Cutting edge: David Barker
Dying prematurely from a chronic disease could well be the pay-off for successfully adapting to ensure your survival in the womb. The search for the causes of chronic disease has up until now been...
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Killers offer promise of rescue
Matilu Mwau introduces the cells that could lead the way to an Aids vaccine. The Max Perutz Essay Prize 2001 attracted almost twice as many entries as last year, with 79 Medical Research Council...
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From twinkle toes to Nobel heights
Sue Law finds that chivalry, diplomacy and a large dollop of charm are the perfect recipe for a Manchester pro vice-chancellor. Innovation has always been an important part of tradition at the...
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How to take in the view up a marking mountain
End-of-year assessment may be arduous but it should be part of the learning process. You have not really passed the rites of passage in teaching until you have stoically waded your way through your...
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College to move in an Ellipse
(Photograph) - The Royal College of Art has unveiled plans for a £22 million building on its site in Albertopolis. Architects Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners have designed a seven-floor research and...
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Affirmative action gets a lease of life
The US Supreme Court has backed race-based admissions, which universities say they need to maintain diversity on their campuses. The decision's potential impact on American higher education is huge....
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Correction
The University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, was wrongly called Cardiff Institute in The THES league tables of May 18.
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Higher education appointments
University of Strathclyde Kenneth Miller , professor in the law school, has been appointed deputy chair of the Central Arbitration Committee by the secretary of state for trade and industry, for a...
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Higher education awards
Anglia Polytechnic University Shahina Pardhan , the new Chair of Clinical and Experimental Visions Sciences at APU, has been awarded the Asian Woman of Achievement Award. Professor Pardhan received...
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Latest UK news
Small rise in applications A slight recovery in applicants to universities and colleges was announced today. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service recorded a 1.1 per cent rise in...
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Latest international news
Bush nominates chair for humanities agency US president George W. Bush has nominated Bruce Cole, professor of fine arts at Indiana University at Bloomington, as chairman of the National Endowment for...
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From today's UK papers
The Guardian A study commissioned by the Metropolitan police from South Bank University into the relationship between drugs and crime has cast doubt on ÌÇÐÄVlog Office policy and led senior officers to...
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Counting cost of City fire
Damage caused by the fire that raged through City University last week could cost up to £6 million to repair, and it may be 18 months before all departments return to normal. The fire started in the...
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Scots heading for exam fiasco encore
University admissions officers fear a fresh Scottish examination results crisis in August following the Scottish Qualifications Authority's unexpected reinterpretation of the Data Protection Act....
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Prince's arrival is threat to housing
Current St Andrews University students face missing out on expected hall of residence places because of an influx of new entrants attracted by the imminent arrival of Prince William. But St Andrews...