Seized by buzz about i and e 3
Ken Smith hasn't quite got the hang of reductio ad absurdum. He can't cry foul because I reduce to absurdity his principle by applying it to examples and fields he hadn't thought of - that's what...
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Suggesting peers helps all
The hot news about peer review ("Pick-a-peer option 'undermining review system'," 7 August) is, frankly, old hat. I've been recommending potential reviewers for my own papers for years.Editors and...
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Torturous comparisons 1
Terence Kealey's screed about the ingrained moral turpitude of the United States ("Siege mentality", 14 August) shows that the myth of American exceptionalism is not restricted to those who believe...
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Torturous comparisons 2
Tony King (Letters, 21 August) is wrong to dismiss Terence Kealey's article on American torture. It is true other Western countries have used torture, but never as official policy. Under George W....
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Reviewing the review
As I'm neither Bard nor Ovate or Druid, I've never been a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, splendid though it be ("Battle for the voice of the past", Books, 21 August).The main...
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Rooted in creativity
Anyone doubting engineering's creative nature ("Spanners in the artworks", 14 August) should consider the common roots for the words engineer and ingenious.Steve Hobbs, School of Engineering,...
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£55m for knowledge transfer
A new multimillion-pound scheme will help universities exploit their research. Matt Rooney reports on the initiative
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILThe Knowledge Catalyst Scheme supports partnerships between universities and non-academic partners to exploit the research base in the arts and humanities....
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Modem love
'Cyberpsychologist' Mark Griffiths studies the addicts and adepts of online dating and gambling. Melanie Newman reports
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Appointments
Mohan Munasinghe has been appointed director-general of the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of Manchester. He will take up the role from September. Currently vice-chair of the...
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Employers 'stuck in 1970s' over co-funding
V-c says industry is quick to criticise universities, but slow to engage with them. John Gill reports
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Perils of persuading people to part with cash
The instability of the personality-driven world of university fund- raising was discussed at the European conference of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Case) this week,...
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US academic seeks million-dollar prize for harnessing eye energy
Psychologist has made special goggles to trap electromagnetic signals. Melanie Newman reports
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Flying eye
It may look like something the Wright brothers might have knocked up a century ago, but don't be fooled. The autonomous aerial vehicle is a state-of-the-art flying robot that could mean the...
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Imperial College London - Business school changes name
The Tanaka Business School at Imperial College London - named after its businessman benefactor, Gary Tanaka, who donated £ million for its construction - has changed its name to Imperial College...