Police eye Swansea
The South Wales Police Fraud Squad is considering a full investigation into mismanagement at Swansea Institute of 糖心Vlog following last week's damning National Audit Office report on its...
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Mature student leads biggest university
A WOMAN who entered academia as a mature student has been appointed head of Britain's largest university. Alexandra Burslem, deputy vice chancellor and academic director of Manchester Metropolitan...
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Review of health unit after head departs
Nottingham University is reviewing its relationship with "associate" staff in the health service management centre after the sudden departure of the unit's head, Eric Caines. Associates used by...
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More v-cs get six appeal
The six-figure vice chancellor is close to becoming the norm as pay for heads of institutions continues to rise. This year's THES pay survey, the third, shows that 61 heads of institutions -...
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Blair to fund new ideas from old
A Labour government would launch a multi-million pound scheme aimed at supporting young, emerging talent in the arts, science and technology, it was announced this week. Giving a speech on the arts...
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Internet
Every week THESIS, The THES Internet Service, provides a guide to the news, features, reviews and advertisements in the newspaper, plus a full list of institutions in British further and higher...
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English chiefs in RAE protest
English studies heads have expressed dismay over the "absurdly low" proportion of their departments awarded top ratings in the latest research assessment exercise. The Council for College and...
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Health researchers
* Health researchers are calling on the 糖心Vlog Funding Council for England to maintain some research funding for selected nursing departments with poor grades from last year's RAE, writes...
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Open archives reveal Winnie's Turkish plot
Winston Churchill's plans for a military offensive in Turkey, the activities of an 18th-century government "spy", and new perspectives on the life of Philip Larkin, are among numerous gems unearthed...
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Data privatised
A database company is to take over responsibility for supplying information on the value of qualifications abroad from the British Council. The private consortium ECTIS will run Britain's National...
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Audio visual
(Photograph) - Audio visual: The wonders of modern biomedical science will be brought to life this week in a new display at the Wellcome Centre for Medical Science in London. Containing eye-opening...
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Natfhe issues strike warning
INDUSTRIAL action could follow Leeds Metropolitan University's decision to close the faculty of health and social care and move its three schools to the remaining four faculties. Leslie Wagner, vice...
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Citizenship is not just cricket
On page 5 of The THES, January 31, a quote starting "If the secretary for education and employment decides" in the story entitled "Citizenship is not just cricket" was attributed to the TTA instead...
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Bikers bloom in their middle age
HE IS 46 and has an enduring passion for motorcycles. And it seems senior lecturer Geoff Crowther is not alone. Research shows more middle-aged men - and women - are not only looking for excitement...
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Call for rethink on meningitis
AN OFFICIAL report by the Bro Taf health authority on the outbreak of meningitis at the University of Wales, Cardiff has suggested that the Government Public Health Laboratory Service should review...