From today's UK papers
Financial Times Saving the rainforests could be a more urgent task than most of us think, scientists at Penn State University have warned. Guardian Universities are expected to be largely...
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Carry on learning, doctor
NHS training is facing a radical shake-up. Claire Sanders talks to the man responsible for much of it Five floors above the busy streets of south London sits a man who could seriously affect your...
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Shooting stars
Young rocketeers from schools across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire went to the University of Hull last weekend to launch their self-made rockets. About 25 missiles were fielded at the second Hull Rocket...
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Boost in funding for Scots' success
The Scottish Executive has given a £700,000 boost to the leading-edge Scholar e-learning programme developed by Heriot-Watt University. The funding was announced by Scotland's deputy minister for...
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Judges bowled over by a squashy utensil
A plastic bowl that can be squashed up for storage and will not hurt when junior throws it at you is the kitchen accessory of the future, according to the judges of the Students' Plastics Design...
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Forget dreaming spires and face up to reality
For the foundation degree to thrive, the government must identify its target audience, insists Henry Seaton. Was the foundation degree a Blairite "good idea" drawn up in front of a late evening...
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Why we think health researchers should be made publicly accountable
The Harold Shipman inquiry and other high-profile cases have brought proposals for changes to make medical professionals more accountable to the government and the public. Such cases have called into...
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To go big, go private
Only the market can give the UK the higher education sector it wants, says Geoffrey Alderman. If higher education in Britain is to expand to meet national recruitment targets and training needs...
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For the record
From lab demonstrator to vice-chancellor Kel Fidler (pictured) has been appointed vice-chancellor of Northumbria University. The professor of electronics at the University of York will take over from...
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Stay up to date the (e)asy way
Alison McNab looks at the best e-solutions for keeping pace with news, research and publications without spending hours scouring the internet. Online access to primary and secondary sources...
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Tardy zealots told to shed weight
The Problem of Unpublished Excavations
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Smoother view of life
France in Focus
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Under the skin of the ordinary
Embracing The World
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In a time of Twaddell
Chemistry, Society and Environment