Don's Diary
Monday Bliss. While colleagues slave away over a mountain of exam scripts, I indulge in uninterrupted research. The British Academy has given me a research readership for two years to work on the...
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AUT networks address minority concerns
The Association of University Teachers this week set up electronic networks for ethnic minority academics and for gay and lesbian and disabled university staff to raise current issues of concern.
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Going for gold
Alumnus to be proud of no 177 will shortly, if reports of the Goldman Sachs stock flotation are to be believed, be able to pay the tuition fees of more than 90,000 first-year students and buy a...
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Collapse of merger not Wellcome
MPs expressed their disappointment this week over the collapse of the planned Pounds 100 billion merger between pharmaceutical firms Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham and have criticised the...
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Bid to halt research cash drift
THE government has issued a consultation paper on innovation, research and development as concern grows over the relative decline in the United Kingdom's spending on these areas over the past 20...
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Mind the gap on Framework cash
It is now almost inevitable that there will be a gap in the flow of European funding for research, it was revealed this week. A decision by the European Parliament on Tuesday to demand a larger...
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Scots take lead in interdisciplinary survey
Questionnaires are being sent next week to 11,000 researchers across the country in a bid to find out more about interdisciplinary research. There have been widespread fears that interdisciplinary...
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Alumni told to fly flag for Aberdeen
THE principal of Aberdeen University wants staff and graduates to become fund-raising ambassadors to ensure Aberdeen's place in the top national and international league of universities, writes Olga...
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Crackdown on clinical cheats
THE results of one in every hundred clinical medical studies may be faked, it is estimated. This means that 30 studies, which could influence the drugs and medical treatments of tomorrow, may be in...
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Minister backs college cash call
Scottish education minister Brian Wilson has signalled the prospect of greater support for Scottish further education. Mr Wilson, addressing the annual conference of the Association of Scottish...
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Peaceful protesters
(Photograph) - Peruvian students raised white-painted hands in a peaceful rally against the economic policies of President Alberto Fujimoro outside parliament in Lima. Pensioners, teachers and...
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The success of Scotland's further education sector
The success of Scotland's further education sector will depend on a productive working relationship between the Association of Scottish Colleges and the proposed new Scottish Further Education...
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Cash beats conscience
Some findings of the ESRC's economic beliefs and behaviours project Investors with a conscience make only "token" investments in ethical funds, and put financial gain ahead of their scruples,...
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Local tax attitudes change with degree
Efforts to increase the number of students could affect demands for local services, writes Harriet Swain. Research has shown that graduates are more likely than those without degrees to back higher...
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Computing takes a quantum leap
QUANTUM mechanics could take computing where no computer has gone before, according to a University of Plymouth professor. Richard Jozsa said that the application of quantum physics could lead to a...