with intense and often inaccurate media coverage...