Campus round-up
For good growth, add soap and waterChildren under the age of five who have access to clean water and soap are half a centimetre taller than those who lack such basics, a study shows. The Cochrane...

For good growth, add soap and waterChildren under the age of five who have access to clean water and soap are half a centimetre taller than those who lack such basics, a study shows. The Cochrane...

Source: GettyFor good growth, add soap and waterChildren under the age of five who have access to clean water and soap are half a centimetre taller than those who lack such basics, a study shows. The...

Researchers, industry and NHS must deliver results, Academy of Medical Sciences' head tells Paul Jump
Learn from Met record or get stuck on repeatHow well acquainted is Michael Shattock with London Metropolitan University? (“‘The best board I ever sat on’”, 30 May.) In drawing parallels between HBOS...
Wilson response sees limited role for Whitehall in industry/academy links. Elizabeth Gibney reports
University of HuddersfieldJohn PlayleThe new dean of human and health sciences at the University of Huddersfield joked that you can break yourself into the role by playing "the new person for the...

A failed dealer used his insider status to research drugs, violence and the American Dream

A new generation of ‘dual-intensive’ universities can do the job, argues Edward Acton
University of LuxembourgLudwig NeysesA University of Manchester academic has been appointed vice-president for research at the University of Luxembourg. Ludwig Neyses, currently chair in medicine and...
Fawzi Ibrahim implores the UCU to work collectively to save itself from political turmoil and financial meltdown
UK still suffers trips of the tonguesYour editorial “A timely look under the bonnet” (22 August) is right to draw attention to the issue of language degrees, but one of the figures was inaccurate. As...

Universities must disclose scholars' financial conflicts of interest or the integrity of faculty opinion will be jeopardised, says Cary Nelson
How to establish a serious national tourist agenda when the most famous person associated with your country is not only someone you'd rather not be associated with but furthermore is fictional?...

Mobile phone ownership across the continent is rocketing, but can it expand higher education’s reach and quality? Chris Parr investigates

Mobile phone ownership across the continent is rocketing, but can it expand higher education’s reach and quality?