Focus on animal ethics
More than 100 academics from ten countries are to advise the new Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, launched online this week to put animals on the intellectual agenda. The centre is the world's first...
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Maths counts in Wales
Four Welsh institutions have joined forces to develop a new £5 million Wales Institute for Mathematical and Computational Sciences. The venture, backed by funding from the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding...
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'I felt very isolated,' says stunned critic
An increasing number of researchers face censure over studies critical of Labour policy, raising fears about freedom, reports Jessica Shepherd. No one with "the slightest common sense" could possibly...
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Life's rosy for political scientists despite pay and stress worries
Despite persistent concerns about increased workloads, stress and pay, a new survey shows that political scientists are becoming happier with their lot - marginally. Three years ago, almost two...
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Students help quash robbery conviction
Staff and students at Northumbria University's Law School turned theory into practice by helping to secure a £170,000 compensation payout for a man who was wrongly convicted of robbery in 1991. Kevin...
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'They do not always lie - they just glaze over the truth'
Kenyan student Evita Situma was sad to discover that Sheffield was not the beautiful, friendly city laden with fantastic employment opportunities that agents had led her to believe. When she arrived...
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Overseas agent probe
Potential foreign students are misled about what to expect at UK universities, reports Tony Tysome Some overseas agents helping universities to lure international students to the UK are giving...
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Gay staff forced to 'hide sexuality'
Despite the sector's dozen 'diversity champions', there are still concerns not enough is being done elsewhere to assuage career and bullying fears. Olga Wojtas reports. Gay academics are reluctant to...
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Inside track...
Our occasional column keeps youJabreast of developments in the jobs market, from tip-offs and career pointers to who's on the move in your field. HEAVY LEGAL LOSSES Birmingham University has acquired...
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Spotlight turned on US loans industry
A power shift in Congress is bringing pressure to bear on the student borrowing business, reports Jon Marcus. America's $17 billion-a-year (£9 billion) student-loan industry has come under scrutiny...
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Democrats pledge to slash interest rates
Democrats who won control of the US Congress in last month's elections are promising more financial aid for students and their families, writes Jon Marcus. While critics question where the money will...
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Spanish dictator loses honorary status
Spain's Santiago de Compostela University is to remove General Franco from its list of honorary doctorates. The university's ruling council voted unanimously for the move, saying the former dictator...
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Prodi Government fails to deliver cash
Anger erupts as Italy cuts university spending, writes Paul Bompard Italian academics feel disappointed and betrayed by spending cuts made by the centre-left coalition Government led by Romano Prodi...
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Indian talent heads for home
Indian scientists and researchers are returning home, attracted by an expanding economy and a flood of investment in research and development. Migration from India to the West has fallen from 70 per...
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EU firms up plan for FP7 spend
The European Union's seventh framework programme (FP7) is in its final stages of discussion, with the prospect of greater emphasis on research projects that will generate economic growth. The...