Poisoning bug grows super-strong in space
Bad news for astronauts: a bug that causes food poisoning gets stronger in space. Scientists at Arizona State University found that salmonella underwent genetic changes in space flight that made it...
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Sputnik, Lovell and the dream that inspired me
On the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik , Colin Pillinger recalls the boyhood wonder that helped mould his career In the middle of a splash of green that used to be a playing field, at the...
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The art of capitalising on our assets
Higher education's role in the creative industries must be fostered, says Geoffrey Crossick When John Denham addressed vice- chancellors at Universities UK's annual conference, he told us his new...
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Damned winners and statistics
Disgruntled sports fans have long cried "We was robbed!", but now they can turn to a pair of academics to quantify the injustice. Salford University's David Forrest and PhD student Ron Dorsey have...
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There goes the neighbourhood
It is fair to say that most academics are keen to keep a distance between themselves and their students. Aside from the prospect of being spotted on the street by their tormentors, there is now an...
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Freshers spared the politics
So much for universities being hotbeds of political activism - Staffordshire University has banned external political groups from attending freshers' week events. Shafqat Ali, president of Staffs...
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Fill hearts, minds and bellies
The West should help African universities not only offer degrees but also cut poverty, say John Humphreys and Jane Conlon Just before the Gleneagles G8 summit in July 2005, there was a conference at...
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Now, please give a warm welcome to...
...Fred Halliday, who presents a conference insider's list of do's and don'ts for visiting lecturers and their hosts The world of the academic conference has long fascinated, lured and disconcerted...
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Soton staff get ready for their close-up
Academics who readily answer journalists' pleas for instant expert opinions have often been derided as publicity-hungry "media tarts". But now Southampton University is issuing a direct challenge to...
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'It is my intention to do everything I can to ensure basic science is Protected'
The new chief executive of the Medical Research Council has assured researchers of his support. Sir Leszek Borysiewicz - or "Borys" as he is more likely to be known - has wasted no time seeking to...
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On the move...
Ann Buchanan has been appointed to the Economic and Social Research Council. Professor Buchanan is director of the Centre for Research into Parenting and Children, professor of social work and fellow...
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Working-class students 'are being conned'
Director of the Institute of Ideas launches conference-season attack on university education that she 'wouldn't give to the dog'. Rebecca Attwood reports. Working-class students are being "conned"...
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Southampton grows greener
Bill Wakeham, the vice-chancellor of Southampton University, has ditched his Porsche - during work hours at least - for a fuel-efficient eco-friendly car as part of a drive to boost the university's...
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Rock on
Rock on: acoustics expert Mark Lewney will launch the University of East Anglia's new Centre of Physics on October 18. Dr Lewney, aka the Rock Doctor, uses his electric guitar to help answer the big...
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Durham professor resigns as dean amid investigation into thesis
The dean of Durham University's Business School, Tony Antoniou, has resigned from his post amid allegations of plagiarism, writes Tariq Tahir. It is understood the allegations centre on Professor...