First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is drawn from the tale of an unconventional union: "Of course I have no right whatsoever to write down the...
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The proofs are in the imagination
The Mathematician's Brain - How Mathematicians Think
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View from the bottom
Disadvantage
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Students: yes, we're satisfied
Universities are outperforming other public service sectors when it comes to satisfied customers, according to a national survey of student opinion. Eighty-two per cent of UK students are satisfied...
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Behaviour survey exposes high levels of staff abuse
Issue of student disrespect is being 'swept under the carpet', according to survey author. Tariq Tahir reports The first survey of students' behaviour towards university staff has revealed the extent...
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'Music is often best understood by comparison with other disciplines'
Sharon Choa strives to inspire young performers by giving them a chance to learn through experimentation. The director of performance studies at the University of East Anglia's School of Music is...
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On the move...
Sir Roderick Floud has been appointed dean of the School of Advanced Study at the University of London. He replaces Nicholas Mann, who retired at the end of July. Professor Sir Roderick is a former...
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Union to meet over reports of elite's pay plot
UCU members say Russell Group leaders are sharing strategy in advance of an effort to try to break out of national pay talks. Melanie Newman reports. University and College Union representatives...
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Experiment-itis: more research needed
Do you have four or five half-finished academic articles on your desk but would rather start a sixth than submit one? Do you often think that if you just carry out one more experiment then your work...
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UWE to launch 'skills' campus
The University of the West of England is to develop a new campus in Swindon that is designed for and by local businesses. UWE has signed an agreement with Swindon Borough Council to develop a...
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Next week
Virgin territory Why Western culture is obsessed with - and confused by - chastity PLUS Romantic but wrong: a thousand years of elegant theories about blood, phlegm and bile
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Iraq academics aided
The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (Cara) has offered six fellowships to researchers still in Iraq or the surrounding region, following offers of sponsored research or PhD places from...
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Business links urged
More partnerships are needed between universities and business if productivity goals for the UK's economy are to be met, Richard Lambert, director general of the Confederation of British Industry,...
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Cambridge cash boost
A third of students entering Cambridge University in 2008 will receive some form of bursary following changes made to financial support criteria. Students with family incomes under £25,000 will now...
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Breast bounce studied
Breasts move far more than bras are designed to cope with, according to a study by Portsmouth University scientist Joanna Scurr. And they also bounce more during exercise - up to 21cm rather than the...