Star Turn: Peter Barham
Microwaving balloons? It must be a lecture on polymer physics. David Mosford talks to an embarrassment-proof lecturer who loves penguins. Peter Barham believes there is more to life than polymer...
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Cutting Edge: Robert Elson
About 30 years ago, I became a member of the department of biostatistics of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There I joined an interdepartmental programme in genetics and spent my...
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Take it to the street
Ray Jones wants to ensure social workers share research, says Claire Sanders. In November, Ray Jones will leave his post as director of social services at Wiltshire County Council to become chief...
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Bangor scientists sail on between big and small fry
Marine scientists can keep exploring a crucial niche thanks to a new, unique ship, says Tony Tysome. Marine scientists at the University of Wales, Bangor, are enjoying the benefits of a £4.8 million...
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Stars behind the bubble
A cluster of stars that lived fast and died young may have let loose a fusillade of supernova explosions as the cluster drifted through the Sun's galactic neighbourhood 5 million to 6 million years...
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Monkey gets green gene
Scientists are a step closer to creating a truly transgenic primate after successfully inserting a functional green fluorescent jellyfish "reporter gene" into rhesus macaque embryos. The genes...
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Physics finds a new force
Physicists have proposed a new kind of force that acts between empty spaces. The effect has yet to be tested experimentally, but it is thought it may be felt on a molecular scale. Aurel Bulgac, a...
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Commonwealth told fees block mobility
A confidential document circulated to Commonwealth leaders in advance of next month's heads of government conference in Brisbane recognises that tuition fees represent a barrier to mobility across...
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Edexcel under fire over exam confusion
Edexcel, the largest awarding body for post-16 vocational qualifications, came under pressure from colleges this week to overhaul the weak management that left exam results in chaos this year. The...
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Hodge makes promise to get tough on bogus degrees
Higher education minister Margaret Hodge has announced a clampdown on bogus degree scams, warning that "organisations claiming to be universities are ripping off thousands of students around the...
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Scientist is shunned as cloning row rages
An international fertility conference and the association behind it are in disarray amid protests against Severino Antinori, the scientist who wants to clone a human being. The Italian embryologist...
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Fight the right war
We must not let the battle against terrorism turn into a clash of civilisations, writes Azzam Tamimi These are difficult times for Muslims worldwide, but in particular for those in Europe and America...
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Trying to find the wise words
Squeezing an analysis of terrorism into three minutes is no easy job, writes Lawrence Freedman I spent the afternoon of September 11, along with everyone else with access to a television, mesmerised...
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Why I think Mona Lisa became an icon
I was seven when I first saw the Mona Lisa . My mother had programmed me to be impressed: her eyes follow you everywhere and her smile is enigmatic. I did as I was told and was dutifully in awe....
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Russell elite go for jugular of ailing QAA
The elite Russell Group universities are demanding the abolition of all teaching-quality assessment, in defiance of ministers and students. In a confidential draft response to consultative plans for...