The sociable revolutionary
Jenny Wallace talks to Marilyn Butler, erstwhile journalist and English professor and the first female rector of formerly all-male Exeter College. Exeter College is tucked in between the scholarly...
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After the solar cistern
The expense of a NASA space toilet inspired a group of young scientists to reach for the stars. Ayala Ochert met them When he heard that the toilet on the Space Shuttle had cost $90 million to...
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Schools of thought diverge in approach
Most universities want one,many are developing one, butopinion on how to run them varies. Graduate schools are in vogue aspostgraduate education grows apace. David Charter examines the opportunities...
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Enrol with Uncle Sam
British postgraduate applicants are attractive to US universities but few apply. Kate O'Neill explains why and gives some application tips. Applying to graduate school in the United States,...
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Finger on pulse of teaching skill
Teaching postgraduates how to give their first lectures is the aim of a course at Lancaster University. Claire Sanders reports . Taking your own pulse before giving a lecture may sound a little...
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Campaigners call for science fraud squad
Moves are afoot to clamp downon scientific dishonesty. Olga Wojtas reports. A white mouse and a black felt tip pen ushered in the modern era of scientific fraud. Campaigners now think the problem is...
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Survival of the sexiest
Evolution may be driven as much by attraction as by fitness, Ayala Ochert reports. Skim the personal ads of any newspaper and you will find people looking for partners with a "good sense of humour",...
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When helping others is a personal hindrance
The role of research assistant can leave little time for postgraduate research. David Charter examines the dilemma. Former postgraduate Jayam Dalal believes the collapse of her studies shows the...
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The oldest rock student in town
(Photograph) - If you cannot find the time to write up your PhD why not leave it until you are less busy - for instance in your seventies? Holly Clyde Wagner found he had too many interruptions...
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Signposts to the end of the European rainbow
John Bosnell gives a guided tour of EU grants for research. Money to go somewhere else in Europe to work, attend conferences or visit large facilities is available from the European Commission's...
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Cyril Burt, the former Galton professor of eugenics at University College London
(Photograph) - Guilty verdict: After his death Cyril Burt, the former Galton professor of eugenics at University College London, was found to have fabricated much of his data on twins.
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All genned up, nowhere to go
What is the point of a PhD? Is it a step towards an academic career, or simply a contribution to knowledge, asks Alan Macmillan. Social science PhDs need a clearer purpose. At the demand of the...
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Demand for MRes takes off
The graduate scramble for places on the controversial MRes degree has taken the research councils by surprise and been cautiously welcomed by other higher education bodies. The embattled MRes was the...
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Jacks of all trades become masters of one
It is the first day of the new intake for Bob Daniels's masters in research. Unlike many other courses, this one chucks all the students in together regardless of their disciplines. There are...
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Ropa cash for 'second rate'
Academics and industrialists charged with assessing research proposals for Realising Our Potential, a multimillion-pound Government award scheme, are worried about the quality of work being funded....