Art cause needs a finer finish
Fine art conservation skills are in urgent need of care and attention. "Something that worked perfectly well is being brought to its knees," warns Caroline Villers of the department of conservation...
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Scholarly books hard-pressed
Canada's 58 English-language scholarly presses are printing about 10 per cent fewer books than last year because of the squeeze on public subsidies. Author and political analyst Jeremy Webber says...
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Second class
Hopefully no one from the international postal commission will have spotted that Derek Quintock managed to send a postcard from Malaysia (THES, August 9) using a stamp from Sri Lanka. Was the irony...
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Beastly burdens
It is absurd to assign rights to animals, argues Roger Scruton in response to the 'moral humbug' of his critics. Recent correspondence prompts me to add to the argument of my article about why the...
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Cash call for dying species
Many natural history collections, especially in the tropics, will soon be lost forever unless money is made available for developing countries to preserve them. Richard Leakey, wildlife biologist and...
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Opposition may block Oz change
Proposed changes to Australia's Higher Education Contribution Scheme could be blocked if opposition parties decide to use their majority in the senate. The Labor Party, the Australian Democrats and...
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Nurses' courses in fast lane
A flood of courses in advanced nursing, often at masters degree level, may be appearing too quickly, even before a consensus has been reached about what "advanced nursing" is, a conference will hear...
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Rugger mix-up
Talking of exaggerations in the press, Gareth Roberts, chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals, may be feeling less than grateful that an error in an early draft of a flier for...
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Behold... the angels moved!
Rachel North just couldn't believe her eyes. "I was passing the infra-red camera over the landscape when two figures appeared on the monitor. It was so exciting." She was carrying out a technical...
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Australia squeezes grants
Thousands of Australia's students may be forced out of university because of a federal government decision tightening up on the financial assistance they receive. On top of the sharp rise in tuition...
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Madness of a class-ridden system
Rising fees and a widening social divide mean that the path from graduate to academic career needs ever more money and luck, argues Geoffrey Strickland. Evidence that the expansion of higher...
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Conveying what Mr Gibberish is driving at
Throw in a few spare parts of a Ferrari with those of an old Skoda and you have the vehicle for conveying economic news to the public, argues John Corner. Nicholas Jones's "insider" account of...
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Results of research probe expected early
The results of this year's research assessment exercise should be revealed before the end of the year, rather than early next year as planned, say funding council chiefs. The 61 panels, which are...
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Big future for large shed
The University of Greenwich has announced plans to convert a disused second world war aircraft hangar into what is thought to be the country's first graduate teaching centre built using private...
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Brunel ends pain in Spain on buses
Mussolini's trains ran on time in the 1930s Italy, much to the chagrin of the Spanish. Now Brunel University is helping them rival Il Duce's achievement on an arguably more recalcitrant public...