Men tend towards geography thirds
A survey of geography degree results has found marked differences between male and female graduates, the most striking being that men are more likely to get third-class degrees. Keith Chapman, head...
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Researchers aim for greener cities
The explosion in the number of people living in cities is damaging the environment. At a recent meeting of the Natural Environment Research Council's atmospheric science community, scientists tabled...
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Clubbers trailed on hunt for fun
Contrary to popular opinion, the majority of young adults say they go to pubs and clubs to socialise with friends rather than to get drunk. Going out to dance and listen to music is more highly rated...
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Part-timers lose most jobs
Nearly 10,000 further education lecturers have been or are to be made redundant, according to figures released by Natfhe, the university and college lecturers' union today. Part-timers have borne the...
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Hopes of 6% growth
The new bids for growth in the further education sector reveal that colleges are extremely bullish about the prospects for recruiting even more students next year, despite fears from some quarters...
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Transatlantic reel
(Photograph) - Transatlantic reel: Maxwell Irvine, principal of Aberdeen University and his wife, celebrate the university's 500th anniversary with US-based alumni at the British Embassy in...
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Community service in jeopardy
Republicans in the House of Representatives want to axe President Bill Clinton's national service programme which gives young people money for college in return for good deeds in the community. They...
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Between a rock . . .
Natfhe, the college lecturers' union, is caught in a vice. On the one hand, the Association of University Teachers looks attractive to upwardly mobile staff in new universities. On the other, the...
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Greetings to one QA body
The news this week that agreement has been reached in principle for the formation of a single quality assessment organisation is most welcome. Now it should be possible to move forward to design a...
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Picking ants' brains to make connections
The article by David Salt (THES, April 28) is highly critical of the connectionist approach to artificial intelligence. Some of his criticism of is well aimed, but connectionism is not a monolithic...
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Man seeks damages for sex bias
A barrister has accused the University of Melbourne of discriminating against him for a position in its French department because he is Australian and a male. Peter Freckleton is seeking a ruling...
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Human capital proves worth
Improving workers' education can boost productivity more than adding tools and machinery, according to the census bureau of the United States department of education. Based on interviews with...
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Guildhall called to account
The Majid case at London Guildhall University (THES, May 19) ought to be causing great public concern on three counts, apart from the central one of injustice to an individual. Guildhall has spent...
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Black rule hits league tables
The number of African students registered at South African universities has trebled in the past ten years - and for the first time last year more students were black than any other race group -...
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Helen Lock