The feminist from suburbia
Feminist doyenne Elaine Showalter admits that she is bourgeois, likes shopping and is a bit girly, but tells Jennifer Wallace why looking suburban has been very useful The only part of my life that...
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Why family ties bind the nation
Divorce leaves women to look after children and creates a burden on the state when lonely people grow old. Paul Ormerod and Robert Rowthorn argue that people should be encouraged to marry for life...
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A word in your shell-like
In our series on academics' rooms, Steve Jones reveals his love of snails to Kate Worsley, but tries to hide his sense of humour We have come to Steve Jones's study to see his famous collection of...
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The best of both worlds
A few academics manage to combine the benefits associated with full-time work with the freedom to 'have a life' - by job-sharing. Simon Midgley reports On Mondays and Tuesdays Leslie Brubaker teaches...
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The ascent of man onto his feet
Fossil ear bone canals may hold the secret of when man first walked upright.Ayala Ochert reports aspart of a THES serieson young researchers Palaeoanthropology, the study of human origins, got off to...
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The pain and the gain
An attack on five Oxford scientists has put the controversy over animal research back in the spotlight. Phil Baty reports The Animal Liberation Front is keen to make its presence felt by the new...
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Dogs killed
Last year, Angela Walder applied her own version of the cost-benefit analysis to a 1987 case from John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, where 42 dogs died. As part of a study into the "immunosuppressive...
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See me, hear me, peel me
Chris Johnston compares the success of two very different student theatre groups at the Edinburgh Fringe There are 94 student companies performing at the 51st Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which ends...
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There's nowt as queer as straight folk
Homosexuality has always posed problems for Darwinists. But Jim McKnight thinks he has found the advantage that keeps a putative homosexual gene alive and well and fitting in very nicely with...
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Fellowships
King's College, London The following were elected to fellowships: Struther Arnott, principal and vice chancellor, University of St Andrews, former member of the MRC biophysics unit at KCL; Robert...
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Dear Rita
Dear Rita I must say the Waldorf Astoria is every bit as redolent with culture and history as the Berlitz guide book suggested. It is proving an exquisite starting point for my short lecture tour of...
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Promotions
University of Southampton Readerships have been conferred on: David Hinton, archaeology; Tim Leighton, ISVR; Rob Eason, physics; Steve Saxby, law; George Bernard, history; Alan Kemp, oceanography;...
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How oil helps cut price of a pint
Oil industry helps refine beer A PENNY could soon be cut off a pint of beer, thanks to scientists at Bradford University who are bringing skills learned in the oil industry to the art of brewing....
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Alcopops too dear to entice young
Scientists in alcopops rethink Alcopops, the controversial fruit-flavoured alcoholic drinks that taste like soft drinks, are too expensive to increase under-age drinking seriously, researchers have...
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Shooting ahead: A contestant at the annual European Kyudo seminar
(Photograph) - Shooting ahead: A contestant at the annual European Kyudo seminar held at the University of Kent, Canterbury, this month. In Kyudo, a Japanese form of archery, archers are expected to...