Robert Berner, 1935-2015 The ¡°Picasso of low-temperature geochemistry¡± has died Harriet Line 2ÔÂ 5ÈÕ
Everyday successes are important, too Academics¡¯ tendency to feel they have not ¡®done enough¡¯ needs to be tempered by an appreciation of colleagues¡¯ achievements Harriet Line 2Ô 5ÈÕ
Tech should not replace traditional learning, say students In the 21st century digital age, many universities are falling over backwards in a bid to attract students through their technology offering. Harriet Line 1ÔÂ 31ÈÕ
Brian Cox says science can be great leveller for society Royal Society professor for public engagement sets out his goals for new role Harriet Line 1ÔÂ 30ÈÕ
Twitter¡¯s not literature, but it can be a novel teaching tool Social media can help the literary world come alive for students, says academic Rosie Miles. Plus the latest higher education appointments Harriet Line 1Ô 29ÈÕ
Do universities really need to change their names? As King¡¯s College London drops a controversial name change, Harriet Line details the dos and don¡¯ts of institutional rebranding Harriet Line 1Ô 29ÈÕ
Free school meal pupils ¡®half as likely¡¯ to attend Russell Group university School pupils eligible for free school meals are half as likely to go to a Russell Group university after completing A levels, new figures suggest Harriet Line 1Ô 28ÈÕ
Teach medical students to be critical, says Ernst Medical students must learn to think critically, an academic physician who became the first professor of complementary medicine has warned. Harriet Line 1ÔÂ 20ÈÕ
Bedfordshire joins Glasgow in fossil fuel commitment The University of Bedfordshire has become the second higher education institution in the UK to commit to not investing in the fossil fuel industry Harriet Line 1ÔÂ 20ÈÕ
Warnings issued over EU research budget changes The performance of the whole European research system could be harmed if changes to EU budgets go ahead, it has been warned. Harriet Line 1ÔÂ 19ÈÕ
EIB boosts Polish science with loans Bank provides €970?million to develop new Curies Harriet Line 8ÔÂ 1ÈÕ
White state-school pupils ¡®less likely to go to university¡¯ A greater proportion of Asian and black state-school pupils are entering higher education than their white peers, according to data released today Harriet Line 7Ô 23ÈÕ
Research campuses get BBSRC cash boost A ?30 million investment in research and innovation campuses from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has been unveiled. Harriet Line 7ÔÂ 23ÈÕ
