The neuron in black Lycra
Out of the whole collection, writes Perminder Kalsi, my favourite design to work on was the black "neuron" dress made from black Lycra jersey with an asymmetric hem and embroidered twisted yarns...
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Witches and wisdom
Does a first-rate education necessarily produce a great thinker? A witchcraft trial in the 17th century suggests not. Gilbert Geis explains Halloween puts broom-riding witches into the limelight one...
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Clothes for the creation
Science and art met in a fashion show to represent the first 1,000 hours of a human's life on earth. Fashion designer Helen Storey explains No fashion collection can exist without the "invisible...
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From the plough to the plate
Killer diseases will only be eradicated from food by the advent of a regulatory agency which puts the interests of consumers above those of farmers, argue Tim Lang, Erik Millstone and Mike Rayner...
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Indicted States of America
Historian Francis Jennings tells Harriet Swain why he delights in debunking the official history of America and why he feels that political correctness on US campuses is in fact racist Francis "Fritz...
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The stress dissident
Yvonne McEwen has angered the counselling world by claiming that trauma victims do not need a talking cure. But what are her own qualifications? Olga Wojtas reports When Yvonne McEwen was appointed...
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Chairs
Queen Mary and Westfield College Stefan Priebe, professor of psychiatry at Freie University of Berlin, chair of social and community psychiatry; I. Sanderson, Harvard Medical School, Genegal Hospital...
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Fellowships
Sheffield Hallam University Fellowships have been awarded to: Dorothy Dixon-Barrow, founder member of the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination and the Sheffield and District Afro-Caribbean...
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Honorary degrees
University of Leeds. Honorary doctor of science degrees were awarded to the following on the opening day of the British Association Annual Festival of Science: Richard Sykes, director and chief...
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Dance and drama crisis
Dance and drama schools' intakes are up to 50 per cent below target because students cannot afford to take up places, ministers have been told. The failure of an interim support scheme for dance and...
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Waves help reveal the Sun's secrets
Astronomical figures provide rays of hope Applied mathematics has proved a key research tool in investigating the mysteries of the Sun. It has been known for about two decades that the Sun is an...
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Degree costs compared
FINANCE officers should know by next summer how far the cost of teaching diplomas and degrees differs between further education colleges and higher education institutions. The Higher Education...
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Fact file
* 53 per cent of applicants to the Open University are women, 47 per cent are men * 51 per cent of admissions to the OU are women, 49 per cent are men * Social sciences are the most popular OU...
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Sound calculating cuts noise
Equations silence motorways Predicting noise levels from major developments such as motorways, checking the impact of sound barriers and measuring the flow of fuel at power stations are all a...
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Bidding invited for extra students' money
TOP-quality university and college courses will have the chance of extra students next year, under a funding council bidding scheme. The Higher Education Funding Council for England will provide cash...