Private colleges object to extra cost of copying
Private higher education colleges are being forced to pay more for the right to photocopy books and journals than their public sector counterparts. The Council of Independent Colleges and Research...
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Fees protesters put futures on the line
At least three Oxford University students staked their academic futures in protest at the introduction of tuition fees this week. Two Balliol College undergraduates faced suspension as The THES went...
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Cloning fails to find favour
There is little public support for cloning for reproductive purposes, claims a report by the Wellcome Trust. The study, Public Perspectives on Human Cloning, found that even groups that might be...
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Cutting edge
Finding alternatives to testing new drugs on animals is an uphill struggle, but progress is being made. Paul Skett reports Should animals be used in testing new drugs if viable, scientifically...
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Sweet music for bio brigade
Biological sciences look healthy with a big funding boost and new buildings, writes Julia Hinde With the comprehensive spending review over, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council...
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A more intelligent grants system
Database company Oracle claims to have revolutionised the management of grants. Natasha Loder reports A quiet revolution is under way in the research administration of a handful of universities...
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BSE meltdown
(Photograph) - A cow carcass with suspected BSE infection is incinerated at Cluttons animal slaughterers in Wrexham. This year the BBSRC will plough Pounds 4.5 million into BSE research....
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Programmes for Euro science
The European Science Foundation is to launch eight new scientific programmes in the physical, life, medical and social sciences and the humanities. The new programmes run for four to five years from...
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Pounds 6 million centre for excellence
Crawford Beveridge, chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, has announced plans for a Pounds 6 million centre of excellence in microelectronics and semiconductors based at Edinburgh University. The...
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Guide to British solar energy
A Napier University research team led by Tariq Muneer, reader in energy engineering, is providing energy-conscious architects and engineers with a guide to the amount of solar energy different parts...
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Research on death and dying
A new International Institute on health and ageing is up and running at Bristol University with death, dying and bereavement among its future research themes. Aiming to advance understanding of human...
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More science, less politics
Government decisions must be guided by the best, most open research, says Peter Cotgreave When the minister for agriculture banned the British from eating beef on the bone, there were two elements in...
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Getting into the Beeb
The BBC may be choosy and more keen on experience than degrees, but it also offers many jobs requiring a variety of skills Christmas is approaching rapidly and for many of us that means too much...
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Berhautia senegalensis
(Photograph) - When kissing under the mistletoe this Christmas, save a thought for researchers at Newman College in Birmingham, who spent this summer on the hunt for Berhautia senegalensis, a rare...
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Distant Derby fails QAA test
Quality watchdogs are poised to deal Derby University another blow with a highly critical report on some of its pioneering distance-learning courses. Part-time courses in subjects allied to medicine...