Nuclear Acord
James Acord is the world's sole nuclear sculptor and the only individual licensed to work with radioactive materials. Kate Worsley reports on the man at Imperial College, London, struggling to turn...
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Fact file
The Higher Education Statistics Agency's findings for 1996/97 reveal that: * 6 per cent of male graduates were unemployed six months after graduating. * 5 per cent of females were unemployed six...
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Chairs
University of Wales, Bangor Gareth Edwards Jones, head of department in the rural resource management department at the Scottish Agricultural College in Edinburgh, has been appointed professor of...
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Feathereds' friend
(Photograph) - Feathereds' Friend: Carmen Gonzaler, a Spanish student from Macelo Spinola College, Seville, is working at the Barn Owl Trust in Devon using the latest technology to aid the declining...
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Sunderland bids for UFI
THE City of Sunderland launched a bid this week to convince the government to set up its University for Industry in the north east. The City Partnership said that the UFI headquarters could bring...
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Marxist propaganda
"If there had been a charge, Marx would never have written Capital, argues a press release from campaigners against the introduction of charges at the British Library. Is this supposed to be a point...
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Colleges overtake schools
Completing our series on widening access to university, Phil Baty reports on further education's role. Further education colleges will soon be the primary recruiting ground for higher education,...
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Private colleges demand subsidy
Private higher education colleges should be subsidised by the public purse to the tune of Pounds 3,000 a student, the sector's leaders will tell the government. In a paper to be submitted to the...
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Euro chiefs fear erosion of role
The traditional position of European universities is under threat, university chiefs have been warned. Universities have lost their monopoly on teaching and research, with global corporations now...
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Big Brother
(Photograph) - Big Brother: Kevin Warwick of Reading University was tracked through his department via a silicon implant in his arm this week. Future intelligent buildings will be able to open doors...
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Admissions officers cut red tape to lure overseas students
CHANGES to the way foreign students apply to British universities are being drawn up to make the system more flexible. Pressure from admissions officers, who feared Britain could lose potential...
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Scottish FE college plans to axe 45 jobs
REID Kerr College in Paisley plans to axe 10 per cent of its staff because of financial problems. The further education college says it must shed up to 45 full-time equivalent academic and support...
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Slavonic merger plan
Consultants called in to advise on the future of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, largest of the University of London's senate institutes, are set to recommend a merger with another...
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Pupils turn off economics and business studies
THIS year's GCSE results were published this week showing a rise in passes at grades A* to C with significant shifts in the popularity of some subjects. While the proportion gaining GCSEs at A* to C...
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Medical school set for Pounds 38m extension
EDINBURGH University's medical school is to have a new Pounds 38 million building. The move is hailed by the government as the country's most significant capital development in medical education for...