On the move
John Wood , dean of engineering at Nottingham University, has been appointed chief executive of the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils from April. Karen Evans , formerly of...
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TQA's pint-sized virtues
Imagine The Diary's surprise as it overheard staff in the physics department at Imperial College, London, extolling the virtues of the TQA. Having recently survived the trials of a teaching quality...
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Top marks for nothing
Getting top marks is not just a result of hard work - for a couple of weeks, poor resources can also be an influence. At Pavia University in northern Italy, philosophy of language lecturer Flavia...
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No singing for supper
Vice-chancellors at last week's funding council meeting in Manchester were astonished to be served dinner without any fuss. As one pointed out, they normally had to go through a bidding process to...
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Sheepish traditions
Gerry McKenna, vice-chancellor of the University of Ulster, has just received the freedom of the borough of Coleraine in Northern Ireland. Professor McKenna has a treat in store - among the...
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Glittering prizes
David Arter , director of the Nordic policy studies centre at the University of Aberdeen, has been made a Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland . The University of Hull has...
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Don's Diary
Autumn 2000 Out of the blue I am asked if I would advise a parliamentary inquiry into cemeteries, held by the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee, which has an interest in urban...
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In the news: Nick St Aubyn
They do not come much posher than Nick St Aubyn, MP for Guilford, the Tory Party's stalwart on the education select committee. Mr St Aubyn, son of Baron St Levan, is the latest in a long line from...
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Howard places hi-tech at top of list
A A$1 billion (£375 million) loans scheme for 250,000 postgraduate students and 21,000 extra undergraduate places, with priority for science, information technology and telecommunications courses, is...
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Aids sets loan plan on shaky ground
South Africa's student finance administrators are bracing themselves for the impact of the Aids epidemic on the country's loans scheme. One in four undergraduate students at South African...
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Barak put pressure on panel, says judge
The retired Israeli judge who headed a committee that last month proposed halving university tuition fees has resigned, claiming political interference in advance of this week's general election. In...
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Cash-poor NZ fears expulsion from world elite
New Zealand universities have warned the government that the tertiary education system is unsustainable. The vice-chancellors' committee told ministers that without increased funding in this year's...
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French lose their taste for teaching
France is facing a severe teacher shortage. In the next few years, it will have to replace half the workforce, but young people are reluctant to enter the profession. Last month, after three years in...
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Ministry says 'ciao, dottore'
All Italian university graduates can legally claim the title "doctor", and many visitors to the country are surprised at being addressed as " dottore " by everyone from business contacts to hotel...
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Catalonia gives English a boost
English is expected to dominate as proficiency in a foreign language is made compulsory for graduates in Catalonia irrespective of their degree subject. Some Spanish universities already require some...