Revisions aim to develop a wider view of the world
Pair trial overhaul of undergraduate curriculums' formulation and delivery. Hannah Fearn writes
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THE World University Rankings
Is it valid to use reputation measures in university rankings?
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Overseas briefing
United StatesMedics reject Baptist mergerMoves to strengthen links between a medical college and a Baptist university have led to protests over a potential clash between religion and science....
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Outrage as Lund's top cats take the grant cream
Swedish researchers furious after managers claim 70% of funding award. Melanie Newman reports
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Visit marks new chapter in Anglo-Indian relations
British and Indian universities are said to be ready to "collaborate like never before" following a visit to the UK by an Indian Cabinet minister and university heads.Kapil Sibal, India's Minister...
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Eternal explorer
For half a century, Ken Pounds has been part of Leicester's astronomy department - even in retirement, he's in every day
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Appointments
A professor of applied mathematics and solar physics at the University of Sheffield has been appointed director of the High Altitude Observatory and associate director of the National Centre for...
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Inquiry cleared astronomer over RAE 'faggot' posting
Offended party was not asked to give evidence and disputes judgment. Hannah Fearn reports
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No rubbers sold at Newman despite health fears
A Catholic college is holding firm to its ban on condom dispensers on campus despite students' long-expressed concerns about sexually transmitted diseases.Newman University College, Birmingham does...
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News in brief
StaffingScholars still make up minorityLess than half of all staff in higher education are academics. Data released by the ÌÇÐÄVlog Statistics Agency show that of 382,760 staff working in the...
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Scholar's 'queer' curiosity tract
Revisionist account of eminent Victorian aims to find space for the sexual. Matthew Reisz reports
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London School of Economics - Social integration
All undergraduates at the London School of Economics are to hone their skills in the fundamentals of social science via a new course. Called LSE 100, the six modules - studied over two terms - will...
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University of Birmingham - Passport to oblivion
Computer scientists claim to have found a flaw in e-passports that makes it possible to track people carrying them - potentially assisting murderers. Researchers at the University of Birmingham...
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Coventry University - As long as they're writing
Abbreviations used in text messaging, such as "l8r" (later) and "plz" (please), are often seen as linguistic vandalism. But research has shown that children who use "textisms" are unlikely to have...
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University of Salford - Bodies of knowledge
A project studying the way musicians affected by polio felt about their bodies will consider the careers of Ian Dury, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. "Spasticus: Popular Music and Disability", led by...