Mayor be not
One wonders who is responsible for strategic decision-making at the Association of MBAs, which recently announced a new speaker for its annual dinner. The event, usually held this month, had to be...
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Religion of two halves
The Scottish football team's defeat at Hampden Park, compounded by a victory at Wembley that still excluded it from the European cup, could leave many distraught supporters turning to God. So it was...
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A shadowy presence
Sharp diary eyes were alerted by a press release from "Liberal Democrat shadow department for education and employment secretary Phil Willis". Surely the term "shadow" can only apply to Conservative...
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Some talk ain't cheap
Glasgow University's John Dunn, reporting in the staff newsletter on the latest senate meeting, reveals that senators "levelled the most fearsome of accusations with a courtesy, a graciousness and a...
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On the move
Gordon Marshall, fellow in sociology at Nuffield College, Oxford, has been appointed chief executive and deputy chairman of the Economic and Social Research Council. He will succeed Ronald Amann on...
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Glittering prizes
The Wiener Library, London, has awarded Robert Moeller the 1999 Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History for his work War Stories: The Search for a Usable Past in the Federal Republic of Germany. Till...
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Eyewitness
Ten years ago, the Berlin Wall was breached. A week later came the Czech and Slovak "Velvet Revolution". Central and Eastern Europe, soon joined by states of the defunct Soviet Union, embarked on...
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Coimbra
The main library and archives of Portugal's Coimbra University were closed after library staff complained of headaches, difficulty breathing and fatigue at work. Toxic substances used during a...
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Perth
The jailing of two students in Singapore for consuming cannabis at an end-of-exams party in Perth could damage Australia's image in Asia, according to Curtin University deputy vice-chancellor John...
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IT 'underclass' fears
The boom in multimedia-based training may be creating an underclass of workers who cannot cope with technology-based training, according to a survey. The survey of 180 personnel directors working in...
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Microsoft mobile boost
Lancaster University's computing department has been awarded Pounds 300,000 by Microsoft to fund research in communications and operating systems supporting distributed multimedia and mobile systems.
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Christian college chooses York base
* The College of Ripon and York St John is basing itself in York after operating from two campuses since 1974. It says it is moving in order to retain its independence as a Christian seat of learning...
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Kuala Lumpur
Government campaigns towards creating a centre of education excellence in Malaysia are bearing fruit as combined figures for foreign students studying in the country's higher education institutions...
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Lome
Students of the National University of Togo demonstrated in support of striking primary and secondary school teachers. Many of the students were children of the striking teachers, who are finding it...
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Quality watchdog proposed to bring universities to heel
Australian vice-chancellors are seeking an independent national body to be responsible for audits of university quality systems. Their committee has proposed forming a private, non-profit firm with...