Personal Connections in the Digital Age
Everyone has an opinion about the impact that new information and communication technologies (ICT) have on our lives, and anecdotes abound about the things they have done to us and our relationships...
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Published This Week
ART AND DESIGN- Francesca Woodman and the Kantian SublimeBy Claire Raymond, faculty member in the department of sociology, University of Virginia. Ashgate, £50.00. ISBN 9780754663447In her feminist...
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News in brief
United StatesBiden vamps research cashUS vice-president Joe Biden has held a meeting with university leaders at the White House to draw attention to the $18 billion (£11.5 billion) in federal...
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Sex and blogs and shock 'n' tell journalism
Taboos are tumbling as the modern student press becomes increasingly X-rated. Kaite Welsh reports
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Grant Winners
THE LEVERHULME TRUSTRESEARCH PROJECT GRANTSBasic sciencesAward winner: Hui LuInstitution: University of ManchesterValue: £157,487Towards an understanding of weak and transient protein-protein...
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Blogconfidential: Playing away
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Playing away
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Appointments
University of HullGraham ScottAn Ed Wood Teaching Award from the Higher Education Academy has made Graham Scott unashamedly proud. "People say that awards aren't important, but they are," said the...
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Top UK Institutions in ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
Top UK Institutions in ECONOMICS AND BUSINESSData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-June 2010UK rankWorld rank InstitutionPapersCitationsCites/...
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Face of higher education to change for ever in 15 years
Authors argue growing numbers and tight budgets will create university 'tiers'. John Morgan reports
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Cooperation should set future agenda in Africa
Universities could play a crucial role in the developing world but are restricted by an internationalisation agenda in the West that is self- interested and must change, European academics have been...
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News in Brief
Comprehensive Spending ReviewMass rally over 'destructive' cutsScientists are planning a public protest and mass lobby of MPs ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, to protest against "...
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Don't swallow the diet myth
Health advice to the overweight is often based on bad science, says dietitian. Paul Jump reports
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Bournemouth University - Global vision
A university with a strong focus on media studies has teamed up with a charity to run a series of workshops on reporting in the developing world. One World Media is to host the events at Bournemouth...
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University of Cambridge - Roman foundation
Evidence that a Cambridge college was built on the site of a sprawling Roman settlement has been unearthed by sixth-form students. The discovery was made during an excavation of gardens at Newnham...
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University of Southampton - Sound investment
A department has been awarded almost £600,000 to bring back to life a type of medieval music not heard for more than 700 years. The department of music at the University of Southampton will work with...