Think tanks roll in for debate
General elections put extra strain on the relationship between academics and politicians. Electoral and media pressures tend to drive out the more reflective and long-term interests of academics; for...
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Xenotransplants: the story so far
* Organs and tissue have already been transplanted from animals into humans but organs genetically engineered to prevent rejection by the human immune system have not. In 1994 an Aids patient had a...
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Lending a helping hand
The bank that likes to say yes to poor women was started by Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh 20 years ago. The concept has now spread all over the world. Chris Johnston reports Only a few conferences...
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Rolls spark shutdown
Physics and chemistry are in trouble. Physicists blame falling student numbers and cuts, while chemists finger the research assessment exercise At least five universities are threatening to shut down...
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Showdown over fees hike
STUDENTS in Nigeria face expulsion if they protest against university fee rises of up to 300 per cent, their government has warned. Some students have sworn that they will use "all means necessary"...
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Science courses axed
Research formula will reward elite Physics and chemistry departments up and down the country are axing courses as student recruitment problems and the research assessment exercise take their toll....
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Birkbeck College
Physics and chemistry are in trouble. Physicists blame falling student numbers and cuts, while chemists finger the research assessment exercise THE Association of University Teachers has launched a...
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Wales waits in wings
Learning about Australia and the US The first BA honours course in Australian studies in the United Kingdom could run at the University of Wales, Lampeter if a proposal being developed there is...
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Menzies chief's quest for cash
Huw Richards talks to two men in the London hot seats of learning about Australia and the US CARL Bridge has come to Britain to promote academic interest in Australia. As Australia prepares to...
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Escape from eastern Europe via the older man
MEN have long suspected that the larger their wallet, the greater their chance of attracting the opposite sex. Now economists at Bradford University have proved it. By looking at information from...
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Colleges to go it alone on pensions
Colleges and new universities are hoping to free themselves from the teachers' pension scheme to avoid being subject to policy decisions designed for schools. The education minister James Paice...
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Research formula will reward elite
FUNDING council chiefs unveiled a radically more selective system for sharing out research cash to English universities this week. The values that the 糖心Vlog Funding Council for England...
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Maths and English 'A-level essentials'
Applicants for university places should have at least an AS level in English or another language and maths or a science, says the Institute for Public Policy Research report on business policy. The...
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Chemical scores are giving some a headache
Physics and chemistry are in trouble. Physicists blame falling student numbers and cuts, while chemists finger the research assessment exercise the future of chemistry is in the balance at two...
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Merging moment
Two higher education unions with a combined strength of more than 40,000 are due to merge later this year. The Association of University and College Lecturers is looking to merge officially with the...