Fixed contracts: a female preserve
WOMEN academics are more likely to be employed on fixed-term contracts than their male colleagues at every level, according to a report by lecturers' union Natfhe. Analysis of statistics produced by...
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Philosophers think of strike
LEEDS University is facing strike action over the dismissal of three philosophy lecturers who have been employed on a succession of fixed-term contracts. The university said the decision was taken to...
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Three lecturers were reinstated by Northumbria University this week
* Three lecturers were reinstated by Northumbria University this week after colleagues threatened strike action, writes Alan Thomson. The modern languages lecturers were all on fixed-term contracts...
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Students vote against fees
THE National Union of Students voted overwhelmingly to continue its current line on education funding at its annual conference, writes Harriet Swain. After a fierce debate, members decided to...
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NUS leader-elect eyes higher loans
The newly-elected leader of the National Union of Students has vowed to make ending student hardship his priority and called for more money from government to do it. Andrew Pakes, NUS treasurer, will...
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Cauliflower kaleidoscope
(Photograph) - Cauliflower kaleidoscope: Dundee University fine art graduate Roddy Mathieson's sculpture Mantra is part of the Dark Matter exhibition at the Turnpike Gallery in Leigh, Lancashire....
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Engineering and science lose allure
THE first analysis of the subject choices made by more than 600,000 students over a 20-year period will show that science and engineering degrees are being forced to make do with academically less...
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Minister seeks Scottish waiver
SCOTTISH universities are being "encouraged" to take more English students directly into the second year as the government tries to push the Teaching and Higher education bill through and resolve the...
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No Scots MPs on the standing committee
Scottish educationists are dismayed to find that there are no Scots MPs on the standing committee, writes Olga Wojtas. The Association of University Teachers Scotland has written to Scottish...
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Northern light
Now that new Labour has chosen to transfer its annual conference from Blackpool to the cosier south coast will its NUS supporters be tagging along? Not if former national president Douglas Trainer...
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Snow joke
(Photograph) - On the beach at Weston-Super-Mare, Father Christmas promotes his course for prospective Santas at Weston College, which will start in September. Students are required to be able to...
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Anglia offensive
The beleaguered Anglia Polytechnic University business school is going on the PR offensive after revelations in The THES and Private Eye about allegations of nepotism and bullying against its dean,...
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Virtual v-cs
The University of Armageddon's search for a new vice-chancellor has turned up an interesting real-life dilemma. For a confidential memo posted on the university's website from a real university...
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Rich scientist
It is unlikely that either of the applicants is George Poste, research director of drugs giant SmithKline Beecham, who could not afford the job even with 100 per cent of the salary. Although chief...
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Fried eggs with a PFI yolk
The public sector has turned to private firms for building project aid, writes Mike Sherrington University and college building schemes have always been more or less free of some of the worst...