Appointments
A pioneer of research into the treatment of diabetes has been made deputy vice-chancellor of Kingston University. David Mackintosh, who joined the institution 21 years ago, began his career at Guy's...
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Western dominance of education under threat
The UK is retaining its share of the international student market, but for how long? Phil Baty reports
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Nokia rings up Chinese connection
Mobile phone company Nokia has set up a joint research centre with a Chinese university. Tsinghua University and Nokia will research the internet, wireless and interactive communications for Asia,...
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Book of the week: No Enchanted Palace
Simon Rushton on a unorthodox account of how the UN was born
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The week in books
Teenagers: A Natural History by David Bainbridge, university clinical veterinary anatomist, University of Cambridge. Portobello Books, £13.99, ISBN 97818461212"The selling point is that David...
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From where I sit - Don't join ghostwriters in the lie
A relative in his early thirties about to finish an economics degree has told me that cheating at universities is rampant.Plagiarism is commonplace and many students buy essays and submit them as...
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We did it before...
As universities agonise over greatly reduced funding from the state, David Greenaway reminds them that they were once much more financially self-reliant and would do well to rekindle the old spirit
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A touch of smell, sound and vision
Raquel A. G. Reyes explores the fascinating world of the human senses and their cultural diversity
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Stem-cell expert says snobbery slows research
Elitism, snobbishness and xenophobia in the scientific community are holding back valuable research into traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs), which could unlock cures for a range of debilitating...
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Post-Neoliberalism in the Americas
Historians are likely to mark the end of the era of market fundamentalism at the moment in 2008 when the breakdown of the poorly regulated American financial system wreaked havoc upon economies from...
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Superpowers lose ground as balance of power shifts
'Redistribution of brains' on cards as US and UK struggle to cope with the recession, writes Phil Baty
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Tighten your belts and prepare for a year of cut and thrust
There will be no easy rides for anyone in higher education in 2010. Figures from the sector reflect on influences and aims
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Grant winners
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe MRC is providing about £7 million to establish three regional hubs that will give UK researchers access to high-throughput DNA sequencing machines. The cutting-edge...
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University of Portsmouth - Spin doctors travel to TechFest
Spinning a hard-boiled egg on a tabletop could help unlock the mysteries of the Earth's weather, according to a mathematician at the University of Portsmouth. Andrew Burbanks, who has been invited to...
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Measured, and found wanting more
International comparisons of universities still have their detractors, but the appetite for them continues to grow. Phil Baty traces their roots and looks at how they are increasing in number and...