Poles apart
(Photograph) - Poles apart: Henryk Urich, former professor of neuropathology at London University, comes face to face with his sculpture at the 55th and final reunion of graduates of the Polish...
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Sting in the tale of a magic formula
Student loans injected a dose of financial reality into Australian universities. Linda Christmas look at the results. Most people in Australia remember the fuss. There were protests and placards and...
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Appointments
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH LONDON In its centenary year, the University of North London has appointed its first writer in residence. Deborah Levy, a prolific writer, was described in a review in The Sunday...
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How two vice chancellors see it
John Hay, vice chancellor of the University of Queensland: "HECS is a reasonable scheme. On the whole, it addresses the needs of first-degree students. The biggest problem is that all students pay...
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Fish called wander
(Photograph) - Fish called wander: James Chinneck of Leeds Metropolitan University based "The Suitcase Experience" on his ideas on tourism, travel and cultural politics. It helped him win a first and...
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Reel future
As cinema celebrates its first century, David Puttnam opens this THES nine-page special by looking to the next. He tells Kam Patel that despite US domination of the industry Britain's technological...
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An Aboriginal inspiration
Colin Bourke describes the campaign for an indigenous university. Indigenous Australians have made a significant impact on higher education over the past few decades. In 1974, only 55 Aboriginal...
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Solar flair
(Photograph) - Solar flair: Southampton University researchers Tom Markvart (middle), Adam Wasenczuk (left) and Gavin Conibeer, inspect roof-top solar energy panels they are using to find ways of...
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It's good to chalk
(Photograph) - It's good to chalk: A giant 15ft blackboard tells of the anxiety students feel about education before finals. Designed by Pat Flynn, a final-year student at Staffordshire University,...
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Cancer pioneer keeps home base
Caroline Mountford's pioneering technique in the early detection of cancer is leading the international fight against one of the most frightening and prolific diseases in the world today. The...
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The student experience
Student loans injected a dose of financial reality into Australian universities. Linda Christmas look at the results. Cheryl Stewart 28, has a three-year-old daughter and is studying for a masters at...
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UK musical benefits from Ealing arts
Kam Patel talks to Brian Izzard, director of the first 'genuine' British musical this decade, about the right to be pretentious and the right to fail. It is a fair bet that many of the famous...
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Goodbye to the good times
Australia was a land of plenty for higher education under Labor - plenty of students, jobs, and loans. Under the new conservative coalition, the threat is plenty of cuts. Geoff Maslen looks at the...
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Doctor's trek for elusive platypus
After more than a decade of researching Australia's most unusual native animal, the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), David Goldney admits he still becomes excited when he manages to track one of...
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Speaking Volumes: Florence Nightingale to her Nurses
Jenifer Wilson-Barnet on Florence Nightingale's Florence Nightingale to her Nurses . These letters to the probationers and nurses at St. Thomas' (written between 1830 and 1900) are less well known...