Appointments
Standing Conference of Principals. Norman Taylor, director of the Surrey Institute of Art and Design, committee member of the Council for National Academic Awards, the National Advisory Body for Art...
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Honorary degrees
Oxford Brookes University DA: Anthony Smith, president of Magdalen College, Oxford, director of the British Film Institute (1979-88), trustee of the Writers and Scholars Educational Trust and the...
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Winning the prize but not the jackpot
Being awarded a Nobel prize brings recognition and acclaim, but not as much money as might be expected, Julia Hinde finds Buckyballs made Harry Kroto (left) famous beyond science circles - they...
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Watch on the Rhine?
The fall of the Berlin Wall did trigger a re-evaluation of German history, but it would be wrong to see in this a disturbing revival of nationalism, argues Richard Evans Eight years have passed since...
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Eminences grises' eminence grise
Harriet Swain talks to Charlie Bean, the LSE economist who has acted as tutor and adviser to Gordon Brown's Treasury team Screens are turning red at the Stock Exchange in London. The faces of dealers...
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In pursuit of a Baudrillard of ballet
Claire Neesham reports on the rise of dance as an intellectual discipline It is obvious that the Laban Centre in South London is a dance school. Young people hang around the reception area dressed in...
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Exporting ethics in place of arms
Should Britain sell arms to countries with appalling human rights records? Ken Booth suggests some avenues for foreign secretary Robin Cook to explore in his drive to make the country 'once again a...
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Mike Cole
Mike Cole, last week's Don's Diarist, is at the school of education at the University of Brighton.
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Voyage to the bottom of the sea
Ironically, outer space is better explored than three-quarters of our own planet. Brian Bett looks at the murky secrets of the deep Recently I published a children's science book. Its title - Planet...
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Innovators lag behind foreign peers
While others are being encouraged to carve out their own careers by setting up in business. THERE is no room for complacency when it comes to commercially exploiting the UK's research base, says the...
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Fact file
* 46 per cent of students with a first-class degree entered employment within six months of graduating * 54 per cent of students with an upper second-class degree entered employment within six months...
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Legal eagles take flight with transferable skills
Critics call them Noddy courses, but more and more students are opting for highly vocational study Budding lawyers are tapping other talents in a bid to find a life beyond the law, writes Harriet...
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Hands-on era reaches lift off
Critics call them Noddy courses, but more and more students are opting for highly vocational study NEW breeds of highly vocational degrees are growing rapidly to meet student demand to be trained for...
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Oxbridge defiant
OXBRIDGE colleges are unlikely to hold on to the full college fee, worth a total Pounds 35 million a year, once a government review is completed this autumn. But they are confident they will be able...
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Rich to subsidise access
A fees rise to pay for widening access in further and higher education is being considered by the government's lifelong learning advisers. Key members of the National Advisory Group for the...