Critical Ward
The West Midlands region of Natfhe is protesting against the CBE for Roger Ward, chief executive of the Colleges Employers Forum, claiming that his influence on further and higher education has been...
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Seeing through psychic imposters
Friday 13th is turning out to be unlucky for charlatans claiming to have psychic powers. Richard Wiseman, senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, and Robert Morris, Koestler...
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Group's Pounds 250,000 grant brings CAT nearer
The establishment of a credit accumulation and transfer system for London has moved a step nearer with the successful bid for Pounds 250,000 from the Government's Single Regeneration Budget. Matched...
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Anger over new deal for Durrands
John Tarrant, deputy vice chancellor of the University of East Anglia, will become vice chancellor of Huddersfield University in October, it was announced this week. But controversy is brewing on the...
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I spy
Stella Rimington, who recently became Edinburgh University's alumna of the year, claimed in her acceptance speech that she had never planned her career, and certainly never thought that she would...
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Pole apart
The Royal Geographic Society may have merged with the Institute of British Geographers, but the new joint body clearly has no intention of submerging its tradition of travel to the far-flung quarters...
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Hygiene dean joins World Bank
Richard Feachem, dean of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is moving in April to a newly created senior post with the World Bank, over-seeing its health sector work. Professor...
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Wagner'swish for 'inner life'
Leeds Metropolitan University vice chancellor Leslie Wagner says elitism is the major cause of the "tensions and dysfunctions" afflicting higher education. Delivering his inaugural lecture yesterday...
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Michael proves he can do
Last summer Michael Little was a conventional sixth-former, sitting his A levels. This winter, he is an unconventional undergraduate, reading for an external London University management degree while...
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Putting the bite on Africa
Karen Mac Gregor meets the dentist who is chair of South Africa's first National Education Commission Jairam Reddy trod the political tightrope that has become the lot of vice chancellors at...
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Graduate grouses
Is the latest finding from the Association of Graduate Recruiters -- which shows that while the pool of graduates has grown, a fifth of leading employers report a shortfall in graduate recruitment...
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Degrees of simplicity
From the beginning of January Australia's three education sectors -- higher education, technical and further education, and schools -- have been connected through a new unified qualifications system...
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Asians accused of fees' abuse
A special federal government committee is expected to investigate claims that wealthy Asian students are abusing Australia's support and fee systems and costing the Australian taxpayer millions of...
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Armchair charity
Charities upset that the national lottery might hamper their fundraising are comforting themselves that, in order to take part, competitors must both drag themselves down to the shops and have a fair...