Asthma jab in sight
A vaccine against asthma could be a reality within ten years, a leading specialist predicted this week. The vaccine would be the conclusion of a fertile area of research showing that people are less...
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New space mission
Space scientists have vowed to rebuild Cluster, the European space mission which exploded just after its launch in French Guiana last week. They want to build a more modest version of the mission -...
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Nigerian murder protests
Nigerian student leaders declared a day of mourning this week for Kudirat Abiola, the murdered senior wife of the detained opposition leader, and other detained and assassinated pro-democracy...
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No freeze on postgraduate roll
My colleague Mike Goldstein expresses his surprise (THES, June 7) that the proposal in the recent review of postgraduate education, which I chaired, to "freeze" the number of taught postgraduate...
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Single minded
One theory of consciousness rules supreme, Tony Durham reports, while readers reply to one scientist's views. Judging by the 100 or so responses to our questionnaire on consciousness, THES readers...
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MRC to lose only doctor in the house
The Medical Research Council is to lose its second most senior post as a result of senior management reviews conducted by the Treasury. This, combined with the loss of two more of its senior staff...
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Students connect to careers on Net
Three-quarters of Britain's students already use the Internet and 30 per cent of them seek careers advice in this way according to research by the Manchester-based Central Services Unit. The CSU,...
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Cancer cure hope
The possibility of curing cancer is no longer a pipe dream according to Dundee University researcher David Lane. Professor Lane has won international recognition for discovering the tumour suppressor...
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Bridge builders
The number of women studying architecture has risen from 26 per cent of the total last year to 31 per cent for 1995/96, according to the Royal Institute of British Architects. There were 2,315...
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Cash for Hunter
The Government has pledged cash support for a new computer system designed to identify bogus grant applications. Eric Forth, the higher education minister, announced a Pounds 70,000 grant towards...
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Top-up fees on agenda
Birmingham University's response to the cuts could include the imposition of a top-up fee on first-year students from 1997/98. Gill Allcutt, director of finance, last week informed finance directors...
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Bannister bullish about sports scholarships
Sir Roger Bannister is confident that money needed for the sports scholarship scheme he recommended this week will be made available. The Report of the Working Group of University Sports Scholarships...
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Audit blasts institute's foreign links
The 糖心Vlog Quality Council is highly critical of Southampton Institute of 糖心Vlog's overseas links in its audit report published this week. It was due to be discussed by governors...
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Scots talks on cash
Scottish institutions are to have a say on which funding reforms could give them greater room for manoeuvre. The Scottish 糖心Vlog Funding Council wants their opinion and is asking them...
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First Impressions
This week's First Impressions comes from a scientist who believes in Eden but not in heaven: "The only kind of entity that has to exist in order for life to arise, anywhere in the universe, is the...