For He, just add electrons
Has Peter B. Baker not heard of alpha particles ("Compound the error", Letters, 26 January)? These are helium nuclei. Just add electrons. No need for chemistry, alchemy or nuclear fusion: radioactive...
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Creep show
Am I alone in my profound discomfort regarding middle-aged men employing substantially younger women in advisory roles, whose main job seems to be to tell them how inspirational and visionary they...
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Film review: Martha Marcy May Marlene
Subtle evil lurks in a believable portrayal of a traumatised, fractured personality, says Duncan Wu
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Film review: A Dangerous Method
The master of 'body horror' turns to the monsters of the mind in an exploration of psychoanalysis. Davina Quinlivan investigates
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TV reviews: Prisoners' Wives & Inside Men
New dramas from the BBC tell compelling tales of offenders and their motivations, says Matt Hills
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David Barron, 1935-2012
David Barron was one of the "founding fathers" of computer science and was known as a bon viveur by his friends and colleagues.Professor Barron was born on 9 January 1935 and studied mathematics at...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityNow dig thisMembers of the public have been invited to take part in an archaeological dig on the site of a university's new campus. The project at Manchester...
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Odds and quads: Robert Gordon University's Art and Heritage Collections
These items form part of Robert Gordon University's Art and Heritage Collections.
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2 February 2012
No stick required - The academy, WikiLeaks and ‘soft power’: hegemony without the heat
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Sway: WikiLeaks, universities and 'soft power'
The diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks articulate the importance of the academy in the ‘great game’ of international politics. David Matthews investigates
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Questions over SLC chief's employment arrangements
The head of the Student Loans Company is reported to be being paid through a private firm rather than directly, a mechanism that can be used to reduce income tax liability.
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Extra support for postgrads as Hefce responds to grant letter
Universities in England will receive an extra £40 million to help fund taught postgraduate students next year but will lose around £30 million due to institutions admitting too many undergraduates...
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Public safety outweighs academic freedom, committee rules
Scientists should agree not to publish experiments into increasing the virulence of potentially dangerous microbes such as the bird flu virus until wider society can agree on “the balance that must...
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Inside Higher Ed: ‘Gainful’ comes to the non-profits
Obama higher education plan signals policy shift