 "The pharmaceuticals world, once I entered it, got me by the throat and wouldn't let me go. It had everything: the hopes and dreams we have of it; its vast, partly realised potential for good; and...
Perhaps 200 British artists live by their work alone. But there are alternatives to starvation in a garret for the latest art graduates. Helen Hague reports Even before the Royal College of Art's...
A report suggests that the baby-boomers might have trouble growing old gracefully. Olga Wojtas reports. Europe is facing dramatic social and economic changes as the population ages. The World Health...
Financial Times Huntingdon Life Sciences has received the go-ahead from the Financial Services Authority to set up a rarely used shareholding structure to protect investors from animal rights...
£2.35m spent on selling new degree The government today launched a £2.35 million advertising campaign to sell foundation degrees to the public and employers. The multimedia campaign will use the...
Canadian project will link technology research Canada’s Foundation for Innovation is to invest C$15.9 million (£7 million) in a project led by Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, to develop a...
Spider gets teeth into central Asia Scientists from Altai State University have warned that the Karakurt or Mediterranean black widow spider ( Latrodectus tredecimguttatus ) is on the increase in...
OU appoints vice-chancellor Brenda Gourley, vice-chancellor of the University of Natal in South Africa, is to become vice-chancellor of the Open University. Professor Gourley believes that...
Daily Telegraph A leading scientist investigating the use of human embryo cells in treating disease is being lured from America by more than £1 million of government funding. Financial Times Two&...
US uncovers voting errors Faulty equipment, mismarked ballots and absentee voting errors were among the reasons for the failure of between 4 million and 6 million Americans to cast valid votes in...
Gender pay gap widens The pay gap between male and female lecturers has grown with some universities paying women three-quarters of men’s salaries. An Association of University Teachers...
Daily Telegraph Some young people believe that closing their eyes while having sexual intercourse will guard against pregnancy, a survey of doctors in Doctor magazine said yesterday. A description of...
'Spy' professor deported One of four Chinese-American academics held by the Chinese government has been convicted of spying for Taiwan and ordered to be deported. Li Shaomin, a United States citizen...
Guardian Nasa is preparing a $200m (£120m) robot spacecraft which will catch a piece of the sun and bring it back to Earth. Genesis will collect pristine 'building material', providing scientists...
Shell targetted Oil giant Shell is set to become the latest target for an animal rights group trying to shut down Huntingdon Life Sciences, the pharmaceutical testing firm. The Stop Huntingdon Animal...