On the move
Thomas Bingham , senior lord of appeal in ordinary, has been appointed high steward by the chancellor of the University of Oxford . The Scottish Executive has appointed: Noni Cobban , researcher in...
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Glittering prizes
Ted Davis , professor of experimental physics at the University of Leicester, has been made an honorary citizen of Nice . Mark Dyer , a senior circuit judge and honorary recorder of Bristol, has...
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In the news: Roger McClure
The Scottish Funding Councils for Further and Higher Education have at last announced the successor to their joint chief executive, John Sizer, who retires at the end of the year. The delay sparked...
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Mis-representation
The University of North London has a new students' union website showing photographs of happy students while the words "politics" and "representation" float around the screen. Very nice. Until you...
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Laureate lolly appeal
Queen's University, Belfast, has launched a £150 million fundraising campaign with a poem composed by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, a Queen's alumnus and staff member. It has a recurring refrain of...
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All the King's men
The election of Graeme Catto as the president of the General Medical Council is a double victory for King's College, London. Professor Catto is vice-principal at King's and dean of the Guy's, King's...
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Loo fit for a sheik
If one can assess the quality of a restaurant's kitchen by examining the state of the toilets, then the service provided by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service must be amazing. Its...
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Fashion sense queried
Scotland's enterprise and lifelong learning minister, Wendy Alexander, has come under fire. Following her recent visit to scientific establishments in Finland, Tory MSP David Mundell questioned her...
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Collywobbles claim
According to Labour MP Barry Sheerman, chairman of the education and skills select committee, the Liberal Democrats all but forced the government to review its unpopular tuition fees and loans policy...
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New v-c hits right note
Deian Hopkin, South Bank University's new vice-chancellor, is portrayed as a colossus of cool on the university's website. It drools: "If anyone doubts his ability to communicate, they should go...
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Agony aunt
Q: Are we any nearer a computer system that meets the assessment needs of students, lecturers, administrators and technical staff? A: You hate marking. Students don't much like the assessment process...
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Get maths to really add up for students
Universities bemoan the poor quality of maths candidates, but lecturers can do more to help understanding by showing students the importance of making connections between ideas, says Peter Kahn....
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Cutting Edge: George Thompson
Corrosion is not necessarily a problem, it can also be used to our advantage. My headmaster said I was the first boy to go to Nottingham University from Alsop High School, Liverpool. I studied pure...
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Double funding scheme planned
Research in poor EU regions could receive a boost, Keith Nuthall reports. Regional funding from the European Union that is designed to boost the economy of Europe's poorest regions could be funnelled...
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A dusty end to the Turkish drought
Saharan sand may help to create artificial snowstorms that refill the reservoirs, Dorian Jones says. What does Saharan desert dust have in common with snow? Quite a lot, says Cemal Saydam, deputy...