Overseas briefing
United StatesPeru to sue Yale over artefactsThe Government of Peru has indicated that it will sue Yale University in an attempt to recover thousands of Inca relics excavated by a US explorer almost a...
United StatesPeru to sue Yale over artefactsThe Government of Peru has indicated that it will sue Yale University in an attempt to recover thousands of Inca relics excavated by a US explorer almost a...
International scholars take Australian Government to task over assessment plan, reports Zoe CorbynThe Australian Government's move to create a ranking of academic journals in order to assess the...
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILDetails of the 12 projects to be funded under the Sustainable Agriculture Research for International Development (SARID) intitiative with the...
Leadership grantsScholars losing outAcademics are among those most likely to fail in their applications for a share of £10 million set aside to improve leadership in higher education. The Leadership...
EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCILThe European Research Council has announced the winners of its Advanced Grants in life sciences. The awards are worth up to EUR2.5 million (£1.95 million), but they can rise...
A professor of international law at the University of Leeds has been appointed to a key nature-conservation post in his native Nepal. Surya Subedi has been named a governor of the National Trust for...
"Naked scientist" and Cambridge academic Chris Smith has won the Kohn Award from the Royal Society for his work in bringing science to a wider audience. Dr Smith is a clinical lecturer and specialist...
Raquel A. G. Reyes explores the fascinating world of the human senses and their cultural diversity
Former Brunel chief brings 'education for life' to Australia's Macquarie University. John Gill reports
Asia is determined to keep its bright sparks at home while Britain struggles to develop native scientists. Linda Nordling reports that some think this presents a golden opportunity for the UK to leap...
Perceptions that the UK is 'aloof' from the Bologna Process are grossly unfair - but they could prove damaging
An academic who initiated a radical new style of induction for students and a GP who has been influential in developing family medicine education are among those whose commitment to teaching...
ART AND DESIGN- Enchanted Lives, Enchanted Objects: American Women Collectors and the Making of Culture, 1800-1940By Dianne Sachko Macleod, professor of art history, University of California....
? = Review forthcomingBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES?Six-Legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of WarBy Jeffrey A. Lockwood, professor of natural sciences and humanities, University of Wyoming. Oxford...
A new breed of scholars is expanding the academy by turning music festivals, Lego and puppets into objects and tools of study. Hannah Fearn reports from 'out there'