Scots take lead in interdisciplinary survey
Questionnaires are being sent next week to 11,000 researchers across the country in a bid to find out more about interdisciplinary research. There have been widespread fears that interdisciplinary...
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Alumni told to fly flag for Aberdeen
THE principal of Aberdeen University wants staff and graduates to become fund-raising ambassadors to ensure Aberdeen's place in the top national and international league of universities, writes Olga...
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Crackdown on clinical cheats
THE results of one in every hundred clinical medical studies may be faked, it is estimated. This means that 30 studies, which could influence the drugs and medical treatments of tomorrow, may be in...
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Minister backs college cash call
Scottish education minister Brian Wilson has signalled the prospect of greater support for Scottish further education. Mr Wilson, addressing the annual conference of the Association of Scottish...
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Peaceful protesters
(Photograph) - Peruvian students raised white-painted hands in a peaceful rally against the economic policies of President Alberto Fujimoro outside parliament in Lima. Pensioners, teachers and...
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The success of Scotland's further education sector
The success of Scotland's further education sector will depend on a productive working relationship between the Association of Scottish Colleges and the proposed new Scottish Further Education...
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Cash beats conscience
Some findings of the ESRC's economic beliefs and behaviours project Investors with a conscience make only "token" investments in ethical funds, and put financial gain ahead of their scruples,...
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Local tax attitudes change with degree
Efforts to increase the number of students could affect demands for local services, writes Harriet Swain. Research has shown that graduates are more likely than those without degrees to back higher...
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Computing takes a quantum leap
QUANTUM mechanics could take computing where no computer has gone before, according to a University of Plymouth professor. Richard Jozsa said that the application of quantum physics could lead to a...
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Fluorescent dyes track brain cell functions
A novel technique for following what happens in brain cells during processes such as learning, memory acquisition and cell death has been developed by scientists at Aston University. Nick Hartell, of...
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Cuckoos' con starts in the nest
Female cuckoos are renowned for their ability to dupe other birds into rearing their young - but new research shows they begin practising their confidence trickery early. Nick Davis, Rebecca Kilner...
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Contaminated Scotland investigated
An investigation of contaminated land sites in central Scotland is being undertaken by Edinburgh University researchers thanks to a Pounds 285,000 grant from the Natural Environment Research Council...
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Children's asthma centre opens in Leicester
Leicester University's department of child health has formally opened its children's asthma centre, which is to conduct research into the causes of asthma in children. The centre has a research...
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Durable case for higher pension
As the government contemplates a wide-ranging reform of the welfare and benefits system, it should look seriously at improving the benefits for the oldest pensioners. That conclusion emerges from a...
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Rector grilled over doctor's murder
DIEGO Cuzzocrea, rector of Messina University under investigation in connection with the Mafia-style assassination of a prominent professor at the university medical school, has resigned, writes Paul...