TV crime rekindles interest in science
While some academics see the boom in forensics courses as a positive development, detractors cite issues of course quality. Olga Wojtas reports. The dramatic growth in forensic science courses in the...
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Global concerns high on Turner's agenda
Globalisation, climate change, demographic change, and religion and identity are among the future research priorities in social science, it emerged this week. Lord Turner, who succeeded Frances...
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Space race leaders
A new Earth observation centre will enable the UK to bolster its position in international space programmes. The Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation, an initiative from the Natural...
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Psychiatric excellence
One of Cardiff University's young researchers has picked up more than $100,000 (£50,000) in awards. Danny Smith, a clinical lecturer in the department of psychological medicine, won $45,000 to...
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Champion mediator
Derick Wilson, assistant director of Ulster University's Unesco Centre, has won an award from Northern Ireland's Community Relations Council for his "exceptional contribution" in bringing together...
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Dinner lady is tops
Catering assistant Karen Marchant has beaten hundreds of staff at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, to win the institute's outstanding achievement award. "Karen is always there at the front...
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Prize properties
Aberdeen University's Patric Hendershott, chair in property economics and finance, has won the David Ricardo Medal from the American Real Estate Society for his body of research, spanning two decades...
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Power booster
Sir Alan Sugar, chairman of Viglen Ltd, has unveiled a new high-performance computer cluster at Queen Mary, University of London. This will enable the college to team up with international research...
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Oriental history man
Hong Kong entrepreneur Stanley Ho has given £2.5 million to Oxford University for the study of Chinese history. A new university lecturership in Chinese history, associated with a tutorial fellowship...
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Artistic impressions
Artistic impressions: a bronze cast of an infant's skeleton is one of a number of thought-provoking pieces of sculpture on show at Winchester Cathedral. The exhibition, curated by John Gibbons,...
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London Met drops union recognition
Industrial relations stall as university ignores pre-merger agreements and insists the UCU must apply to represent staff. Melanie Newman reports. In an unprecedented step, London Metropolitan...
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Israeli boycott back on agenda
The academic boycott of Israel is back on the agenda, with the submission of motions on the subject to the University and College Union congress this month, writes Melanie Newman. An anti-boycott...
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When firing off can get you fired...
More and more academics are falling foul of university conduct codes through airing their grievances online. Phil Baty and Tony Tysome report "Get up - stand up! Keep the fight!" This was the...
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Indian mutiny reviewed
The biggest mass jailbreak in history - during the 1857 rebellion against British rule in north India 150 years ago this month - is the subject of a new book by Leicester University lecturer Clare...
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Secure knowledge
Portsmouth University is setting up a new degree course to train the high-tech security gadget gurus and cybersleuths. The degree - BSc in security technology -is the first degree course in the UK to...