Subjects and benefits
It is a sad state of affairs that Madsen Pirie feels it necessary to explain that 5 per cent means "one in 20". Or was this an interpolation by a copy editor with an accurate assessment of The THES...
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Talk of funding recall
Funding chiefs are debating whether to launch an investigation into claims that the University of Sheffield's School of East Asian studies unjustly improved its rating in the 1996 research assessment...
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Exeter told to hold hearing for aggrieved researcher
The Queen has ordered Exeter University to set up a grievance committee to hear complaints from Avril Henry, a professor whose research was abandoned because it was ineligible for the research...
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Lecturer appeals against sex harassment ruling
An Edinburgh University academic is appealing against dismissal after an internal university tribunal found him guilty of sexually harassing students. James Carrier, who was appointed reader in...
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Proposed watchdog for health falls short
Government proposals for a new regulatory body for health professionals will not protect the public, say professional bodies. The government plans to replace the Council for Professions Supplementary...
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Pupils urged to apply for loan
Up to a third of Northern Ireland's intending 2000 university entrants have not yet applied for loans, Northern Ireland's minister for higher and further education, training and employment has...
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Secrecy key to safety system
Rail travel across the country could become safer, thanks to a confidential reporting system pioneered by Strathclyde University, writes Olga Wojtas. The national scheme is based on the Confidential...
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Ancient plots with royal ties waylay chapel access efforts
Conservationists are fighting a Durham college's plan to improve access to a local church that it uses as a chapel because it could disturb the graves of the Queen Mother's ancestors, writes Nigel...
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Ministers pull confusing leaflet on flagship ILAs
Ministers have had to withdraw misleading information about individual learning accounts after The THES pointed out that account-holders had been given the false impression that they were entitled to...
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Scientists can set sail with NERC's offer of free ship time
A life on the ocean waves will be "free" for researchers. The Natural Environment Research Council is so concerned at the dramatic decline in demand for time on its ships that it is going to provide...
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Bars to study cause offence
Why are some prisons cutting classroom budgets when education has been shown to prevent re-offending? Claire Sanders looks at what the chief inspector of prisons has to say When General Sir David...
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Let the pay fight begin
Whatever happened to the proposals made in the Bett report? asks Chris Kaufman. Hostilities have been declared between university staff and employers after attempts to impose pay "awards" before...
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Readers' reactions
Last month in The THES Zachary Leader called on Eric Robinson to relinquish his control over the copyright of poet John Clare * Nick Groom Senior lecturer in English University of Bristol Eric...
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Post-16 chiefs fight the gloom traders
Further education leaders have accused ministers and quality watchdogs of using new post-16 area inspections to "knock" colleges. Press releases issued by the Department for Education and Employment...
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Germany says no to simplified spelling
German university professors have joined the rebellion against new spelling rules for the German language, which were agreed two years ago in German-speaking countries. The Deutsche Hochschulverband...