Banking on memories
There is no evidence that patients are being prompted to invent memories, says Bernice Andrews False memory syndrome hit the headlines in the early 1990s. Though it has never enjoyed official medical...
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Why I...think women should be allowed to study in single-sex colleges
Junior common room president at St Mary's College, Durham, one of five single-sex colleges in the UK When I first came to St Mary's, Durham University's only all-girl college, my mum thought that was...
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Science for the people
The city of Cambridge is filled with some extraordinary buildings, some beautiful, others less so. Many of the people who live, work and shop among those buildings have no connection with what goes...
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A waste of good ideas
Why is Britain not making the most of its innovations? The fault does not lie with academics, says Michael Rennie Why do university academics get the feeling that as well as providing an education...
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Discovery to put science in a spin
A cosmological mystery that seems to defy modern physics has emerged from the graceful spinning of spiral galaxies. Analysis by David Roscoe, a mathematician at the University of Sheffield, has...
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A bacon sandwich for slimmers
A new breed of healthy transgenic pigs has been created to produce leaner meat. The swine, which have been bred successfully through two generations from the creation of their genetically modified...
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GM corn no threat to 'friendly' bees
Pollen from genetically modified Bt-corn - the transgenic plant that some believe poses a threat to butterflies - does no harm to honey bees. New research has shown the Bt toxin, produced by...
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Puffing squaddies get more injuries
Smokers are 1.5 times more likely to suffer fractures, sprains and other physical injuries, a study of army recruits has revealed. The researchers from the Uniformed Services University of the Health...
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Cutting edge
Funding for veterinary research in zoos is vital if rare and extinct species are to be propagated for release into the wild "Now then, vitnery, shall I get thee a bucket of 'ot watter and some towels...
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Wronged zoologist demands public apology
One of Britain's leading scientists faces legal action from a colleague after an Oxford University internal inquiry ruled that he could resume his duties. Roy Anderson, Linacre professor of zoology,...
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Derby v-c backtracks to offer increased pay
Derby University's vice-chancellor Roger Waterhouse has promised to raise lecturers' pay in the face of a threatened vote of no confidence and industrial action. Professor Waterhouse told The THES...
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Increased burdens mean academic pay must rise, says Natfhe
Academic pay must increase by 30 per cent, according to claims presented to employers this week. Lecturers' union Natfhe has called for an immediate 10 per cent pay rise for members in the new...
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Sex with 700 students
Manuel Lopez Dona's quick humour and vast knowledge make his sexology course a huge draw and him a media star. Paul Rigg reports On a hot, sunny day in Cadiz in February, the students could easily...
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Star Turn
With space toys that look like something from the Early-Learning Centre, Surrey University is rivalling Nasa. Pat Leon meets the man putting Surrey into orbit A youngish man clutching a metal...
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Method is more than the sum of its parts
Nigel Steele recalls a guru who calculated a route to learning success Everyone remembers a good teacher. If you asked a meeting of the institutes of electrical or mechanical engineers how many...