Fatah support patchy in poll
Student union elections at several Palestinian universities have produced evidence of the deeply-divided opinions on the Middle East peace process. As pressure mounted from both Israeli left-wing...
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Afrikaaner who runs with ANC ball
Easy platitudes about national unity have accompanied the rugby World Cup in South Africa like a theme tune, but when Andre Odendaal says "the excitement and the range of people who have been...
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Preset drugs provide maximum benefits
Chemists at Aberdeen University have joined forces with a bioscience company to develop a new way of delivering drugs and vaccines which could cut down on injections and improve healthcare in the...
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Pounds 1.5m sets tails wagging
Cambridge University's veterinary school is establishing a professorship in farm animal health, food science and food safety thanks to a Pounds 1.5 million grant from Marks and Spencer. The post is...
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Advertisers eat their words on family diet
Families perceive television advertising as having only a marginal influence on children's diets. The myth that parents are waging a continual battle to ensure their offspring eat healthily is also...
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Sulphate strings could save sight for thousands
Scientists at Lancaster University hope their work on a little known carbohydrate called keratan sulphate will help save the sight of thousands of people. Its importance is only now being appreciated...
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Mountain bikes do not live up to tough image
Mountain bikes may look good but not all meet the demands of rough terrain cycling, according to research by safety specialists at Nottingham University. Commissioned by the Department of Trade and...
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GNVQ students eye universities
University admissions tutors are this year facing a tenfold increase in the number of applicants with vocational A levels, according to statistics released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions...
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Snags appear over franchises
Colleges are crying out for guidance in the wake of the Handsworth College report. Alison Utley reports "The rapid growth has taxed the college's ability to manage and control the effective delivery...
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Face copier promises more puppet reality
The facial expressions of puppets could be much more lifelike as a result of work by a final-year design student at Loughborough University. Richard Widgery has developed a contraption which fits to...
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External examiner reform
The Higher Education Quality Council is consulting universities on fundamental reform of the external examiner system - reform the council argues is vital if the system is to be of any value in the...
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Ready to be Charlie Chaplains
(Photograph) - Ready to be Charlie Chaplains: Mike Harrison (right), Anglican chaplain, and Father Ian Smith (left), Catholic chaplain to the University of Bradford, are willing to make a splash to...
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Agriculture college principal to leave
A college principal suspended six months ago is to leave his college following complaints about his "aggressive" management style. Barry Gimbert, aged 48, of Cannington Agricultural College,...
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Scientists patently poor at capitalising on new ideas
A decade of Government policy aimed at helping university scientists to become more adept at commercial exploitation of their work has failed to improve their knowledge and expertise in the use of...
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Certificate offer does not pay
There is no money to be made by former polytechnics selling university-style certificates to their alumni, the pioneers of the scheme have concluded. Middlesex invested Pounds 35,000 in setting up...