Letter: Vacillating v-cs (1)
You and your correspondents are misguided in attacking Universities UK for not choosing one of the four funding options in the Taylor report. If this government can ignore the preferred option of its...
Search
-
-
Letter: Vacillating v-cs (2)
It beggars belief to read that once again the vice-chancellors have ducked their responsibility to champion the cause of the universities and not least the need for a better basis of funding. Having...
-
Leader: Effective sector comes at a cost
The United Kingdom is better than many industrialised countries at turning university entrants into graduates. The select committee report on student retention finds that only Japan does better. But...
-
You'll always be my baby
Overprotective parents rob their children of independence and keep them infants into their university years, argues Frank Furedi. In the course of doing the research for my book Paranoid Parenting ,...
-
And on your right, the site of the Morecambe slave boy's grave
Forget the medieval castles, British history has a darker side. Alan Rice embarks on an alternative UK study trip. The European Grand Tour has been a staple for American tourists ever since the late...
-
English takes India from Raj to riches
Information technology giants are beating a path to India's door because of its low costs and competence in the language of computing, Shreesh Chaudhary writes. English should be India's official...
-
Legislating copyrights and wrongs
Teresa Hackett reports on how new EU copyright regulations try to balance the needs of right-holders and users. It has been described as the most lobbied piece of European legislation. After three...
-
If it's for the public good, shouldn't the public pay?
In the first in a series on intellectual property rights, Alison Goddard reports on the debate over private interests versus public good. How does one strike a balance between the public good of free...
-
Latest international news
Students show solidarity for Macedonian rebels Ethnic Albanian students from the University of Pristina have marched through the Kosovan capital to show solidarity for the rebels in Macedonia. Jobs...
-
From today's UK papers
Financial Times A new material created at the University of Leipzig combines the mechanical properties of rubber with the electric properties of a liquid crystal, paving the way for new designs of...
-
Latest UK news
Bill aims to double repayment threshold A bill was published today doubling the income threshold for student loan repayments and imposing a capped market rate of interest on those repayments...
-
From today's UK papers
Financial Times Academics from the University of Strathclyde have helped papermakers UPM-Kymmene re-evaluate its strategy in the light of new technology and the internet. Leslie Willcocks has been...
-
Latest international news
Unofficial campus gets EU aid Macedonia's unofficial Albanian-taught University of Tetovo is to receive an additional €5 million (£3.1 million) from the European Union. The...
-
Latest UK news
Blunkett gives further education £45m boost Education secretary David Blunkett has announced an extra £45 million to help further education and sixth-form students. An extra £5...
-
E-Science
Deadline: 09/04/2001