Sleepless in academia

Student health, potty professors and weblogs. David Cohen trawls the web for the latest offbeat news in the world of international higher learning

The tissue issue

The human tissue bill has provoked anger but what specific science would be derailed? Kirsty Scott investigates

Tuck in?

Should school tuck shops sell crisps, which cause obesity but may bring in £1,000 a month? Sonia Blandford suggests a palatable alternative.

Degrees of wellbeing

Could a lesson a day keep the doctor away? John Crace discovers the health benefits of education.

Obesity research starved

A shortage of research funds is crippling attempts to find a cure for obesity, a leading scientist said yesterday.