Hague's fairy godfather
Alumnus to be proud of no 113, Lord Owen, may turn out to have made his most significant contribution to British politics by intervening in the 1989 Richmond by-election. An apparent sitter for the...
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Charitable status quo
OXBRIDGE colleges say a full-scale review of registered charities is unlikely to have any effect on their charitable status, writes Harriet Swain. The Charity Commission is considering a review of...
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Kall Kwik aims to print by degrees
A HIGH street printing chain is following Ford and British Aerospace by jumping on the "corporate university" bandwagon. Kall Kwik, the quick print and copy franchise group, will advertise next month...
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Plea for war on drugs
DRUGS and alcohol pose serious risks for universities in the 1990s and must be tackled more effectively, student managers have warned. While recent surveys have found widespread drug use in...
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Private sector deals survive review
THE TREASURY'S review of the flagging Private Finance Initiative has recommended that government departments should prioritise all their PFI pathfinder schemes to increase the chances of projects...
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Welfare to work may benefit colleges
WHEN Gordon Brown sits down at the end of next Wednesday's Budget speech, will universities know any more about their financial futures? Probably not. It seems they will have to carry on preparing...
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Cinderella sector needs better outfit
In a radical rethink of post-16 learning, Helena Kennedy is pushing for a seamless education system, shorn of bias with better access for the poor. Alan Thomson reports HELENA Kennedy's long-awaited...
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Blair's 'feeble' dream
TONY BLAIR's dream for a truly learning society is based on "incomplete, one-sided and feeble theory", says one of the UK's leading educationalists. Frank Coffield, who delivered the King's College...
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Banging a different drum
A LEADING writer and broadcaster from outside the academic world has been appointed to head the first world music department in a British university. Simon Broughton, a BBC music producer and editor...
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Cash crisis hits music academies
TWO OF Britain's top music conservatoires fear cash constraints may threaten the quality of their work. The Royal Academy of Music in London and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in...
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Far East academics top of the pay scales
ACADEMIC pay in Hong Kong and Singapore far outstrips earnings at universities in other leading Commonwealth countries, according to a new study. Professors in Hong Kong earn at least twice as much...
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Exeter rethinks 'flawed' job plan
Exeter University's senate was expected this week to announce its proposed changes to a restructuring plan which could lead to over 100 job losses. Members of the senate who met last week to consider...
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Promotion ballot stalls Cambridge budget
Cambridge University has suffered its first major embarrassment in the row over its procedures for promoting academic staff. History lecturer Gill Evans, who claims "outdated and secretive"...
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Peace in research review
Peace has broken out at Glasgow University over management's "rigorous research review", with the Association of University Teachers abandoning plans for a ballot on boycotting the exercise. There...
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Alarm watch
(Photograph) - Deborah Withington of Leeds University has developed an emergency siren system, which is being tested by the police. The new alarm should be an improvement on traditional sirens as it...