Missing missions
Even though our economy is a small fraction of that of the US, the budgets of the National Science Foundation and Research Councils UK were more or less equal ($6 billion and £3 billion) as little as...
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Sloppy KIS? Spare us
Richard Partington is right ("Unregulated KIS data overload will baffle, not enlighten, students", 22/29 December). Of the many points he makes about Key Information Sets, there's an enduring...
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Bleak USS midwinter
Did readers see Universities Superannuation Scheme investment staff kissing Santa Claus? Their stockings were stuffed with bonuses (averaging £36,000) again this year. Clearly Santa hasn't heard of...
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Film review: War Horse
The wonder of a heroic wartime tale is lost in Steven Spielberg's cinematic landscape, says Will Brooker
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TV review: The Search for Life: The Drake Equation
The step from chemistry to biology is so ordinary that life must exist elsewhere, says Gary Day
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Roger Pollard, 1946-2011
Roger Pollard was known for his "sound judgement and creative thinking, passion for academic excellence and zeal for effective and fair governance", as well as for bringing a light-hearted touch to...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
Imperial College LondonPositive aid to sugar controlWeight-loss surgery is not a cure for type 2 diabetes, but it can improve blood-sugar control, a study has found. Previous studies have claimed...
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Odds and quads
Helen and Edith Chesebrough rest on the steps with their Airedale terriers - Rough, Radiance and Master Nobbler - in Burlingame, California in 1917. Three years later, Anita Blake poses with a lapdog...
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12 January 2012
How engaging - Wooing alumni with the promise of lifelong relationships
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Concern as pay-day loans company targets students
A pay-day loans company has been accused of preying on vulnerable students after advertising itself as an alternative to government-backed student loans.
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Nuclear scientist killed in bomb attack in Iran
An Iranian nuclear scientist has been killed by a car bomb in the capital Tehran.
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Graduate vacancies rise, but so do number of applicants
More than 50 graduates are chasing every job offered by some of Britain’s top employers, new research suggests.
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Knowledge transfer, innovation vouchers and sandwich courses: a ministerial recipe for growth
David Willetts has urged universities to redouble their efforts to boost knowledge transfer income from businesses despite a stagnant economy.
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Arrest over alleged death threats at Queen’s University Belfast
A former employee of Queen’s University Belfast has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged threats to kill a former colleague.