Days of innocence
Even people who live alongside a university may, it seems, sometimes have little idea of what goes on there. Managers at one new university were baffled recently by a call from a local resident...
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Not so forthright
Michael Forsyth, Secretary of State for Scotland, is building up a reputation for his caring, listening approach which only a cynic would attribute to the slimness of his 703-strong electoral...
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Wind it up
So who says that management education occasionally does strange and disturbing things to the English language? It was quite an achievement for Warwick Business School to explain the functions of...
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Bagged by Oxford
Nearly half a century on from independence, you might hope that Britain could be spared from blame for the continuing chaotic state of Pakistani politics. No such luck however, as the Pakistani...
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Lack of fulfilment
There's a nice nostalgic touch to the Confederation of British Industry's inability to get its Dearing submission in on the due date - they have been given special dispensation to send it in next...
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Throw in the towel
Never one to decry the commercial spin-offs of higher education, Antithesis hereby salutes the success of the University of Surrey team who invented the Advanced Shower complete with all-in-one...
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Director slur dims Hope unit
The future of Liverpool University's eating disorder unit is in doubt following the retirement of its director. Peter Slade retired from HOPE, the Help Overcome Problem Eating unit, in June after...
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The funding stakes
Peter Knight presents his annual analysis of the winners and losers in the funding per student for university teaching. For the past two years I have analysed the funding for teaching that each...
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Committee of Vice Chancellors &
The vice chancellors' organisation has submitted evidence in four parts to the Dearing inquiry, writes Martin Ince. A "vision statement" and summary makes the case for universities as a central part...
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The Dearing Inquiry into Higher Education
The Standing Conference of Principals, the body for higher education colleges, calls for the Robbins principle to be rewritten to cope with the diverse patterns of work expected in the 21st century.
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What, in your view, should an in-coming government do as soon as possible?
Albert Weale Professor of government, University of Essex Review pensions and think whether to shift from a pay-as-you-go system to a more funded one. Restore local government and move towards...
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RSE - Scotland
Selectivity is vital in order to maintain research excellence at an international level, according to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, but funding should be awarded by competition which should not be...
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Baby size link to health
STRONG evidence of a link between small size at birth and the risk of heart disease and stroke in later life has been uncovered by British scientists. In one study aimed at exploring this link,...
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Junior civil service can damage health
LOW-RANKING civil servants are much more likely to die before their professional and executive level counterparts, a long-term study has found. The research shows that work itself, not just...