Indicted States of America
Historian Francis Jennings tells Harriet Swain why he delights in debunking the official history of America and why he feels that political correctness on US campuses is in fact racist Francis "Fritz...
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The stress dissident
Yvonne McEwen has angered the counselling world by claiming that trauma victims do not need a talking cure. But what are her own qualifications? Olga Wojtas reports When Yvonne McEwen was appointed...
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Chairs
Queen Mary and Westfield College Stefan Priebe, professor of psychiatry at Freie University of Berlin, chair of social and community psychiatry; I. Sanderson, Harvard Medical School, Genegal Hospital...
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Fellowships
Sheffield Hallam University Fellowships have been awarded to: Dorothy Dixon-Barrow, founder member of the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination and the Sheffield and District Afro-Caribbean...
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Honorary degrees
University of Leeds. Honorary doctor of science degrees were awarded to the following on the opening day of the British Association Annual Festival of Science: Richard Sykes, director and chief...
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Dance and drama crisis
Dance and drama schools' intakes are up to 50 per cent below target because students cannot afford to take up places, ministers have been told. The failure of an interim support scheme for dance and...
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Waves help reveal the Sun's secrets
Astronomical figures provide rays of hope Applied mathematics has proved a key research tool in investigating the mysteries of the Sun. It has been known for about two decades that the Sun is an...
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Degree costs compared
FINANCE officers should know by next summer how far the cost of teaching diplomas and degrees differs between further education colleges and higher education institutions. The Higher Education...
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Fact file
* 53 per cent of applicants to the Open University are women, 47 per cent are men * 51 per cent of admissions to the OU are women, 49 per cent are men * Social sciences are the most popular OU...
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Sound calculating cuts noise
Equations silence motorways Predicting noise levels from major developments such as motorways, checking the impact of sound barriers and measuring the flow of fuel at power stations are all a...
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Bidding invited for extra students' money
TOP-quality university and college courses will have the chance of extra students next year, under a funding council bidding scheme. The Higher Education Funding Council for England will provide cash...
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Protestant youth sticks to Bible
A SURVEY of 5,000 churchgoers in Belfast has found that education levels determine how readily Catholics accept the doctrines of their church. The strongest expressions of traditional doctrinal...
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Logistics slashes sky-high air bills
Mathematics with altitude A simple mathematical model could save industry billions of pounds, new research has found. Logistics engineering research at the University of Plymouth is moving closer to...
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Reluctant borrowers
FEMALE and Asian students are less likely to take out loans than white males, according to a report published today. Research by the Policy Studies Institute raises concerns about government plans...
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Shattered dreams
CONFUSION about who will be exempt from fees and the fear of debt appear to be the two main deterrents behind the fall in university applications for 1998/99. A-level students at Bradford and Ilkley...