Charity found guilty of racial discrimination
University Settlement, a charity that helps the disadvantaged, has pledged to "assess and upgrade" its staffing rules after being found guilty of racial discrimination. The settlement is run by...
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BSE research in danger
The Government's obsession with privatisation is in danger of seriously undermining research, including research into BSE, scientists warned this week. More than 40 establishments - many of them...
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European shortfall
British universities taking part in research under European Union Framework programmes are receiving insufficient support for overheads, says the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals....
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Computer training
A new centre to promote the use of computers for teachers is to be set up at the University of Brighton. The centre, which will focus on art and design, is the first to be based at a university under...
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Library for Paisley
Paisley University has announced plans to build a new Pounds 6.8 million library and learning resource centre. Around half the costs will be met by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, and...
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Spongiform council beefed up
Kam Patel reports on accusations of 'woefully inadequate' statistics on BSE, and the launch of a new research programme. A shakeup of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC) followed...
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Aberdeen anguish
Southern bias in the BBC will accelerate in May when a new programme, In the Blood, repeats an experiment originally conducted by Francis Galton in the 19th century. Galton devised a scale of...
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Few scientists
Still on the subject of sexual selection, Professor Jones reminded his audience that sociobiologists note that rich men tend to be more attractive to women and thus pass on their genes at the expense...
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Political football
At last the real explanation for fierce transfer market activity in political science. Nothing to do with research assessment, but a more traditional provoker of big-money transfers - football. The...
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A level playing field?
Sir Ron Dearing proposed a new framework of national awards this week. Alison Utley spells out the implications for higher education. Sir Ron Dearing proposed a new framework of national awards this...
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Power in partnerships
Alison Utley reports on the British Educational Management and Administration Society's conference in Cambridge this week. While the thrust of Government education policy over recent years has been...
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Foot in mouth
Alumni to be proud of numbers 37 to 42 are the successive ministers for agriculture, fisheries and food who have served the causes of open government and rigorous support for public over vested...
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Say CHEESE
The latest edition of the Acronyms and Initialisms in Education handbook reveals a lot about modern linguistic practice. The 74-page sixth edition, published by the Librarians of Institutes and...
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Jewish studies
(Photograph) - Modern identities: Two centres for Jewish studies are being launched in the North of England, bringing together scholars with interests in Jewish literature, music, art, religion,...