Twigging on to modern art
(Photograph) - Twigging on to modern art: Tim Pugh, artist in residence at Nottingham Trent University, gathers material for his latest work, which he plans to use in mosaic form on the floor of the...
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Pioneer on the move
Salvador Moncada, who pioneered research into the role of nitric oxide in the body, is to quit his job as chief scientist at Wellcome, the drug company that was recently taken over by Glaxo, and move...
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Colleges hail Highland first
A Highland University now exists at Inverness College, according to Andrew Miller, principal of Stirling University. Twenty-eight students this week graduated in Inverness with Stirling University...
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Iceman cometh to teach wok ways
(Photograph) - Students at Europe's first Academy of Oriental Cuisine begin a three-year NVQ course in Chinese cookery this month. It aims to produce star chefs to rank with the best from France and...
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African history of hit and myths
The practice of history in the conventional western sense is a comparatively recent phenomenon in Africa, says the Nigerian historiographer G. Akin Akinola. The specialist in African histography and...
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Fix-it firm finds niche market in Italy
Private companies are springing up in Italy to guide students through the country's complex, bureaucratic and user-unfriendly university system. For a fee, the firms take students in hand, provide...
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Sport offers a chance for the thinking man
John Callaghan is a professor of sport and is an expert on his subject in many more ways than one. The head of the department of exercise science at the University of Southern California is adept at...
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Foreigners cost too much for US
A new government policy designed to protect United States workers by limiting the number of foreigners that universities recruit is threatening the country's ability to compete globally in science...
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Branded dunces for just one exam
On August The Sunday Times revealed that some universities were accepting some school leavers with poor A level results on to foundation courses. Ignoring the fact that these students had to complete...
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Enrolling the aid of a telephone
In "Dial-a-course by touch phone cuts paperwork" (THES, August 25), it is reported that for the first time in Australia, and possibly the world, students seeking a university place in Victoria will...
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Ministers missing 'basic' message
The THES (August 21), ministers and "experts" have expressed surprise and bewilderment at low GNVQ completion rates but the reasons and solutions for these are known and were well documented by Andy...
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For a sporting chance
Richard Cox says Durham University operates an "affirmative recruitment policy for outstanding athletes". Certainly we welcome and encourage applictions from people who combine academic quality with...
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For a sporting chance
I read "The Common Health Games" (THES, August 25) with alarm. The recent Government interest in new facilities and increased support for sports men and women attempting to achieve at the highest...
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A cart-horse in from cold
The Trades Union Congress has warmed to HE, says David Triesman. The Trades Union Congress begins in Brighton next Monday, a week later than normal - a fact which may represent the TUC's greatest...
