Costing the universe
Mars Polar Lander is this week's costly space failure. Yet John Zarnecki argues we should spend more on space research What is next in the following sequence - Mars '96, Cluster, Mars Climate Orbiter...
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The myth about media studies
Media studies is no cop-out subject, but one that attracts high-calibre students, says Ivor Gaber "Unfortunately, the myth has grown up that glamorous media jobs are there for the taking for those...
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Breaths of fresh air
As Oxford's latest spin-off seals a deal to exploit asthma research, Kam Patel looks at what business incubation units can do Asthma researchers at Oxford University have entered a deal with...
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Wellcome bias stirs up unions
Daresbury scientists are up in arms about the likely siting of a new X-ray source in Oxfordshire. Kam Patel reports The Wellcome Trust's case for locating the United Kingdom's new Pounds 175 million...
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Tipping depends on personality
To tip or not to tip - it is a question that often baffles and embarrasses the international traveller abroad. A new study, however, has found there are strong cultural clues that could guide the...
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Dickens knew his disorders
Charles Dickens was not only a brilliant social observer but was also well ahead of his time in his observations of neurological disorders. A study of the Victorian author's works has revealed...
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Windy problem is solved
The answer was blowing in the wind. Experts have for the first time calculated the mathematically correct way to fly a flag and fill a sail. Alistair Fitt and PhD students Martin Pope and Tim...
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Star Turn
Tony Tysome hums and cackles with students on a blue gym mat while a world expert in voice training sets the right tone It seems as if I have stumbled into a clearing in some magical forest,...
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A case of mistaken identities
Nadia Lovell describes her experience as a 'white' woman teaching 'black' students in Britain about African history and culture. My first experience of teaching theories of religion at a British...
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Agony aunt
Q More and more of my time is taken up by meetings, which are increasingly interfering with my teaching preparation. Can anything be done to speed them up? A Sally Brown, Director of membership...
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Medical 'crisis': 74 chairs vacant
Medical schools face a crisis recruiting top researchers to clinical chairs. An unpublished survey reveals that at least 74 of the 401 established positions in the United Kingdom are vacant. A...
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Solar, so good, for UK fusion
The European effort to harness the power of the sun has been taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. The transfer of ownership of the Joint European Torus at Culham in Oxfordshire...
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Drop-outs still get loan
Students who drop out during their first term at university will still receive the second instalment of their loans following delays in data collection by the Student Loans Company. The SLC will pay...
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Turk students face study ban
Turkish students face the prospect of political restrictions on studying abroad following concern that they are coming into contact with radical Islamic groups. Parliament is proposing introducing...
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Holy lives of Hindu devotees
Devi the Great Goddess - Benares Seen from Within - Meeting God