Suicides blamed on exam overload
The suicides of two sisters have highlighted the growing pressures facing Turkey's young people as they scramble for a coveted university place. The sisters killed themselves with a shotgun in a...
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In the news: Sir Richard Sykes
Sir Richard Sykes has already overseen one big merger. As chief executive of pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoWellcome, he managed its union with SmithKline Beecham on December 2000. Now Sir Richard, 60,...
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Don's diary: virtual new student world
Monday From a quick scan of the other students, I pick up that black is still the new black and congratulate myself on getting something right at least. This is my first day as a full-time mature...
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No handicap on quiz
Higher education minister Margaret Hodge - who graduated with a third-class degree - has ticked off vice-chancellors for failing a test on the new disability laws. Disability group Skill asked...
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The name's the game
Just weeks before Imperial College London was due to unveil its new identity - no comma between "College" and "London" in its name and the replacement of the cat-with-a-furball-sounding ic.ac.uk...
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Context is everything
The Diary has had its knuckles rapped for suggesting that the re-creation of a wedding at a motorway service station did not constitute research. Apparently, it failed to locate the "wedding" in the...
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Still Germaine
Fears that feminist icon Germaine Greer had been dumped as a candidate for rector of St Andrews University have proved unfounded. She was merely a victim of student dilatoriness. She was nominated...
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Joined in bickering
Eager to find out why government departments are bickering over higher education spending settlements, The THES has discovered an example of where joined-up government is actually working. Following...
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Telling a real whopper
A cafe owner is on the warpath after posters falsely offering cut-price burgers were plastered over student accommodation at Rhodes University, South Africa. Pete Burger, owner of Mr Burger, said he...
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Bath seeks sweet FA
The University of Bath is just one match away from playing in the FA Cup as we know it. Last weekend, Team Bath won its third-round qualifier against former football league team Newport County 3-0....
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Hepple steps up to chair
Bob Hepple, master of Clare College, Cambridge, has been named chairman of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. He will succeed Sir Ian Kennedy. Professor Hepple, an academic and barrister specialising...
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A continental shift that has some distance to go
Europe has done much to encourage cross-border study, but it must do more to stop talent migrating to the US, says Nicole de Fontaines The millionth student to travel across Europe during the 15...
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A case of stay or pay
It's not just lost 'tuition fees' - there are hidden costs involved in the fall-out of the A-level fiasco, says Hilary Crook The agony of waiting for the A-level regrading is over. Some students will...
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Resist this makeover madness
Academics who teach 'unpopular' subjects such as maths need to challenge students, not dumb down the subject, says Frank Furedi Another academic year. Another depressing statistic. According to the...
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Why I...think science fees should increase and arts fees decrease
Science, at least the physical end of it, is declining in popularity. The long-term trend is clear. As a result, science departments will have to close. But my fear is that, while reduction of some...