Pleasures of poaching
As an American physicist who has worked in Sydney and now Cambridge for nearly 20 years, I found some irony in the close juxtaposition of the insightful opinion piece by Alan Ryan of the University...
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No truth in age-old claims
"Older isn't always wiser" (29 January) is the headline of a report about University of Bedfordshire vice-chancellor Les Ebdon's claims that "many researchers" may be past their prime by the age of...
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Time for a new game plan?
For some years now we have witnessed the virulent spread of football or sports-related vocabulary in universities today - goals, targets, training, teamwork, game-playing and league tables, not to...
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Devilish argument
I do not know where Gary Day gets his evidence for claiming there are not too many references to Lucifer in the Bible (Daytime TV, 5 February). If he moved from television to radio, he would know...
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Case in point?
Simon Lee compares his situation to that of Josef K, who is described in your article as "accused of a crime that is never made clear and that he did not commit" ("Post-1992s need new governance...
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Do it Steinway
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama will take delivery of 63 Steinway pianos on 4 March, after signing a deal to become the UK's first all-Steinway conservatoire. Ollie Mustonen, principal and...
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University of St Andrews - Gorillas' eloquent gestures
Gorillas have a more extensive repertoire of gestures than any other mammal bar humans, according to researchers at the University of St Andrews. They found that ape gestures, all 102 of them, are...
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De Montfort University - No slips on the way to market
An invention produced at De Montfort University that was shortlisted in last year's ߣߣÊÓƵ Awards has hit the market. The Bagrak device is designed to keep shopping bags static in...
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London School of Economics - Fight slump with green spending
Academics have called for £280 billion to be spent worldwide on green policies as governments strive to tackle the credit crunch. Countries should spend on measures that will address the growing...
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Durham University - Play it again, Avison
The music of Durham's 18th-century alehouses has been celebrated on the streets of northern cities with the help of Durham University's department of music. A recent concert celebrated the 300th...
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University of Ulster - £250 million for campus revamp
A multimillion-pound revamp of the University of Ulster's campuses has been announced. The £250 million development plans for the Jordanstown and Belfast campuses will allow an expansion of the...
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Queen Mary, University of London - Blair reign revisited
Spin doctor Alastair Campbell and former Downing Street chief of staff Jonathan Powell are among those contributing to a course on the Blair Government. The undergraduate course at Queen Mary,...
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University of York - Campaign targets plagiarism
The academic integrity of students will be the focus of a University of York campaign. Led by York's Students' Union, the campaign's aim is to build up students' confidence about referencing material...
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University of Liverpool - DNA to separate wheat from chaff
The wheat yield of British farmers may be improved thanks to a £1.7 million research project at the University of Liverpool. Scientists have been awarded funding to decode the genome of wheat, a crop...
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University of Sheffield - Freedom of the press scrutinised
The University of Sheffield has launched a centre to study issues of media freedom and standards in the UK and farther afield. The Centre for Freedom of the Media, part of the university's department...