Bully boy's bunkum
I had hoped that Bill Clinton's election to the United States presidency in 1992 would bring an end to the seemingly interminable culture wars ("the crisis of history", "the battle of the books and...
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Keep the magic rolling along
I recently joined 100,000 other fans at Wembley Stadium to see The Rolling Stones. The diversity of those attending the concert was remarkable. The Stones attracted not only ageing rockers, and a few...
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Twin victory against racism
When Bernard Shapiro publicly assumed his role as principal of McGill, Canada's most prestigious university, it was hailed as a remarkable personal feat. Joining the celebratory throng was Shapiro's...
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Ghost students in Pell grants trick
A California trade school which offered courses to poor students in auto mechanics, computer training and English as a second language fraudulently milked the Pell grant programme of $58 million,...
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Professions shape courses
The traditional freedom of Australian universities to design their own courses is becoming limited because of the growing influence of professional associations. Gordon Stanley, head of the federal...
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Grape expectations
Universities are improving Italy's favourite wine. Paul Bompard reports. The quality of Chianti wine is very close to the Italian heart. It is a key element of regional pride for Tuscans....
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Fergie college provides digital skills for jobless graduates
The secretarial college that taught the Duchess of York to type is being filled by unemployed graduates paying a princely Pounds 2,000 for a three-month course which promises an alternative route...
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Technical patches
New science minister Ian Taylor is considering setting up a group of vice chancellors and captains of industry to discuss boosting links between firms and universities. Outlining the Department of...
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OST inquiry
The transfer of the Office of Science and Technology to the Department of Trade and Industry will be the subject of an inquiry by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, as part of an...
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Internet news
The THES Internet Service includes details of the contents of this week's newspaper and all our advertisements, updated on the Tuesday before publication of the paper. The service is availableon the...
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Ways and Mensa to get ahead
Warwick University is making a bid to recruit students with the highest IQ by collaborating with Mensa on a series of short degree-accredited courses. Mensa, the society for people with high IQs...
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Edwards urges AUT to action
Cyril Edwards, the professor who was made redundant by Goldsmiths College last year, is appealing to the Association of University Teachers not to drop its High Court action against the institution....
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Morale hits the pits at Anglia
A majority of staff in one faculty at Anglia Polytechnic University has passed a vote of no confidence in management following substantial redundancies. The 16 redundancies in the faculty of the...
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Silver book staff frozen out
Thousands of further education college lecturers are facing the imposition of a salary freeze for the second year running after the breakdown of pay talks. The Colleges' Employers' Forum is again...
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Quality time
The Higher Education Quality Council has published Managing for Quality: Stories and Strategies, which contains 56 case histories designed to steer academic leaders and managers through current...