Paris, 16 Mar 2006 Imagine a space tool so revolutionary it can determine the impact of climate change, monitor the melting of glaciers, discover invisible waves, predict the strength of hurricanes,...
Inquiry into Sussex chemistry course closure The vice-chancellor of Sussex University is to be called before a Commons committee inquiry to justify his controversial decision to axe chemistry from...
The Ruling Caste
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an autobiographical novel: "My godmother lived in a handsome house in the clean and ancient town of...
The Weather Makers
Surviving Armageddon
Look Me in the Eye
Reporting from Washington
Culture Wars
The Photobook
From: The Office of the President (formerly Vice-Chancellor) To: All members of academic staff Subject: Industrial action As you will no doubt recall, I wrote last week to point out that this...
The issues behind the proposed cuts at Sussex University, as they affect the sciences, are explored elsewhere in this edition. The plans have revived concerns about national provision of chemistry in...
Today's announcement of grants totalling £7.5 million to help universities and colleges develop their fundraising activities is welcome as far as it goes... but that is not very far. The scheme may...
As a black member of academic staff I believe that Frank Ellis should not lose his job but someone at Leeds University should seek to improve the quality of the research he engages in ('"I won't be...
It is a week since the lecturer Frank Ellis was thrust into notoriety for expounding his views that black people are genetically less intelligent than their white counterparts. There has been, to my...