ÂÒÂ×Ðã in the media
Dispatches from ÂÒÂ×Ðã Qatar: sun, sand and kamikaze drivers, but it's exciting
Brett Kershaw (ÂÒÂ×Ðã - Qatar) reports on adjusting to the Qatari culture, roads and processes of a new overseas university.
Meteor Shower
Dr Lucie Green (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Mullard Space Science Laboratory) talks about shooting stars and how to see them.
Gold Bulls Driven By Emotions
Professor David Tuckett (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on our psychological relationship with gold.
80mph speed limit 'would increase deaths by 20%'
Professor Richard Allsop (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Centre for Transport Studies) comments on government proposals to increase the motorway speed limit to 80mph.
Archaeology notebook
Professor Sue Hamilton (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Archaeology) talks about Easter Island, and her aim to find out how the ancient society actually worked.
Miscarriage of justice points to fingerprint flaws
Dr Itiel Dror (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Cognitive Neuroscience) comments on the weaknesses present in fingerprint examination.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Professor John Mullan (ÂÒÂ×Ðã English Language & Literature) talks about A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and looks at readers' responses to the book.
Anxiety disorders have soared since credit crunch
Dr Joanna Moncrieff (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Mental Health Sciences Unit) says too many people are being given a medical label and prescribed drugs, when their feelings and anxieties are normal.
The optimism bias: reasons to be cheerful
Dr Tali Sharot (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences) explains how she discovered the optimism bias, and how it helps to keep people feeling happier.
Lie back and relax: reflexology and aromatherapy degrees are dropped
Professor David Colquhoun (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Biosciences) comments on degrees in complementary medical therapies, and their decline following campaigns by scientists.