SS officer keeps degree
A German university has decided to allow a former Nazi SS member to keep the doctorate he earned under a pseudonym to conceal his wartime activities. The University of Erlangen-Nurnberg found no...
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Hooray for Henley
A switch in ministerial responsibilities at the Department for Education and Employment has left Lord Henley looking after higher education. Eric Forth, the former higher education minister, now has...
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Crushed in the machine
G. R. Evans speaks up for the academic freedoms of the individual. I work in an institution where any of the academic staff can stand up and make a speech in the university's "parliament", which is...
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Tensions in fees alliance
Vice chancellors and the National Union of Students made clear the strength of the alliance forged in the campaign to defend higher education, as the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals met...
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Cancer verdict
The Cancer Research Campaign is expected to announce today whether it will stop funding future research at Cambridge University. This follows the university's acceptance of a Pounds 1.6 million...
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Ignore the party, think new term
The start of the academic year - shudders of apprehension combined with anticipation. Pity the poor admissions people, accommodation officers and print rooms. Registrars who take in too many students...
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Don't wait, tap the vat for students
Might I suggest that graduates enjoy tax-free status to make up for tuition fees and losses in earnings between the minimum school leaving age and graduation. If the Government believes that there is...
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Colleges face rebel swell
Gang rivalry, swearing and joy-riding are spilling from the streets into further education colleges as their student intake expands. Potential flashpoints range from care in the community patients to...
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Aussies mug up on European law
The University of New South Wales in Australia has established the first centre for the study of European law outside Europe and the United States. The European Law Centre will provide an Asian-...
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Writing on the wall for theses
Universities have been asked to consider reviewing their PhD programmes in the light of new evidence showing that the traditional thesis-based approach may be out of date. A UK Council for Graduate...
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Taken for a ride
Indignant denial, from a source close to the University of Hertfordshire, of our suggestion (September 6) that the university bus service might start refusing to allow passengers to leave until they...
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Taking a chance on sport
The Northwest is the United Kingdom's 'academopolis', boasting the highest concentration of students in Europe. Harriet Swain and Alison Utley look at how institutions are working to give the region'...
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Access gap gets priority treatment
Bridging the access gap for the 16-18 age group has emerged as a high profile issue, with students, vice chancellors and the Labour party all making it a priority. The announcement by the Committee...
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Timetable for change
In contrast with European Union procedures to promote change in member states, the Council of Europe generally issues recommendations rather than legally binding conventions, recognising the enormous...
