Citations for the trend spotters
The Unesco conference will note the growing strength of Asian biomedical science. Grant Lewison reports The practice of counting the numbers of scientific papers produced by a country has become a...
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Soundbites not specialists speak most loudly
Media coverage of events in countries with unsavoury political regimes obscures the whole truth, argues Bill Watson Recent political events in Asia have been followed with keen attention by academic...
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Bringing the old bones to life
Time Machines - Dinosaur Impressions
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Chairs
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Professors: Stephen Busby, reader in the school of biochemistry; Jayne Franklin, reader in medicine and honorary consultant physician; Baz Jackson, reader in bioenergetics;...
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Ice age overdue, says vulcanologist
Aisling Irwin and Juliet Vickery report from the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Birmingham. A volcanic eruption powerful enough to trigger another ice age is long overdue, a...
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Development cloaked in emperor's new clothes
The new jargon of international aid agencies loses sight of the goal - to fight poverty, says Helen Hintjens. All the evidence suggests growing absolute and relative poverty in the "developing world...
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A sliding share of a global game
The UK has suffered its real drop in overseas recruitment. Phil Baty counts the numbers and surveys efforts to halt the fall. An 11 per cent slump in overseas student recruitment by British...
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Vassals can be good for you
Does Conquest Pay?
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Exposing a secret agenda
As the British government dithers over freedom of information, international economist Joseph Stiglitz argues that true democracy requires a culture of openness. The east Asia crisis has shown how...
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Did we jump or were we pushed?
The British believe they bade a graceful goodbye to empire. But Peter Marshall (left) discerns weakness behind the grace, while Patrick French reveals how Britain relied on espionage to prop up its...
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Promotions
ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Readerships: Chris Durston, principal lecturer, reader in history; David Worral, senior lecturer, reader in English literature. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Readerships: The...
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All ears to the ground
Empire and Information
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Payoff for do-gooders
As Volunteers Week gets under way, Alison Utley looks at the personal benefits of helping others. PREPARING an attention-grabbing CV is often the most difficult obstacle facing students applying for...
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Youth distrust Hong Kong handover
Hong Kong's young people are expecting a bleak future under Chinese rule and have little confidence in the current British administration, an academic survey has found. The telephone survey of 1,660...
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You've come a long way
The Scottish renaissance of the 18th century was a remarkable development. Its original contributions to modern thought deserve the attention they have received. What is less well known is that the...