Mega-cities are disaster-in-waiting
The mega-cities, mushrooming around the world, are putting millions of lives at risk because the buildings cannot withstand natural disasters, the Royal Geographical Society will hear next week. But...
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DFEE cuts top posts
Tony Tysome reports on the shake-up of senior civil servants at the Department For Education and Employment. Gillian Shephard's "dream come true" - the Department For Education and Employment -...
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Scientist calls for meteor monitor
The risk of humankind being devastated by the impact of a meteor is so great that a world network of telescopes should be built immediately to provide an early warning system, an astronomer said last...
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Numbers to find their own level
Tony Tysome summarises the Conservative Political Centre's draft report on Higher Education. The Conservatives' National Policy Group on Higher Education says its recommendations to the Government...
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Back to the future
Unlikely quote of the week - from a newish member of London University's staff: "It's great now that the students are back." Now there's one academic who has still to be acculturated.
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AUT urges probe into missing Alpha research cash
The Association of University Teachers has called on ministers to investigate drastic cuts in cash for top-rated Alpha research projects by the Medical Research Council. The MRC says a financial...
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Guildhall calls in consultants
London Guildhall University has called in consultants to assess plans to solve its long-term financial and accommodation problems. The university and the Higher Education Funding Council for England...
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Carling, the thinker
Alumni to be proud of No 11: Will Carling, the England rugby player whose reputation has been built on an unmatched ability to time his pass, took psychology at Hatfield College, Durham University....
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Big Issue boys
The latest edition of The Big Issue in Scotland quizzes some former graduates about their student past. George Robertson, shadow secretary of state for Scotland, asked what he is most proud of about...
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Organ grinding
Yet more proof that men are much more sensitive plants than women. Blue Stockings, Black Gowns, White Coats, a Glasgow University history of women in medicine by Johanna Geyer-Kordesch and Rona...
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Mind that trolley!
Question: "What's the difference between a vice chancellor and a supermarket trolley?" Answer: "A supermarket trolley has a mind of its own." Not necessarily the funniest academic joke you've heard,...
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Quality sex aids
Life as a quality assessment manager may be more exciting than you think. Attending a recent QA workshop at a hotel on the outskirts of Cardiff last month, Peter Jones of Manchester Metropolitan...
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Three-way race
Is Roger Ward, the man who is to industrial conciliation what O. J. Simpson is to the quiet life, about to lose his lead role in further education? Already competing with Association for Colleges...
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Axe-man changeth
Foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind has gained something of a reputation for changing his mind, viz. Scottish devolution, and Europe. He has no doubt been thrilled by last week's news that Scotland's...
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Setback for social work
The future of lecturers on some university social work and probation studies courses looks bleak following this week's Home Office decision to press ahead with an on-the-job training route for...