Between a rock . . .
Natfhe, the college lecturers' union, is caught in a vice. On the one hand, the Association of University Teachers looks attractive to upwardly mobile staff in new universities. On the other, the...
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Community service in jeopardy
Republicans in the House of Representatives want to axe President Bill Clinton's national service programme which gives young people money for college in return for good deeds in the community. They...
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Transatlantic reel
(Photograph) - Transatlantic reel: Maxwell Irvine, principal of Aberdeen University and his wife, celebrate the university's 500th anniversary with US-based alumni at the British Embassy in...
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Peace prize winner in fatwa row
The winner of the prestigious German Peace Book Prize has caused controversy after sharply criticising British author Salman Rushdie. Annemarie Schimmel, one of Germany's most famous Islamic studies...
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Ecology centre for Caucasus
Russia's North Caucasus is to become the seat of an international ecological university following a decision by an international seminar last month on "innovative programmes of ecological education...
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Cixous centre `lacks science'
France's internationally renowned women's studies centre headed by author Helene Cixous is in jeopardy after the renewal of its doctoral accreditation for only one year. The ministry of higher...
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Referendum opponent gets enlarged ministry
French education minister Francois Bayrou, who has kept the portfolio he held in the Balladur government, is organising a national referendum on education to which he was strongly opposed. President...
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Hopes of 6% growth
The new bids for growth in the further education sector reveal that colleges are extremely bullish about the prospects for recruiting even more students next year, despite fears from some quarters...
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Part-timers lose most jobs
Nearly 10,000 further education lecturers have been or are to be made redundant, according to figures released by Natfhe, the university and college lecturers' union today. Part-timers have borne the...
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Shot in the arm for TB
The prospect of more powerful vaccines for the killer disease tuberculosis being available in the near future looks more promising thanks to an important advance in genetic engineering by scientists...
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Clubbers trailed on hunt for fun
Contrary to popular opinion, the majority of young adults say they go to pubs and clubs to socialise with friends rather than to get drunk. Going out to dance and listen to music is more highly rated...
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Endangered genes go to the bank
The bilby, the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the numbat and Leadbeater's possum are among Australia's most endangered animals. To try to ensure their survival, genes from the animals are now to be...
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Postgraduate get Pounds 2.5 per cent rise
New rates for postgraduate bursaries and studentships were announced by the Government this week. Tim Boswell, further and higher education minister, said the 1995/96 academic year would see a 2.5...
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Authorities failing to hear the deaf
Deaf students entering higher education are receiving very patchy support, according to researchers at Nottingham Trent University. They contacted 99 universities and visited nine institutions that...
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Researchers aim for greener cities
The explosion in the number of people living in cities is damaging the environment. At a recent meeting of the Natural Environment Research Council's atmospheric science community, scientists tabled...