Facts, not fiction
I hardly think that John Nash was "immortalised in the Hollywood film A Beautiful Mind" ("Beautiful minds converge to inspire Nobel prizewinners of the future", 12 November). Rather, I think it is...
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Existential design
The top edge of the "People" section in your publication usually consists of a row of 11 bright-faced, bushy-tailed individuals ("Appointments"), followed by one rather more sombre photograph at the...
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University College London - Resistance movement
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria found in humans is to be investigated by a £4.5 million research project led by University College London. The project, funded by a European Community grant, will...
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University of Salford - Regional support
A lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender research network for northwestern England has been launched by the University of Salford. The institution hopes that the network will link research already...
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University of Manchester - Seeds of change
Plants that respond better to changes in the environment - giving greater crop yields under conditions of global warming - could be developed following a study into weeds that grow in pavement cracks...
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Kingston University - Bringing the academy to the public
Books on topics ranging from human rights to memoirs are to be published by a new commercial publishing arm launched by Kingston University. Kingston University Press will aim to publish mainstream...
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King's College London - Games up for cheaters
Cheating athletes are to be targeted by an anti-doping laboratory run by King's College London during the Olympic Games in 2012. King's has joined forces with GlaxoSmithKline to enable the university...
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University of Cambridge - A doubtful accolade
Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, has been voted the worst former student of the University of Cambridge in a poll by a student newspaper. The right-wing MEP topped the survey...
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The Open University - Degree of bonding
A new foundation degree has been launched to enable welders to gain a higher education qualification and enhance their career prospects. The Open University and The Welding Institute degree scheme...
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Newcastle University - Fitting treatment
Tests on human brain tissue removed from people with epilepsy have raised hopes of new treatments for sufferers of the condition. Scientists at Newcastle University have recorded spontaneous...
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University of Sheffield - Give peace a past
A new Centre for Peace History has opened at the University of Sheffield. It will bring together interdisciplinary expertise on peace and conflict resolution. Holger Nehring, one of its directors and...
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University of Strathclyde - Campus facelift
Governors at the University of Strathclyde have approved a £350 million redevelopment plan for the provision of new campus facilities over the next 15 years. The proposed development includes four "...
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University of Bath - Pinnacle of performance
A team of engineers from the University of Bath has received the BP Helios Progressive Award for a collaborative project to improve the efficiency of diesel cars. The team, which also included...
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Age of woman
Researchers from two universities are to work together on a project that aims to transform the way society views older women. The team from the universities of Derby and Sheffield will conduct...
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Appointments
The warden of Goldsmiths, University of London has been named the next vice-chancellor of the University of London. Geoffrey Crossick, a specialist in the social and urban history of Europe in the...