Announcement
CHRISTOPHER COX MEMORIAL FUND. The Christopher Cox Memorial Fund was established in 1982 to commemorate the life and work of Sir Christopher Cox, fellow of New College. It was used to assist students...
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Appointments
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY. The following have been appointed to readerships: Dr M. Tipton, who will continue as head of the human and applied physiology section of the Robens Institute; Dr R. Carter,...
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Link
LINK. Victor Parsons minister for science and technology at the Department of Trade and Industry, announced that David Smith, director of research and development at Whatman plc, has been appointed...
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University of Plymouth
UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH. Alan Macfarlane, former managing director of the British Division of Wandel and Goltermann, has been elected chairman of the board of governors.
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Chairs
WYE COLLEGE. Nicholas Russell, former reader in the department of biochemistry at the University College of Wales in Cardiff, has been appointed professor in food microbiology. UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD...
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Fellowships
ARCHITECTS AND SURVEYORS INSTITUTE. Michael Latham, consultant with the Building Employers Confederation and House-Builders Federation and corporate affairs director to The Building Group, was...
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Events
ART OF A CONTINENT. The Royal Academy of Arts is hosting an exhibition of artistic achievements in African art, particulary Egypt, its Sahara neighbours and the often neglected south, until January...
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Changes ahead
From January 1996, Noticeboard will change its emphasis to give more space to people in further and higher education in terms of appointments, promotions, honours, awards, fellowships, etc, of...
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Final Word
This Final Word comes from the epilogue of a book by an author who remains unconvinced by the terminally ambitious: "'FEEL LIKE? Oh, I a most interesting question, my lad I er I rather like to know...
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Speaking Volumes: Political Change in a West African State
Stephen P. Riley on Martin Kilson's Political Change in a West African State. The West African country of Sierra Leone has been much in the news this year. Civil conflict, the taking of British...
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The banks that like to say no to loans
The Government's plans to privatise student loans suffered another blow this week as it emerged that all four of the major high street banks are likely to reject the scheme. Midland Bank became the...
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'Act of vandalism' condemned
Universities this week condemned cuts of Pounds 500 per student in real terms over three years as "short-sighted" and "an act of vandalism" as they considered the implications of the budget. Staff...
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If the cap fits
(Photograph) - If the cap fits: Labour leader Tony Blair became an honorary doctor of civil law at the University of Northumbria last week: his party's education standards document, published this...
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FE expansion threatened
Budget shocks reverberated through further education this week as principals tried to make sense of swingeing cuts in capital allocations which may mean the end of expansion. The settlement was far...
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Research cash switch
Millions of pounds earmarked for university infrastructure, including the hiring of technicians for research in universities, was spent on employing research assistants and on extra grants, a report...