Mud, mud glorious mud . . . and money
Scientists at Plymouth University have found that where there's mud, there's research money. A project which aims to identify chemicals produced by a rare form of algae present in underwater mud has...
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Halt rugby violence
As the rugby world cup moves into its final stages in South Africa over the next ten days, referees should take firm action against those committing violent offences, according to researchers from...
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Malaysia plan hots up
Canada has announced plans to increase the number of Malaysian students enrolled in its universities from 2,000 to 5,000 next year. John Bell, Canadian High Commissioner to Malaysia, says that in...
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Cartier jewels meet at St Louis
The Cartier heirlooms, containing unusual diamonds, rubies and emeralds have been bequeathed to a small and relatively unknown university in St Louis, Missouri, writes Lucy Hodges. The jewels,...
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Australia ponders grey matter
Academic staff turnover in Australia has slowed so much in five years that senior administrators are alarmed at the dearth of young enthusiastic graduates who could attract research grants and...
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Russian windows may close
Russian universities are striving hard to integrate into the world and attract more British, Western and foreign students. But the window of opportunity for British students and academics keen to...
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Kevin baffles name checkers
An investigation into French children's names by two sociologists at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique leaves one outstanding mystery. Why Kevin? An extraordinary one-in-ten boys born...
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Liberal sprinkling of wastewatchers
All the major political parties are reviewing their higher education policies. Like those working in and served by the higher education sector, we will all have to come to terms with the difficulties...
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Agenda benders
Royal Commissions have been as rare as England Test cricket victories in recent years. They did not fit with 1980s anti-consensus politics. Certainly education did not rate one. It fell therefore to...
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Postgraduates strike back
Postgraduates are becoming more demanding. They are fed up with poor supervision; they are waking up to the fact that they have intellectual property rights; they are becoming more ingenious about...
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Student loans fall-out
Contrary to the impression given by your report of the National Union of Students' extraordinary conference in Derby on education funding (THES, June 2), the decision it took to campaign for free...
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Irish baulk at expansion
University teachers in Ireland have accused the government of incoherence in its strategy to deal with growing numbers of full-time students. The Irish Federation of University Teachers is...
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Crushes or crushed
Jennie Bristow presented a picture of students deliberately and ritualistically setting out to enter into casual sexual relationships with their lecturers in universities and colleges. She questioned...
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Student loans fall-out
In "Opinion" (THES, June 2) you claim that it is the hard left celebrating after Derby. As an independent sabbatical officer not affiliated to a party, faction, or fan club I reject that claim....
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Rise of the managerial cadre
Robert Welch argues that devolving administrative tasks to academics may be efficient but is damaging to the original purpose of universities. On the upper storey of the cloister of the Collegium...