Honorary degrees
University of Oxford DCL: Roman Herzog, president of the Federal Republic of Germany; Martin Jacomb, chairman of the British Council; Peter Taylor, former Lord Chief Justice of England. DLitt:...
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Europe will not go away Sir Ron
Britain attracts more exchange students than it ever sends abroad. Anne Corbett argues for a more positive approach towards Europe when the country takes the Union presidency in January The 83,000...
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The market is not the only measure
Scientific enterprise has transformed life across the world in recent decades and is now doing so again. Research provides the knowledge base for information technology, biotechnology and the other...
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Totem for renewal
Rising East
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Mexico signs training deal
John Major has signed up to an agreement with Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo which could spark a business bonanza for the burgeoning British training industry. Mexico has been given $265 million...
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Sources for research funding
Each fortnight this section will list funds available for academic researchers. Details should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk Cancer Research Campaign 10 Cambridge Terrace London NW1 4JL Tel:...
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China looks to the 21st century
The Chinese Academy of Sciences, the country's top scientific body, is to tweak its research strategy to focus more directly on economic development under its next Five Year Plan (1996-2000). The...
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Catastrophe converter
How can the insurance industry's record losses from natural disasters in recent years be reduced? Howard Kunreuther has some solutions The insurance industry is gravely concerned that it cannot...
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The elitism of 'people like us'
TWO FACTORS will shape the future of the university in Britain: trends and political policy. Both major political parties agree that higher education must accord with economic circumstances. This...
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Power to the regions
SWOT opportunities: A growing focus on the regions, exemplified in Spain and now Scotland, offers new opportunities to UK universities. Paul Heywood hopes they will be able to exploit them. It has...
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Japanese build on teams
Workers at Japanese manufacturing firms in the United Kingdom are involved much more in the running and management of their plants than employees in British and other foreign-owned companies,...
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Earful of sound advice on the best ways to tap the beat
The Computer Music Tutorial
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Sinister surveillance
Sophisticated Gulf War technology is finding its way on to the high streets of Britain as electronic surveillance moves into a new and sinister era driven by powerful commercial interests. At a...
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When teaching interrupts the real work
Lecturers should not be afraid of educationists. They need to get involved in research into teaching methods, says Paul Orsmond Not many higher education lecturers will be promoted because of their...
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Europeans protect university tradition
David Jobbins reports from Palermo on higher education's preparations for the 1998 Unesco world conference. EUROPEAN rectors have lent their support to a declaration on the future of Europe's...