HyperHarrow
The University of Westminster is to offer an MA in hypermedia studies, beginning this autumn, at its Harrow campus. The course is run by the Hypermedia Research Centre, where the staff are equally...
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Appointments
ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC. Clara Taylor, professor at the Royal Academy of Music, has been appointed chief examiner, succeeding Jean Harvey. THE WELLCOME TRUST Trust governors...
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What a geek
Academics suffering from low self-esteem should stay out of earshot of Mark Jones, a specialist in Internet recruitment, if the Institute of Personnel and Development is to be believed. An IPD press...
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UCAS limits damage
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service said this week it was mounting a damage limitation exercise after a national newspaper reported on Sunday that a formal warning was to be issued to...
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It's not always good to talk
The amount of electromagnetic radiation produced by mobile telephones is below the level regarded as safe in Britain, according to research by Bradford University. Researcher Peter Excell said all...
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Killer professor gagged
A scholarly journal that had planned to publish an article by the man who murdered four professors at a Canadian university has cancelled the piece after one of the victims' widows intervened....
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Ministers: minister
Scientists are entitled to feel gloomy this week: many years of work went bang on Tuesday and will take years to recover. But this week's report on research equipment (page 6) shows that less...
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Easy paths to great grades
Frank Webster is on thin ice when he associates the proportion of assessed work with the maintenance of standards. Since students obtain marks that are significantly better on course work than in...
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Persuading tomorrow to remember
It is not easy to be optimistic in a world that has slaughtered your family and incarcerated you in the hell of Auschwitz. But Elie Wiesel tries. He talks to Huw Richards. When I dream about my...
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Viking hell
Better not let the Government know, but Dundee University's European studies department organised a highly successful bash to celebrate European Day earlier this month. Hundreds of visitors turned up...
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Survey highlights Britain's pluses and minuses
The United Kingdom outshines five international competitors at producing highly-qualified professionals, according to a survey by the Institute of Employment Studies. But the proportion of the...
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Ecology unit eyes freedom
Edinburgh University's radical Centre for Human Ecology is considering re-establishing itself as a "Free University of Scotland" following its effective closure by the university court. The centre,...
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French fear genes release
French researchers are spearheading an initiative to get governments and international organisations to impose a moratorium on the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the...
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What some might say
The second report of the Nolan Committee on Standards in Public Life recommended that, where confidentiality clauses in severance agreements were "absolutely necessary", those signing them should be...
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One rule for the old and another for the new
There is one aspect of the Harris review of postgraduate work (THES, May 17) that seems to have gone almost unnoticed: the proposal to "freeze" the proportion of taught postgraduate students at...