¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in the media
Dispatches from Qatar: branch campuses aren't poaching students
Branch campuses aren't persuading students to shun the UK, we are finding our own audience and building new communities, says Brett Kershaw (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Qatar).
Russian hot springs point to rocky origins for life
Early cells could have actively pumped out sodium ions, enabling them to cope with life in sodium-rich water, says Dr Nick Lane (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Genetics, Evolution and Environment).
Is nanotechnology safe in the workplace?
Professor Gabriel Aeppli (London Centre for Nanotechnology) comments on a resolution passed by the European Parliament in December 2011, stating that nanoparticles must be covered by the current EU health and safety rules.
Guardian book club
Professor John Mullan (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº English Language & Literature) talks aboutÌýThe Woman in BlackÌýby Susan Hill, and analyses the role of children in the book.Ìý
Don't be surprised to find cupid among the cubicles
Up to a fifth of us now meet our partners at work, says Professor Adrian Furnham (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Health Psychology).
Will climate change unleash geological mayhem?
Volcanologist Professor Bill McGuire (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Earth Sciences)Ìýdiscusses whether climate change will unleash geological mayhem, while Professor Nick Tyler (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering)Ìýtalks about the impact of ageing populations.Ìý
Medical schools told to employ more women or face threat of funding cuts
"If you get a core number of women in an organisation, that creates role models and encourages others to follow," says Dr Jean McEwan (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Cardiovascular Medicine).
Workaholism: Maybe not such a bad thing
The idea of an engaged workaholic "fits with a concept that I and others have done work on," says Professor Sir Michael Marmot (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Epidemiology & Public Health), principal investigator for theÌýWhitehallÌýStudies of British civil servants.
Skin cancer drug 'clears Alzheimer's protein from the brain'
Professors John Hardy (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Molecular Neuroscience)Ìýand Derek Hill (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Medical Physics & Bioengineering) comment on a new drug which may reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease.
Argentina
Professor Stephen Hart (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Spanish & Latin American Studies) talks about Argentina, Borges and the country in its South American context.