Cabinet appointments to the Welsh Assembly
* Mr Michael has announced further cabinet appointments to the Welsh Assembly. Rhodri Morgan is the minister for economic development, Rosemary Butler takes responsibility for education up to the age...
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New post-16 agency set up
A new national post-16 funding agency is set to be built on the foundations of the Further Education Funding Council, following the government's fundamental review of lifelong learning, write Alan...
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Scotland splits education brief
Scotland's new cabinet sees a split in the education brief, with Henry McLeish as minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, while Sam Galbraith is minister for children and education,...
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Scots thumbs-up for student cash review
Scottish students and academics have warmly welcomed the Scottish Parliament's prospective review of student finance, the linchpin of the controversial coalition deal between Labour and the Liberal...
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Anthropology chiefs boycott 'deaf' QAA
The Quality Assurance Agency's plans for academic review and benchmarking will be "catastrophic" for anthropology departments, leaders in the field have warned. And the academic community has...
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MPs urge scientists to resist media
University departments and directors of research establishments should take steps to ensure all their scientific staff are able to respond effectively and competently to media pressure, MPs said this...
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Royal mixer
(Photograph) - Royal mixer: Liz Copeland, lecturer in herbal medicine at the University of Westminster, helps Prince Charles to mix a prescription of dried herbs at the opening this week of the...
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Budget for Mars mission agreed
Mars Express, a European mission to the red planet in 2003, is set for lift-off after a meeting of European science ministers agreed to boost the European Space Agency's science budget over the next...
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Beagle 2
Beagle 2, a lander to accompany the Mars Express mission being coordinated by Colin Pillinger at the Open University, is still on course for inclusion in Mars Express. Professor Pillinger, whose bid...
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Warning over pitfalls of working from home
Alison Utley reports from last week's Association of University Teachers summer council in Scarborough Marking exam scripts from a shady table in the garden while listening to The Archers may sound...
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Threat to academic freedom 'will mean war'
Alison Utley reports from last week's Association of University Teachers summer council in Scarborough University authorities are plotting to launch a new and damaging attack on academic freedom,...
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Institute of Learning and Teaching
* The AUT executive narrowly averted a disaster for the fledgling Institute of Learning and Teaching when it persuaded members to remain behind the initiative. Amid much hostility and antagonism, a...
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'I am doing my job better than ever'
Alison Utley reports from last week's Association of University Teachers summer council in Scarborough Philosopher Nick McAdoo (pictured left) works from home for the Open University and the...
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Debt increase not all bad news
New universities have debts of more than a third of their total income, according to the latest analysis of higher education. But figures in Noble's Higher Education Financial Yearbook for 1999 also...
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Making chaos out of disorder
Principals warn that attempts to 'tidy up' higher education will lead to an identity crisis, writes Tony Tysome Ministers and quality chiefs attempting to impose a new order in higher education have...