Spending on research under the spotlight
* Spending on research across government departments will come under the spotlight later this year as part of an inquiry by the House of Commons select committee on science and technology. The...
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First lifelong learning research centre opens
* Glasgow Caledonian and Stirling universities this week launched Scotland's first research centre into lifelong learning, backed by more than Pounds 400,000 from the Scottish Higher Education...
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Antiquities looters use weapons of war
Looters regularly use explosives, grenades and rocket-launchers to steal treasures and frighten local populations, a conference on illegal trade in antiquities heard this week. Archaeologists from...
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Union drive for race equality on campus
n Lecturers' union Natfhe stepped up its campaign for ethnic minority recruitment targets this week as the Policy Studies Institute published its final report into race discrimination in higher...
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Surgery goes live to 12 teaching sites
Tutors and students at 12 different locations are to take part in an interactive surgical seminar using video-conferencing technology today. The seminar will include live pictures from surgery at two...
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Ministers 'lack logic' in age discrimination
There is "no rationale" behind ministers' decision to separate educational arrangements for young learners and adults, the Further Education Development Agency has warned. Arrangements for the...
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Britain leads world in working from home
The number of people working from home in Britain has doubled over the past 15 years and accounts for about a quarter of the workforce, according to a book out today. Research published by the on-...
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Maff cash cut a threat to projects and jobs
University research projects could be axed and scientists laid off as the result of a Pounds 4 million cut in the research budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The cut, partly...
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Survey asks if science voice is being heard
Some 1,600 researchers will be asked for their views on communicating their work and its implications to the general public and policy-makers. The survey will be conducted by MORI on behalf of the...
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More graduates in arrears
The number of graduates in arrears with student loan repayments has increased by more than two-and-a-half times in 18 months. The Student Loans Company figures show that as of August 31, 167,716...
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Sporting replays
The article "A double first for brains and brawn" (THES, October 22) referred to Crewe & Alsager offering sport science degrees to professional footballers. This technically is incorrect. The...
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Clear title track
Your front-page article ("Unfair rules mar colleges' title goals", THES, October 22) reports claims that the Department for Education and Employment's policy on use of "university college" titles is...
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A-level fog obscures everyone
John Dunford's otherwise excellent article ("It's not too early to show hand in admissions game", THES, October 15) is rather one-sided in putting on universities all the blame for delays in...
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A-level fog obscures everyone
The mathematics department at Imperial College recently held a teachers' workshop on the new A levels. The aim was to gain some idea of the effect of the changes on teaching in schools so we could...
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Checklist for tutors
The article "Comfort in that personal touch" (THES, October 15) shows that staff care about their tutees but does little to clarify the nature of the tutor/tutee relationship. Tutors might do more...