Bett welcomed north of border
Unions want all to share pay rises. The Educational Institute of Scotland has welcomed the Bett proposals as ending a negotiating anomaly for Scotland's new universities, which operate outside the...
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How do you make a giraffe spit?
Heriot-Watt University materials chemist Christopher Viney this week had the tall order of getting a giraffe to dribble into a glass jar. He is investigating natural lubricants in a research project...
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Kuala Lumpur
The Malaysian education ministry says local universities must ensure Muslim and non-Muslim students share hostel rooms to promote racial harmony and integration. The education minister said the...
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Why I...... will not be attending the British Museum's Rosetta Stone exhibition
The simple answer is that I was not invited. Egyptians are unhappy that the Rosetta Stone - discovered in Egypt 200 years ago - is still in England, in the British Museum. The stone is a unique thing...
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Readers' reactions
Two weeks ago in The THES... I have just analysed a survey of teachers' views on PRP in schools for a major teachers' union. About 30,000 teachers and headteachers from England and Wales responded....
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Complain, please
Students are ready to 'name and shame' universities that ignore their grouses, writes Andrew Pakes From next October vice-chancellors had better watch out because students in every university in the...
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No jobs for the boys... or girls
Are we educating too many arts postgraduates? asks Rebecca Stott The number of postgraduate students in British universities is climbing steadily. The ÌÇÐÄVlog Statistics Agency reported...
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Brits play role in Italian job
In its quest to reform its research funding, Italy has turned to the UK for advice. Paul Bompard reports The venue was a small villa surrounded by thick vegetation on the outskirts of Rome. The...
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College spin-offs win DTI support
A new report calls for tax cuts and grants to aid entrepreneurs. Kam Patel reports A Department of Trade and Industry report out next month will call for better rewards and more support for academics...
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Wellcome art
The image which appeared on page three of The THES on July 2 was a detail from The Hinge, a series of inkjet prints by artist Ian Breakwell. It featured in a project by the Wellcome Trust's Sci-art...
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French launch genomique project
France is tackling its poor research record in the life sciences with a ¤46 million genome programme. Jane Marshall reports The French government is prioritising research in the life...
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Dopeheads hinder cannabis research
Research has already provided clear evidence that compounds related to cannabis that occur naturally in the body play a fundamental role in normal body function and could therefore be developed...
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Winging it
(Photograph) - Inspired by the Hindu tradition of scattering live spiders, like confetti, over brides, Winchester School of Art textile student, Clare Griffin, works insect wings and maggot...
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BT ÌÇÐÄVlog awards
UNIVERSITY OF TEESSIDE Pounds 66,300 Connecting to Success Seeks to use information and communication technologies to help to raise aspirations among ten to 14 year olds in central Middlesborough,...
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University report gives supermarkets seal of approval
Researchers from Manchester's universities have rejected accusations of profiteering among Britain's supermarkets. Kam Patel reports The accusation that the United Kingdom's elite supermarkets are...