Salary gap not simple
Behind some quite striking differences in male and female remuneration in the article on gender-based pay differences ("Women continue to earn less than men", September 29) lie a complex set of...
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Rank the rank and file 1
Interesting to see that The Times Higher's world rankings of universities has arrived at a standing that most would recognise: that, by the most relevant of criteria (National academies of science...
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Rank the rank and file 2
The World University Rankings depend largely on a peer-review score based on a survey to which fewer than 1 per cent responded. Regional weighting meant a geographical spread of insti-tutions was...
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Bring us together now
Having studied UK institutions' research output metrics for the past 30 years - and as a graduate of Newcastle and Durham universities - I think that the case for a merger between the two...
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No slamming here
Never let a story get in the way of a good headline. The CMU has not "slammed" Government proposals ("Post-92s slam 'very biased' RAE successor", October 6), it called for a different basket of...
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The bear necessities of life...
The 'just rightness' of the universe for life puts Paul Davies in mind of baby bear's perfect breakfast in Goldilocks . He hopes his think-tank will transcend subject boundaries in its quest to...
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'We should stop running away from the past'
An unwillingness to confront the legacy of slavery harms the prospects of black males, says the first African-American head of an Ivy League university. David Jobbins meets her. Almost 200 years...
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When more was more
Andrew Robinson looks at the work of Thomas Young, 'the last man who knew everything', and ponders whether we do enough to reward polymathy. If Nobel laureates are considered to be geniuses, then...
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Mind over patter will kill spin
Too often we allow ideology to skew the debate on human behaviour, rendering the science suspect. Only by returning to rigorous inquiry can we reverse this trend, says Lee McIntyre. In the "dark ages...
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Parallel lives
An academic and his undergraduate son at the same university offer different perspectives on an issue. The series kicks off with arrivals and freshers' week. The father: Thirty years ago, almost to...
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Less of the 'stiff upper lip'
The Victorians were, in some respects, far more open-minded than we are, so we should stop patronising them, argue Clare Pettitt and Peter Mandler. As the interest surrounding the BBC's adaptation of...
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Conclusions from 10-11 October conference on services and innovation
Helsinki, 11 October 2006 Services play dominant role in economies but less so in innovation policies: Services account for around 70% of economic activity in developed economies. Yet, services have...
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MEPs ask to be co-guarantor of ERC's integrity
Brussels, 11 Oct 2006 The European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) committee has adopted consultation reports on three of the specific programmes for the Seventh Framework Programme...
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Système mondial de navigation par satellite (Extract from press release on preparations for the Transport council of 12 Oct)
Bruxelles, le 11 octobre 2006 a) Proposition de règlement du Conseil modifiant le règlement n° 876/2002 du conseil crÉant l'enterprise commune galileo com (...
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EU and China launch Science and Technology Year
Brussels, 11 October 2006 Today sees the launch of the China-EU Science and Technology year. Under the umbrella of the Year, activities will take place in China and the EU to promote co-operation...