The nanny assessors
TALKS on draft QAA proposals for assessing teaching quality have failed to point out that the result will be a further Gadarene rush to neglect teaching and prioritise research. The proposals offer...
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Students in distress
IDENTIFYING vulnerable students to prevent suicides would be difficult to translate into practice given the unwillingness of individuals to be singled out as suffering from mental health problems (...
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When outsiders take over the IT
DURHAM University's motivation in outsourcing its computing services (THES, May 1) and the knock-on effect are of concern to the Universities and Colleges Information Services Association. The stated...
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Negative vibes from positive action
Women are likely to take up 80 per cent of the 1.6 million new jobs projected by the year 2006 in the United Kingdom. At present, women form almost half of the workforce although on average they are...
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Military's might in Indonesia
The deaths of six students in Indonesia this week is a tragic confirmation of the dismay and foreboding felt by many observers at the mounting student protests and demonstrations against President...
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A system in danger of overload
Is the PhD viva outmoded? Alison Utley talks to one candidate who thinks it destroyed his career, and (below) Ewan Gillon calls for a radical overhaul of the entire Phd process In recent weeks there...
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Council boosts biology labs
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council thinks it has found a novel and relatively inexpensive approach to the long-standing problem of setting up new centres for big science. It...
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Doubts over Pounds 50m seed cash
A leading venture company has questioned the way the new University Challenge Fund - announced in the budget to provide Pounds 50 million of seed capital for universities - is to be distributed....
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Scots get Pounds 7.5m to develop facilities
The reclamation of "brownfield" sites, the economics of renewable energy sources, high-tech materials for medical uses, and food hygiene and nutrition are among 17 projects backed by the Scottish...
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Careers close to critical mass
Ayala Ochert examines disturbing evidence that shows that only a minority of scientists can look forward to a lifelong career in their chosen field What does a scientist's career have in common with...
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Students net Pounds 7,500
Twenty-nine high-flying engineering students have each been awarded a Pounds 7,500 bursary to help them fulfil their potential as tomorrow's captains of industry. The awards have been made through a...
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Pollution winner
Researchers at UMIST have been awarded Pounds 175,000 for work aimed at developing a treatment for highly polluting liquid that accumulates in landfill sites. The liquid waste contains high levels of...
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Smoking puzzle
Researchers at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School aim to find the link between smoking and a serious and sometimes a fatal problem with one of the body's main arteries, thanks to a Pounds...
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British physics pioneer honoured
A female physicist who campaigned for better opportunities for women scientists has been commemorated by her colleagues. The Institute of Physics has erected a blue plaque in honour of Daphne Jackson...
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SPring blossoming for Japan's science
Japan may only just be starting to develop a national policy on science but its 47 prefectures are competing to be the next Silicon Valley. Martin Ince reports Japanese science, technology and...