Knickers on the line
A security notice spotted in Birmingham University's sports centre fails to mention missing wallets - but advises people not to leave their underwear hanging up, due to thefts.
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Lang launch
A guide to better communication skills for scientists and engineers called Going Public has been launched by Ian Lang, President of the Board of Trade.
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Park builds on Wallace and Grommit
Institutions in the south west are creating a united front - but they are not necessarily all doing the same thing. An eight-year-old scheme to build Britain's largest science park on the outskirts...
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Notes to pull heart-strings
Aisling Irwin and Juliet Vickery report from the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Birmingham The indefinable artistry that makes one musician's performance more moving than...
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Ward heads colleges body
Roger Ward, former chief executive of the Colleges Employers Forum, is to head the new further education body, the Association of Colleges. The combative negotiator was picked unanimously from a four...
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Laudy laudy
So how much do academics really value awards and prizes? Recently overheard from one much garlanded professor, discussing the importance he placed on one particular item in his collection: "That's...
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Desert plants yield climatic secrets
Aisling Irwin and Juliet Vickery report from the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Birmingham. Secrets about ancient desert farming, which will be a new source of information...
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True intentions cannot be hidden
The joint planning group on the single agency for quality assurance in higher education wants to nationalise the universities. Its intentions are apparent all along the line in the detailed proposals...
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Labour pledge on research units
Hopes that a Labour government would rescue the Office of Science and Technology from the Department of Trade and Industry were diminished yesterday when Labour said that it would only "review" the...
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Image set for a polish
Engineering courses cannot recruit. A campaign to promote engineering as exciting, relevant and remunerative was launched last week. Engineering is regarded by many students as dull, routine and...
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Pecs win readers
A handy tip for those trying to promote science to the public comes this week from New Scientist, which displayed its front covers to a conference in Cambridge and then revealed which had sold the...
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Mothers blamed for eight-year-old dieters
Aisling Irwin and Juliet Vickery report from the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Birmingham. Children as young as eight years old are being influenced by their mothers' dieting...
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Ethical guides get into business
Philosophy graduates in the Netherlands need no longer fear for their careers, as Dutch business is turning to them to deal with everyday problems. So-called "practical philosophers" are charging big...
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Perilous waters
Next week the leaders of Britain's universities will meet to decide on their collective policy for the coming year. The Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals will be presented by its officers...
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Tory loans U-turn
Plans for a twin-track student loans system, where private banks could offer cash in competition with the Student Loans Company, have been abandoned. The move comes as Conservative MP and former...