London for top-up fees
London University is poised to signal its support for the introduction of top-up fees to Sir Ron Dearing's higher education inquiry. Heads of London colleges are being asked to back a federal...
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Teaching the art of learning
S. Taylor wrote that the central purpose of a first degree is "to facilitate and encourage the transformation of a person from being reliant on being 'taught' to being capable of 'teaching' oneself...
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V-cs retreat on budget
Australian higher education unions have accused vice chancellors of using the federal government's budget cuts and the need to pay a wage rise as a pretext to impose large-scale redundancies. They...
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All out in November
All university staff, from porters to professors, from both old and new universities, could walk out in industrial action this November. Two higher education unions have voted to ballot their members...
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A Sheffield lad's steely resolve
David Blunkett tells Simon Midgley of his 'long, hard haul' towards a place at Sheffield University in the 1960s, in the second of our series on the university life of politicians who pronounce on...
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On the same road as Rome
I was most interested to read Domenico Pacitti's article (THES, August 23) "Rome set for 'foreigners' deal", according to which the Italian government is taking action to improve the terms and...
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A subject in the prime of life
The end of maths is greatly exaggerated and there are still many hypotheses to prove, argues Ian Stewart. One measure of the health of today's mathematics is the rate at which the great unsolved...
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Too dangerous for words
Arthur Jensen is the grand old man of all the controversial theories expounding a link between intelligence and race. Now, more than 25 years on, he is still rocking the boat and his latest book has...
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Boxer book row turns bitter
Research into the fate of one of China's historic libraries has become a political cause celebre. The library of the Hanlin Academy, the main centre for scholarly studies in imperial China, was...
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The trouble with taking piggies to market
Several times in the past year Imutran has announced its hope of starting pig-to-human organ transplants within12 months. Fortunately, the date for human experiments is being constantly put back,...
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CVCP focuses on Dearing
While its new corporate plan will emphasise the need to be proactive, the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals will be unavoidably reactive for much of its annual residential meeting at...
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AUT revives pay body demand
The Association of University Teachers has renewed its call for a pay review body for higher education. Philip Burgess, the new union president, made the announcement in his inaugural address to...
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A levy to weigh on v-cs' minds
The autumn conference season is underway and the effects of a forthcoming election are present in both agenda setting and political bidding. Taxation will be the main battle. This is bad news for the...
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Decree of alarm
For firm views on university governance, look no farther than Belarus, and President Alexander Lukashenka. He has just issued a decree on the Belarussian State University which gives him the right to...