Belief in bandwidth
The Academia Europaea and the European Science Foundation have called for continued and new investment in a high bandwidth computer network in Europe. The joint statement urges the national...
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Experts drafted in to fix FEFC computer hitch
External consultants have been brought in to address weaknesses in the Further Education Funding Council's computer systems, following a report by the chief auditor.
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Millennium building spree at Oxford
Oxford University has committed Pounds 150 million to 14 building or refurbishment programmes under a millennium project. Plans include a Pounds 60 million chemistry building and the Wellcome Trust...
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'Twitchers' they can't do without
Enthusiastic amateurs are vital for science, say the experts. Now a pro-am dating agency is on the cards. Steve Farrar reports They are among the unsung heroes of science but the hour of the amateur...
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Sources of research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY www.rgs.org Gilchrist Expedition...
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Agony aunt
Q I'm a PhD research student and my head of department has off-loaded a lot of teaching on me. I need the money but I need more training and guidance. Where can I turn for help? A Ann J. Kettle...
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Liven up life in the laboratory
WHAT Kate Exley takes a practical look at science and engineering undergraduates' work WHY Many students complain that they are fed up with 'following cook books' and want to be the chef HOW....
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Glittering prizes
Rinchinnyam Amarjargal, Mongolia's prime minister, has received an honorary degree from the University of Bradford. Patrick Dowling, vice-chancellor and chief executive of the University of Surrey,...
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Elite capture lion's share of extra intake
England's richest university will have an income per student more than 12 times greater than that of the country's poorest institution. The funding allocations, announced yesterday by the Higher...
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Pay gap shows sex divide
Men with degrees earn about 15 per cent more than male non-graduates and women earn 35 per cent more than female non-graduates, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies. Compared with their male...
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Extra millions sought to hire top staff
* The Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals is seeking an initial Pounds 20 million in the first year from the Scottish executive to improve pay and conditions. The committee estimates...
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Warwick takes gold in good food contest
Students at Warwick University are well fed, according to the judges of the British University Chefs' Challenge 2000. Warwick took the gold medal for the fourth time in seven years of the competition...
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Londonderry facelift gives software look-in
University has unveiled a Pounds 10 million investment plan for its Magee College campus in Londonderry, including an international business centre, a software development institute and a high-tech...
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Weightless watchers recruit students
The European Space Agency is seeking 30 teams of up to four student researchers to fly on a specially adapted Airbus A-300 that follows a parabolic flight path to create near-zero gravity conditions...
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Bureaucracy cuts into classroom time
Heavier administrative workloads in colleges are damaging the student experience, research by the Further Education Development Agency has found. More than 90 per cent of colleges reported a big rise...