All sewn up:Oxford bags-of-money
Having seen off disdainful dons and eco-warriors, Oxford's Said business school is on course to open in 2000, with a complement of Pounds 80,000-a-year staff. Jennifer Currie and Sian Griffiths...
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Eye witness
Tension is high in the Middle East in the aftermath of Operation Desert Fox. The big question is how far United States and United Kingdom air strikes on Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's chemical and...
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University-of-Sussex
The University of Sussex, not the University of Surrey (THES, December 25), is to close its successful primary postgraduate certificate of education course next academic year.
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Warm-up
(Photograph) - David Atkinson of Liverpool University's school of biological sciences takes samples from an artificial pond built at Ness Gardens in the Wirral to test the impact of global warming....
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New Year's Honours
LIFE PEERS Onora O'Neill, principal of Newnham College, Cambridge; Sir Naren Patel, consultant obstetrician Ninewells Hospital, Dundee and lately president, Royal College of Obstetricians and...
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Milan
A law graduand at Milan's state university is under investigation on forgery charges following the discovery of three bogus "excellent" examination passes. Rector Paolo Mantegazza reported the case...
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Stockholm
Carl Tham, Sweden's minister of science and education until the general election last September, is to be chairman of the board of Sweden's Institute for Future Studies. The institute was formed in...
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Dealer to export Keele books
International book dealer Simon Finch has applied to export rare mathematics books sold by Keele University, despite assurances to the contrary. The university insists: "We were told the collection...
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High-flier forges career selling rare manuscripts
(Photograph) - SIMON Finch (right)has ridden the crest of a wave that has propelled antiquarian book sales into the first division of art and antiques dealing, writes Alan Thomson. Mr Finch, and his...
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Slav school merger gets the go-ahead
London University's School of Slavonic and East European Studies is set to merge with University College in a move that further centralises higher education provision in the capital. A SSEES working...
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British Library opens manuscript room
The Manuscripts Reading Room in the British Library at St Pancras opened to readers this week following the transfer of the national manuscript collection from the British Museum. The manuscript...
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Cash injection for adult learners' advice
The government is spending Pounds 50 million over the next three years to develop local information and advice networks for adult learners. The aim is to build on existing networks and the database...
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Flexible accounts to pay for lifelong study
Individual learning accounts and the University for Industry should support continuing professional development as well as access to learning, a report from the Council for Industry and Higher...
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Car park charges run into opposition
Keele University's attempt to drive through plans for campus car parking charges has run into protest from staff and students. Keele's vice-chancellor's committee last month suggested staff pay up to...
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Warwick holds its own in Southeast Asia
Warwick University has bucked the trend for recruitment in Southeast Asia despite the financial crisis in the region. It has increased its number of Southeast Asian students by more than 9 per cent,...