The 15-year quest to dislodge the 11-plus
Anne McHardy reports on the struggle by two academics to bring an end to the socially divisive 11-plus exam in Northern Ireland's schools Tony Gallagher and Alan Smith are hanging on to a dream of...
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It's a question of balance
There is a four in a million chance that an aeroplane will land on your head. Is this an acceptable risk? Ayala Ochert reports on the US and the UK's conflicting approaches to risk Ten years ago,...
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Agony aunt
Q) A student has told me in confidence that one of my tutor group is taking drugs. I am unsure what to do. Any suggestions? Jacqui Rodgers Principal lecturer Division of psychology University of...
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Put scholarship into teaching
WHAT Good practice needs to be shared and better understood, writes Mick Healey. WHY If teaching is to match research in rigour, it must be open to critical scrutiny. HOW As I write this I am in the...
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Mussel bound
(Photograph) - Mussel bound: Simon McQueen Mason and fellow scientists in the molecular biology department of York University are using the secretions produced by mussels to cling on to rocks to...
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John O Williams
* The photograph on page 2 last week was not of John O. Williams, retiring principal of North East Wales Institute. We apologise.
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De Montfort University
De Montfort University is the only British university registered by the South African ministry of education and legally permitted to admit new students under regulations reported in last week's THES.
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Engineering change
Birmingham University is radically restyling engineering teaching to work more with other disciplines and investing in high-quality staff and facilities. The university, which is celebrating its...
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Social worker video stars
Future social workers can perfect their interviewing technique on video using role play as part of a York University course in interviewing skills, which has won extra cash from the Higher Education...
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Dance coup
(Photograph) - Dance coup: Northern School of Contemporary Dance's Darren Pritchard, a third-year student, in rehearsals for the school's London debut at The Place this week.Photograph: Neil Turner
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French school expands courses
PARIS A new masters degree and two new professorships are among initiatives announced by EM Lyon, one of France's top international schools of management. It has also launched a club called LYEN (...
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Libraries approach copyright solution
Faster, cheaper online access to individual articles in journals could be available soon to students and staff at universities thanks to a pilot document- delivery service to be developed by...
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UCAS adds 83 colleges to recruitment service
* A further 83 further education colleges joined the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service this week. They will recruit students on to higher education courses through UCAS from next year.
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Academy uncovered
Global research company ingenta is to acquire UnCover, a top article access and document delivery provider to the United States academic library market. The deal will create the world's largest...
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UK pips US at the post in research poll
Scientists from the United Kingdom ahver a greater impact on the international community than their United States counterparts, according to a new study. The challenge to the accepted picture of US...