Office bugged
One office at the University of British Columbia may be a trifle overcrowded - for some tastes at least. Entomology lecturer Karen Needham, who is also curator of the university's Spencer...
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Lord comforts Whitehall's whore
If you want someone to cut through cosy clubbability, Lord Beloff is your man. He is more acid rain than breath of fresh air, but his directness stands out against the over elaborate courtesies of...
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Vice squad
Bizarre image of the week comes courtesy of the Manchester Evening News, inducing thoughts of university metalwork shops taking the place of gymnasia as refuge-in-times-of-accommodation crisis with...
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Male ergo
And a warm welcome to the Hansard Society's latest Women at the Top report showing that in several significant centres of national life, the proportion of women reaching positions of influence is...
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Peace dividend
A severe sporting blow last week to the stereotypes attached to the academic disciplines of peace and war studies. Most preconceptions would assume that any contest between the open-toed sandal bunch...
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Devolution evolution
The screeching sound of U-turns was to be heard at the AUTS council, where delegates vied with one another to welcome the prospect of a Scottish parliament, which would undoubtedly cherish higher...
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Motion picture
A delegate at last Saturday's council meeting of the Association of University Teachers Scotland complained about a motion authorising the council's officers to take part in Scottish consultations on...
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Rat Pat
Alumnus to be proud of no 34 is the subject of a joke currently doing the rounds of US academia via the Internet - Q: "What is the difference between a big fat hairy rat and Pat Buchanan?" A: "One...
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Matrimonial union
Higher education at last has its answer to James Carville and Mary Matalin, who simultaneously conducted a courtship and plotted opposing United States presidential campaigns in 1992. Following last...
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Dearing set to call for S level revival
The S level examination for high-flying sixth-formers is set to make a comeback after more than a decade in the doldrums. Some admissions tutors are predicting that it could become an essential...
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Exam body link-up
A new joint committee linking the National Council for Vocational Qualifications with the School Curriculum Assessment Authority was launched this week. The committee, announced by Gillian Shephard,...
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All out
(Photograph) - All out: Students from Plymouth University's Exmouth campus staged a "march- out" last week in protest at cuts in higher education.
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Race row marks trainee
A student teacher has accused Nottingham University of "blatant racial discrimination" after an internal inquiry into allegations of procedural irregularities rejected most of her criticisms and...
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Time, brawlers please
British pubs have come under the scrutiny of psychologists at Nottingham University in a plan to teach licensees how to stop drunken brawls. Psychologist Phil Leather said violence was a serious...
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PFI starts rolling
A high-level government committee to examine the scope of the private finance initiative in higher education is to meet later this month amid signs that many institutions are ready to sign up to long...