British back on Berlin map
Germany's first institution devoted to the study of Britain is being set up in Berlin, a year after British occupying troops left the city. The new Grossbritanium-Zentrum is to be both a research and...
Germany's first institution devoted to the study of Britain is being set up in Berlin, a year after British occupying troops left the city. The new Grossbritanium-Zentrum is to be both a research and...
Students at the University of Pisa, one of the most highly rated in Italy, have decided to set up a surveillance system to expose lecturers who do not turn up for lectures, are late or leave early,...
In tune with the worsening industrial strife in France, students in dozens of universities spurned yet another attempt this week by education minister Francois Bayrou to reach a compromise over...
The Irish government has survived a vote in the upper house of parliament on the general principles underlying its proposed university reforms. The vote followed publication of a discussion document...
Further to your report concerning Natfhe's attempts to secure agreement with the Association of University Teachers around a joint pay claim for academic staff (THES, December 1) the facts are as...
Roger Brown questions the link between research and teaching. Is research a necessary, integral, part of higher education? If it is, what policies should we pursue to promote its beneficial...
In the midst of depression following yet more cuts to higher education funding, perhaps there is one bright note. Further editions of Don's Diary are more likely to start: "Day 1: Doncaster. . ."...
Sibusiso Bengu, South African education minister, is to intervene in a row at the University of the Wi****ersrand in which the deputy vice chancellor, William Makgoba, has been suspended from his...
As a former polytechnic person, I have no objection to the proposal that a sum of Pounds 4 million should "be explicitly linked to high achievement". I do however have one proviso, that payment...
Max Beloff argues approvingly of Vernon Bogdanor's view that the monarch acts as a "constitutional guardian" (Thes, December 1). The problem with this idea is that the British constitution, being...
Mr Clarke is to be congratulated on his clarity. For the new Budget settlement makes it clear that British universities can no longer hope that they will be able to offer decent teaching in decent...
This week ceremonies have taken place to mark the 50th anniversary of the adoption of Unesco's constitution in London. Many ambassadors, high commissioners, politicians of all parties and a large...
I was surprised that Anthea Millet in her explanation of the TTA's proposals for reform (THES, December 1) lists only four charges brought against the consultative document about the future of...
I was interested to see Anthea Millett's article, which was written before the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers had prepared its response to the publication of the Coopers and...
The case for a private sector loans scheme is that it will promote the autonomy of the universities and reduce the extent of their financial dependence on the state. The Government inadvertently laid...