Tectonic efficiency
Fluids in the Crust - Subduction Zone Magmatism
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The byte generation
Computers and Classroom Culture
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Blind eye opener
Scientific Deception
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Final Word
This week's Final Word comes from a geobiochemist who thinks of life as a geological force: "The earth will be tamed, but will it be tame? Think of New York, Paris, Moscow, or Cairo. Consider the...
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A smorgasbord of starting points
Early Life on Earth
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A toast to a crust guide
Tectonics
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A waffler's charter
The Myth of Scientific Literacy
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Senate of the Royal College of Art recommends Christopher Frayling as the institution's new rector
(Photograph) - The senate of the Royal College of Art this week recommended Christopher Frayling as the institution's new rector. If the recommendation is accepted by the college's council, Professor...
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Appointments
WORLD BANK. David Freestone, professor of international law at the University of Hull, has been appointed for three years as legal adviser for environmental affairs at the World Bank in Washington....
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Chairs
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER. An honorary chair in law was awarded to Mary Robinson, president of Ireland on March 17, in recognition of her inspirational role in the advancement of women in society and...
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Chairs
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE of WALES, ABERYSTWYTH Fellowships have been awarded to: R. Rees Davies, Chichele professor in history at the University of Oxford and former professor of history at UCWA; Alun...
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Grants
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL Research grants Professor R. Denton, Pounds 806,182 from Medical Research Council (cell imaging facility); Mr T. Mesen, Pounds 46,890 from Economic and Social Research Council (...
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Promotions
UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM Senior lecturers awarded readerships: Oliver Dickinson, classics; Rob Dixon, business school; Anoush Ehteshami, Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies; David Fuller,...
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Uncowed bearer of bad news
Lucy Hodges talks to Richard Lacey, the blunt scientist who told the Government what it did not want to hear about BSE Richard Lacey is wearing a loud red tie depicting cows' heads. He enjoys the...
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What the other experts predict: Labour to win, just
Must Labour lose? The question was so widely asked after the party's third consecutive general election defeat in 1959 that it became the title of a well-known work of political analysis. Natural,...