Womens' posts too low
The number of women applying to academic posts is "worryingly low" at some of Cambridge University's schools, a report into the university's equal opportunities performance has found, writes Phil...
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Lords braced for third reading
The Teaching and Higher Education Bill, defeated twice at report stage in the House of Lords on Monday, faces a fresh reverse next Tuesday when it goes to a final third reading. Baroness Blatch,...
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Principals query cuts logic
SCotland is being unfairly hit by spending cuts because of a perception that it enjoys higher funding than other parts of the United Kingdom, according to principals. The Committee of Scottish Higher...
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Scots reform for fast-track degree
Scottish education minister Brian Wilson has said that students with the proposed Advanced Highers should be treated like A-level entrants who are allowed to skip part of a degree course. Mr Wilson...
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Good news, please
Much wringing of hands at The THES last week after the secretary of state for education and employment accused us on national radio of "whingeing" about his plans to reskill the nation. We want to be...
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Green and efficient
In this spirit, well done to Mr Blunkett himself. His thoughtful department is saving university and college heads from mountains of paperwork. Many have told of how the DFEE has not delivered them a...
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Discourtesy call
Opposition peers have found the Achilles' heel of the normally unflappable Baroness Blackstone: her decorum. The rare moment of humility from the baroness came amid last week's hullabaloo in the...
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Hair-raising sight
After the government's loss of votes during the report stage of the higher education bill, the biggest shock was the sight of Lord Desai, the LSE economist with the Don King hairstyle, going into the...
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European means
Has Lord Baker spotted the hidden agenda integrating the different bits of the government's seemingly chaotic post-compulsory school policy? Noting the administrative demands of means testing 70,000...
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Historical votes
They may have produced their best voting strength for years in the Lords, but the Liberal Democrats are still haunted by history. Among the 16 cross-benchers who helped give the government its...
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Bond's degree success
Poor Sean Connery, allegedly vetoed for a knighthood by Labour because of his support for the Scottish National Party, can at least be sure of one impending honour. He has been invited to Glasgow...
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Blacklist for bishop?
Alumnus to be proud of No 161 may be assumed to have done in his chances of becoming Archbishop of Canterbury, at least during the present government. The Rt Revd Keith Sutton, also known as the...
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Libraries condemn 'crisis'
Libraries in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom have united to raise concerns about the pricing and licensing of scholarly journals. A group of Dutch and German libraries, led by...
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Medical education anxieties
Medical school heads fear that cost might be put before quality when it comes to deciding how and where to train extra doctors for the United Kingdom. Medical schools and associated hospitals...
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Final-year students forced to commute for two hours a day
Final-year students at the University of Wales College of Medicine are being forced to commute for two hours a day because a change in the medical curriculum means their normal hospitals are overrun...