Queen's swells RC staff intake
Queen's University Belfast has made significant progress towards fair job participation by Roman Catholics and Protestants over the past eight years, new statistics reveal. The university's...
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Sparks fly over British Library costs
A fresh delay and an additional Pounds 15 million price tag have hit the new British Library on top of lingering worries over "defective" electrical cables and its reader capacity. Members of the...
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Cash back for over-26s
The Department of Education in Northern Ireland has reinstated the right of mature students to claim an Older Students Allowance worth up to Pounds 1,070 a year. The DENI originally abolished the...
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Opposition spokesman steps down
The German Social Democrats' parliamentary education spokesman is standing down as a member of the Bundestag after months of disagreement with his party on education policy issues. Peter Glotz said...
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South Bank's Waterloo
My colleague, Mary Davis's understandable distress over the fact that there are to be some academic posts declared redundant at South Bank University (THES Letters, June 21) has led her to...
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Rain dance for France
Joseph Stiglitz, distinguished economist and Nobel laureate, used to say that, in his long experience as a consultant for governments and companies, he had heard over and over again the complaint: "...
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Musical chairs
So much for stories that the Labour leadership is hell-bent on finding Tory defector Alan Howarth a safe seat. While the Wythenshawe nomination for which he is bidding promises an easy return at the...
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Commonwealth fails to lure ODA cash
Ministers have rejected pressure to restore spending on a scholarship programme for Commonwealth postgraduate students in Britain despite a strong call from a powerful committee of MPs. In its...
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Demo forces U-turn on bill bill
Chilean students have forced the government to withdraw legislation to modernise the state universities following one of the biggest demonstrations since democracy was restored in 1990. Education...
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Michelin guide to standards
J. R. Shackleton (THES, June 21) states that "restaurants are awarded Michelin stars". Michelin awards the stars following a series of unannounced visits to the restaurants. The inspectors only...
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Mortar attack on the chalkface
When teacher training is used as a political football you know the election season is on. No political party can afford to blame parents for lack of discipline in schools or for poor literacy skills...
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Cuts campaign gears up
The Government is facing a battle royal over higher education funding as academics, technical and support staff and university chiefs pledge support for a united campaign for more cash. Some 600...
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Students foot bill
Efficiency gains imposed by the Government on teacher training courses mean travel and equipment costs are being passed on to students, MPs were told this week. The extra costs could become a barrier...
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It's academia, Jim
Continuing funding cuts may raise fears about the survival of higher education institutions, but at least one university can be confident of a happy and secure future. The final episode of Star Trek...
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Scientists get spare parts for Cluster's next stand
A replacement for the space mission Cluster could be in the skies as early as next summer, in a slimmed-down form. Cluster II, whose predecessor exploded just after being launched earlier this month...