Nexus seeks Lib-Dem partners
Nexus, the centre-left public policy network, is hoping to build contacts with the Liberal Democratic party. Identified with the Labour party and its Blairite wing since its launch earlier this year...
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UK tops import charts
The United Kingdom has the fastest growth rate in the import of technology over the past 20 years out of ten countries surveyed by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development. In 1996...
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Architects told to think green
ENGINEERS and architects should consult the public much more about their work, according to a report out next week. Peter Carolin of Cambridge University and Peter Guthrie of structural civil...
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Geographers in revolt over Shell
The Royal Geographical Society could face a spate of academic resignations following a special general meeting on Monday to vote on sponsorship by Shell. There have been strains within the society...
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NUS calls for checks on gas
THE National Union of Students is calling on universities and private accommodation agencies to redouble their efforts to ensure the safety of gas equipment after the death of another student from...
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FE calls for more subdegrees
Further education chiefs have echoed calls from ministers for more two-year subdegree programmes and a radical redefinition of the present higher education system. In its submission to Sir Ron...
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Clever Trevor
University of Ulster vice chancellor Trevor Smith has had a rare vote of grassroots confidence - from the students of another university. Students at Queen's University, Belfast, have put his name...
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Hong Kong duck
Some archetypes appear to be genuinely international. Agence France Presse recently quoted a Hong Kong observer's view of Sir Ti Liang Yang, former chief justice and a candidate for the post of chief...
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MA for South African freedom-fighter
(Photograph) - A LEADING South African freedom-fighter, now a senior member of the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, has graduated from Coventry University. Thomas Manthata (above), who...
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CVCP counsel favours top-up fee wait
LEGAL advice to be presented to the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals next week is likely to rule out top-up fees for 1997. The CVCP sought advice because of concerns about the position of...
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Director's daughters on Soton petition
SOUTHAMPTON Institute director, David Leyland, ordered an investigation into complaints from students, including two of his daughters, about "unfair marking" on their course at the institute, it...
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New v-cs lambaste 'pensions snatch'
VICE CHANCELLORS of new universities claim that Government pension proposals will handicap the former polytechnic sector in its attempts to cope with funding cuts. One leading vice chancellor...
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Higher Education Quality Council
The Higher Education Quality Council has attacked a Scottish review of teaching quality assessment for its comments on academic quality audit, writes Olga Wojtas. The Miller review group, set up...
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Ms Docs squashed
Women seeking senior positions in medical schools are victims of discrimination, according to Joe Collier of St George's Hospital Medical School in this week's Lancet. The proportion of university-...
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Random explosion
Radical changes in the student profile over recent years have been haphazard and variable, according to the the Institute of Employment Studies annual graduate review. Expansion has allowed access by...