Letter: Postdoc rejection
I am a 39-year-old postdoctoral surrounded by rejection letters for the third year running (Letters, THES , August 17, 24). Based in an English department, my doctoral dissertation was on a...
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Leader: Ramsden report is call for action
Next week the leaders of Britain's universities gather for their annual residential meeting. They have a new president, Roderick Floud, a new government with new ministers, and (for the English...
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Open door to study haven
Courses designed to accommodate the needs of strictly observant religious groups are in great demand. Caroline Davis reports. If Muhammad won't come to the mountain, the mountain must come to...
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Business is booming for courses with a conscience
Despite the president's views on the environment, demand is high for business courses that focus on corporate responsibility. Sarah Murray reports. If students at US business schools have their way,...
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In the right place for the wrong reason
A clash between science and religion has placed US universities on the political agenda. But, reports Stephen Phillips, higher education has more fundamental issues to which it would like President...
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You have to get dirty if you want to clean up
US universities are learning that lobbying is the key to their long-term financial health. The hotly contested stem-cell debate shows the growing willingness of US universities to step down from the...
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Corporations and activists square up on the internet
"We are at an important juncture for press freedom - the global corporate 'monoculture' has never been more powerful, but its success is generating massive opposition," says David Edwards, associate...
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The press is free to do just as it is told
Market forces and obedience to authority are shaking the once mighty champions of democracy, argues David Cromwell What is being reported blandly on the front pages," wrote American linguist and...
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Latest UK news
Sea change heralds big freeze A giant belt of moving water that dictates the climate of Britain and northern Europe has slowed down by 20 per cent since 1950, confirming fears that the UK could be in...
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From today's UK papers
The Guardian Labour needs to spell out its commitment to public control of public services, writes higher education minister Margaret Hodge. The high use of paracetamol in the UK and other English-...
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Britain "vulnerable to bio war"
British Association for the Advancement of Science BA president Sir William Stewart warned this week that the failure to curb the foot-and-mouth outbreak has highlighted Britain's vulnerability if...
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Latest international news
Nobel laureates join Toronto protest Twenty-seven internationally renowned psychiatrists and medical researchers, including Nobel laureates Julius Axelrod and Arvid Carlsson, have accused the...
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Latest international news
Cybersquatter surrenders Oxford name The World Intellectual Property Organisation has ruled that an ߣߣÊÓƵn cybersquatter must surrender the domain name university-of-oxford.com that he had...
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From today's UK papers
Guardian Microbiologist Stephen Dealler writes that we may soon know the size of the variant CJD (human BSE) epidemic and how to treat it. University of Surrey researchers say...
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Latest UK news
Government plans more city academies The government wants to open up a wider debate on improving education for 14 to 19-year-olds, according to a white paper published today. Schools Achieving...