Turn on, tune in, don't drop out
The first months at university are critical for a happy student experience. Indeed, so crucial are they that they are arguably a key focus of QAA reviews. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Research intelligence: Getting more 'D' out of R&D
Labour plans a series of innovation centres to exploit the commercial benefits of UK research. Hannah Fearn reports
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The elephant in the scheme
Stephen Cowley and Susan Cooper hope employers do not see pension reform solely as a cost-cutting opportunity
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Tiny departmental steps to cutting costs without the axe's dread fall
Business technique reduces spending and boosts efficiency, advocates claim. Hannah Fearn writes
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THE World Rankings set for release on 16 September
Seventh annual survey draws on robust new methodology and 13 performance indicators. Phil Baty reports
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Those Who Work, Those Who Don't: Poverty, Morality, and Family in Rural America
At last a work that unpacks the reality of US rural poverty, writes Rebekah Peeples Massengill
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Sciences de la vie et biotechnologie - conclusions du Conseil: Industry Council, 6 June 2002
Luxembourg, 7 June 2002 The Council adopted Conclusions on Biotechnology (Doc. Ref. 8917/02) that address the development of life sciences and biotechnology in Europe. Commissioner Liikanen welcome...
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Research intelligence - Message from our sponsor: time to 'shape' UK research
Budget restrictions mean the EPSRC has to prioritise, its chief tells Paul Jump
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Women and children first
For decades the science of child-rearing was guided by patriarchal ideas, but now the cradle rocks to an older rhythm. Eric Michael Johnson, in conversation with eminent evolutionary biologists Sarah...
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Research intelligence - Adapted for greatest impact
By mixing independence and collaboration, a new centre expects to find novel ways of coping with climate change. Neha Popat reports
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Tara Brabazon: Networking opportunities
Now is a fertile time to be conducting research among the proliferating forms of social media, writes Tara Brabazon
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Kingston University - Out with the old, in with the new
Taxpayers' money should be used to stimulate innovation rather than bailing out dying industries, according to a Kingston University report for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. An...
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Campus round-up
University of SheffieldMexican wave reaches YorkshireA university has signed an agreement with Mexico's national science body to promote joint industrial research. The University of Sheffield's...
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Richard III and The Comedy of Errors
The soul’s yearning to find its psychological or physical other half unites two of Shakespeare’s early plays, says Peter J. Smith
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Democratic experiments
Science affects everyone on the planet, so how and to what extent should the public help set its agenda? Jon Turney looks to the notion of vox populi research for some ideas