Sound landing
Riveting event of the week was clearly last week's Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals main committee meeting, when the debate was so exciting that at one stage Sir Brian Follett, vice...
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Hula hoop
The British Geological Survey is advertising for a specialist to help with a celebration of its Jason project, which beams in earth science from Hawaii and outer space via a satellite link. But the...
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Animate objects
Charity patrons can be on the doddery side, but it is a rare charity that will admit this on its headed notepaper. A pioneer in this field is the Humane Research Trust, which first lists its "patrons...
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Loan deranger
British students accused of serious ethical offences may have a new and effective defence if the case of Jake Baker, the United States student accused of placing violent pornography on the Internet,...
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Welsh winner at CVCP
Gareth Roberts, vice chancellor of Sheffield University, is to be the next chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals. Professor Roberts, 54, defeated John Stoddart of Sheffield...
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Dressing down
An angry member of the public recently called the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals demanding it institute a student dress code on the grounds that students "especially in Southampton"...
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Union puts case for pay talks with Acas
The prospect of a negotiated settlement of the further education contracts dispute hung in the balance today as Natfhe, the main lecturers union, met to debate a call to go to Acas. The Colleges...
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'Ello, 'ello 'ello . . . quality in the dock
All over the country, the police are beginning to investigate standards of service at further education colleges. In return, the colleges are taking a close look at police complaints procedure. There...
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Trusts disrupt medical training
Negotiations between universities and the National Health Service on medical education have been thrown into confusion by the advent of hospital trusts, Sir William Fraser, principal of Glasgow...
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Colleges miss full-time goal
A survey of further education recruitment has shown colleges falling behind on their growth targets for full-time students. But the Further Education Funding Council's analysis of recruitment during...
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Socrates freed
A threat of delay to the EU's Socrates programme has been removed after Germany lifted its objections to the programme's budget of Ecu850 million (Pounds 680 million). The German government secured...
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Royal professors
The Royal Society plans to appoint four research professors in science, engineering and technology. The professorships will allow scientists to carry out research without the burdens of...
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Masters' pump
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is to fund 38 short-course modules at masters level, which universities can offer to industrial engineers and technologists. The funding, worth...
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Pounds 500 million bonus
Greater Manchester's universities contribute more than Pounds 500 million per year to the local economy and account for 17,300 jobs in the north-west, says a survey conducted by academics at the...
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Indian chair
Hull University is to create a chair in Indian politics, believed to be the first in Europe. It will be named after C. R. Parekh, the father of chair donor C. C. Shroff and Bhikhu Parekh, professor...