O come all ye faithful
A scientist Christian, a retail management expert, a Jew and a Muslim tell The THES what Christmas means to them JOHN POLKINGHORNE, recently retired as president of Queens' College, Cambridge. His...
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An exercise in dexterity
INSTITUTIONAL outcomes from this year's Research Assessment Exercise show the importance of being able to work the system. Universities that used such skills, in particular by excluding non-research...
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World Reputation Rankings 2011
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Pay later
The annual report of the Universities Superannuation Scheme reminds us that academics permit their pensions to be invested in a scheme with no stated ethical criteria. Unethical investments are...
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GNVQs 'failing science students'
Advanced General National Vocational Qualifications fail to prepare some students adequately for science and mathematics-based higher education, according to a new document. The finding comes from a...
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Sound low sweet pain reliever
A DIY ultrasound machine has sparked medical research and development which could mean a small revolution in physiotherapy. As a result of a chance happening, an orthopaedic surgeon at the Institute...
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Make a bigger fuss over making the tiny things, urges POST
The United Kingdom is failing to keep pace with its competitors in developing the technology behind the creation of tiny devices measuring billionths of a metre, according to a report out this week,...
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Fulbright wheels out the big guns in its fight for funds
One of the world's biggest and most successful educational exchange schemes is fighting to defend itself against criticism that it has been undermined by globalisation. The Fulbright Programme, which...
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NI colleges to be incorporated
The Department of Education for Northern Ireland is to take over the administration of the province's 17 further education colleges. Northern Ireland education minister Michael Ancram has published...
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English flock to join the clans
Scotland's role as a net importer of students has been confirmed by figures from the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council showing that a fifth of Scotland's 118,500 full-time and sandwich...
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Europe's chemists join forces
Europe faces a serious threat to its highly successful chemical industry and must combat it with a common research and development policy for chemistry and chemical engineering, according to a report...
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Missed mission
Educated by missionaries, then into the army at the age of 18. Just the sort of education guaranteed to produce the ideal citizen in these morally challenged times - or so you would think from some...
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Jammy job
At a time when a PhD at the very least is needed for the lowliest academic appointment, an obituary in Edinburgh University's staff bulletin harks back to halcyon days. Stuart Piggot, one of the...
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Pay battle steps up
Ballot papers are to be sent to more than 37,000 lecturers in the old universities, marking the second phase and a potentially major escalation in the dispute over pay. Both the examinations and...
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Court threat to plagiarists
INTERNATIONAL publishers are threatening legal action to try to stamp out plagiarism by Italian academics and authors. Although common knowledge in Italy, the size of the breach of copyright problem...