Appointments - 30 May 2013
University of OxfordAndy OrchardThe next Rawlinson and Bosworth professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford, a post once held by Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, has described the...

University of OxfordAndy OrchardThe next Rawlinson and Bosworth professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford, a post once held by Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, has described the...

N8 is the poster group for research collaboration and academic links with industry, writes Paul Jump

“A wonderful opportunity.” That was how Louise Bimpson, corporate director of our ever-expanding Human Resources team, reacted to news that The Hub Events training organisation (motto “Fresh Ideas,...

First UK Fraunhofer revs its engine as technology-hub model gains traction. Elizabeth Gibney writes

Cardiff UniversityRachel CowgillThe new head of the School of Music at Cardiff University said she was encouraged to learn that her appointment had the unanimous support of her colleagues. Rachel...

Cardiff UniversityRachel CowgillThe new head of the School of Music at Cardiff University said she was encouraged to learn that her appointment had the unanimous support of her colleagues. Rachel...
Tony Tysome and Harriet Swain go in search of the Midlands, a region that is busy bridging an east-west divide, increasing participation rates and developing links The University of Warwick is...
A disabled lecturer whose current contract was more than halved two years after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis has taken his university to an industrial tribunal. George Mowat-Brown, 51, a...
The world’s largest telescope is a step closer to being built after organisers gave the go-ahead to its plans at a meeting last week.
Editors: Parissa Haghirian and Philippe GagnonEdition: FirstPublisher: World ScientificPages: 316Price: £41.00ISBN: 9789814340878To date, there are few English-language books that provide a detailed...

The chairman of the Association of Business Schools has attacked the "misplaced tyranny" that science, technology, engineering and maths subjects have in policymaking circles and argued that...

Cold comfortStudents interested in microbiology are set to benefit from an annual joint field trip module with the University of Akureyri, Iceland thanks to a British Council grant of nearly £60,000...

Source: Science Photo LibraryCold comfortStudents interested in microbiology are set to benefit from an annual joint field trip module with the University of Akureyri, Iceland thanks to a British...

David Willetts put science and future technology at the heart of his vision of markets created by "strong and effective government" - in a speech that was never delivered.

The state and its agencies must stop their constant interference with a national success story, argues Ferdinand von Prondzynski