Arms cash ignites fury
Cambridge University is facing mass student protests over a gift of at least Pounds 750,000 from arms manufacturer GKN. The move has been condemned by human rights campaigners, and Cambridge's...
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Support scheme nips talent in the bud
Some of Britain's most promising dance and drama students are unable to join the top schools of their choice because a national scheme designed to support them is underfunded, says a report published...
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In the swim
(Photograph) - In the swim: Matthew Crabb, a sports scholarship student at Coventry University, has been chosen as a member of the Great Britain Paralympic Squad for the Paralympic Games in Sydney....
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South Africa's former black campuses set to merge
Many of South Africa's historically black higher education institutions may be absorbed by neighbouring universities if changes recommended by a government-appointed task team are implemented. The...
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Agony aunt
Q Most students have gone home and on my desk is a backlog of work. The trouble is, I don't feel motivated with summer here. What can I do? A Plan to give yourself a break - but not until you have...
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How to..Get more kids to go to college
WHAT: More than 500 ten to 11-year-olds attended the Meteor Programme summer school at the University of Teesside. WHY: Only 5per cent of young people in central Middlesbrough go on to higher...
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Dancing masters
(Photograph) - Members of the Birmingham Royal Ballet graduated from Birmingham University with a masters of arts in applied dance in education and the community. Photograph by NEWS TEAM...
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Naval inspection
(Photograph) - Dennis Wheeler, reader in geography at Sunderland University, is heading a team of experts from Spain, France and Holland looking at the naval logs of ships' captains from 1750-1850...
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Laurie Taylor Column
Do come in and sit down. Thank you vice-chancellor. Now, Mr Casbolt, we have invited you to attend this meeting of the University Plagiarism Committee because of the distinct suspicion among several...
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Here's hoping for a fairer share
On average, graduates pay more tax than the national average. So, too, do McDonalds' franchises. If generation of tax revenue justifies degree subsidies, as Tim Curtin claims, state aid to burger...
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Too liberal a dose
Alan Ryan does not believe that "liberalism was ever more than contingently connected to laissez-faire in economics" ("A history of hostility to power", Books, THES, June 23). It would probably be...
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Sources of research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk ANGLO-GERMAN SOCIETY www.agf.org.uk Research projects The research...
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Grado
Marine archaeologists at the University of Trieste say that a Roman cargo ship found this week near Grado on the Adriatic dates back to 200 BC. Ship and cargo are said to be intact.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine education minister Juan Jose Llach has assured university teaching and administrative staff that their salaries will be unaffected by the government's decision to "cut its education budget...
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Contribution to the knowledge economy
(Photograph) - Design graduate Nicholas White from the University of Teesside with a scooter he designed as part of his final work. Photograph by NORTH NEWS