Supersub patrols the depths
THE FIRST unmanned submarine designed specifically for civilian research in ocean science was launched off the shores of Britain last week. Autosub1, developed at the Southampton Oceanography Centre...
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Students close Quebec colleges
QUEBEC students have won a victory in their running battle against the introduction of tuition fees and cuts in the Canadian province's 48 junior colleges in advance of the December budget. Education...
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Gallery trails fine art find
The art gallery at Mount St Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is trying to trace the movements of an undocumented painting by the distinguished artist Margaret Clarke (1888-1961), recently...
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New world budget cuts put classics on ice
The classics in Australia are under threat. Faced with government cuts to their budgets, universities are rationalising their courses and, with sharply declining numbers of students, the classics are...
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Campuses bulge with middle-age spread
Students over the age of 40 now comprise the fastest-growing group on United States campuses, according to a study by two national higher education organisations. Enrolment of fortysomethings has...
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Slovaks hold funeral rite
Slovak students have held a candle-lit "funeral for academic freedom" in Freedom Square in Bratislava in protest at legislation that threatens university decision-making powers. Anger at the new law...
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Friendship with a Russian smile
FOR THE head of an institution which had to raise more than half its $20 million budget last year and owes more than $1 million in heating, electricity and water bills, Vladimir Filippov, rector of...
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Bikers speed on a virtual road
HOW CAN can one ride the world's most powerful motorcycle and roar along twisting open roads at breakneck speed in perfect safety? Virtual reality, of course. A group of engineers from Pisa's Santa...
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Health is fine on a drop of wine
GRAND traditions can leave a country resting on its laurels rather than competing at the cutting edge of research. Until recently, France was no exception where its heritage as a country of fine...
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Anxious students sacrifice their poor
In as fine an example of pathetic fallacy as could be found, last Tuesday's bleak weather underlined the misery of higher education staff demonstrating in the sleet for better pay. They have, as...
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Learning to love each other
The Association of Colleges' first annual conference this week heralded a new spirit of collaboration in the further education sector. It was not always so. Incorporation, three years ago, brought to...
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Hitting the customer is a bad idea
No one can blame people who work for universities for being fed up and angry. They have had a rotten deal for years. Their salaries have shadowed the retail price index and not average earnings - and...
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Fanfare for common good
As their role becomes more complex and resources more scarce, universities need to forge stronger links, says Michael Gibbons. THE COMMONWEALTH is undergoing a period of considerable change. The...
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The eligible bachelors
Arts and humanities graduates are just as able to adapt to the fast-changing information age as their more vaunted vocational peers, argues Michael Worton. Do we value our arts and humanities...
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Tied up in Notts
Some misconceptions are reported in your article "Staff Vote for PRP Salary Scheme" (THES, November 8). Union representatives were sent copies of the scheme rules so that they were able to advise...