Call for fresh review in 2002
THE government must commit itself to another review of higher education in five years' time to gauge the effects of higher education reforms and to consider new ones, MPs will be told next week. Nick...
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Science as art
(Photograph) - Science as art: thespian engineers rubbed shoulders with professional actors for the first performance by the Imperial Fringe Theatre, a new company set up at London's Imperial College...
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Flight fear over Natfhe wings
THE new head of lecturers' union Natfhe plans a reshuffle of the organisation to make a clearer divide between universities and colleges. Paul Mackney, who took over as general secretary last month,...
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Internet
THESIS, The THES Internet Service, now has a special service for subscribers. A complete and fully searchable archive of The THES from October 1994 is available to all subscribers to the newspaper,...
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Shutdown threat as students vote in fees protest
STUDENTS are to vote on a national shutdown of further and higher education this term in protest against tuition fees. Ballot forms have been sent out for completion by the end of January. Academic...
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EC rubberstamps F5 research amendments
The European Commission this week approved final amendments to the Fifth Framework Programme for research put forward by the European Parliament. The commission, which drew up the initial proposals...
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MoD delay could scupper Greenwich timetable
GOVERNMENT delays could sink Greenwich University's chances of moving into the former Royal Naval College in time for the millennium. The Ministry of Defence must pay a financial package to the...
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Research councils expect no surprises in funding
The government was this week due to announce this year's funding allocations to individual research councils and the Royal Society. Research councils are expecting a continuation of the spending...
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Scots law schools join forces with SHEFC grant
Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities' law schools are collaborating to form a new Glasgow Graduate School of Law, with a joint teaching programme for the postgraduate diploma in legal practice. The...
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'Reform student funds nightmare'
Students seeking financial support for further education face "terrible inequality" and a "nightmare of bureaucratic hurdles" that must be reformed to widen access, the government's adviser on...
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Warwick embroiled in contracts rumpus
LECTURERS on fixed-term contracts of a year or more, which include waivers of employment rights, still cannot claim compensation if the contract is renewed, a recent tribunal has ruled. The case has...
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Knowledge pursuit seeks Pounds 2.5m
A LONG-TERM investigation into how and when people learn needs Pounds 2.5 million. The appeal was launched this week by the Scottish Council for Research in Education, an independent, non-profit-...
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FE shortfall fear
National shortfalls in the provision of some further education courses could jeopardise the Further Education Funding Council's statutory commitment to ensure "sufficient and adequate provision", the...
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CVCP cuts up rough on bill
Vice chancellors have warned the government that they will back moves to torpedo a key clause in the Teaching and 糖心Vlog Bill if their calls for changes to the bill are ignored. The...
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Paisley pattern
We predict that the staff of Belfast's new European Institute of Protestant Studies will have mild reservations about current developments in the Northern Ireland peace process. The institute is...