Shooting the gun on bans
I have been shooting pistols at targets all my adult life; now Dr North and Mr Blair want to stop me (THES, October 4). Dr North says there might be a danger to society. All of us might, but why...
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DLI at a glance
These projects deal with information capture, storage, retrieval, and display. The best place to keep abreast of them is through their Web sites. To read more about the projects or related research,...
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Government blamed for Peaceline stalemate
Ulster University has mothballed its plan for a peaceline campus in west Belfast, blaming the lack of Government support. The university council has put on hold its three-year-old Springvale...
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Phelps to chair AoC
Howard Phelps, chairman of governors at Cirencester College, has been appointed the new chairman of the Association of Colleges. Mr Phelps, a former board director of British Airways and P &...
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Brains headache
Alumnus to be proud of No: 70 follows Sir Keith Joseph, William Waldegrave, Robert Jackson and many others in offering convincing evidence of the vulnerability of extreme intellectual talents. Far...
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Lincoln meets green-eyed monster
Britain's first new city-centre campus for 25 years will upstage its sister institution until it becomes established, its vice chancellor admitted last week. The Queen officially opens the Pounds 32...
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Classics get the cold shoulder
Academics in the United States are more interested in preparing their students for careers than in teaching them the classic works of Western civilisation. Those are among the findings of the third...
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Bread and dripping
William Martin (THES, September ) correctly points out the potential for savings through institutions taking full advantage of VAT zero-rating opportunities. He gives sound advice but it is only part...
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Predators at the negotiating table
I was as heartened by the article in support of Roger Scruton by another distinguished philosopher, David Wiggins (THES, October 4), as I was dismayed by the condemnation from the animal rights lobby...
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Applied A levels set for sidings
The Government is likely to ditch one of Sir Ron Dearing's key recommendations for ensuring parity of esteem between academic and vocational qualifications, turning advanced General National...
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Shelf-preservation in a coded climate
Marilyn Deegan looks at the challenges facing research libraries in the electronic era. The function of a research library is the preservation of our written cultural heritage for the long term....
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AUT fears bite in job watchdog
Lecturers' leaders have cast serious doubt on two projects designed to improve staff development and job evaluation in universities and colleges. The Association of University Teachers and the...
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Fair's fair please
(Photograph) - Fair's fair please: Unison members take their minimum wage campaign to the Department for Education and Employment. The union, with 50,000 members, the biggest in higher education, has...
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Call for sheep-dip ban
Farm experts called for a ban on sheep-dips based on organophosphates this week until more is known about their link to neurological damage, mental instability and suicide among farmers. According to...
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Minister adds fuel to v-c fire
Relations between vice chancellors and the Australian government are close to breaking point after the education minister Amanda Vanstone called them helpless and unqualified to advise society on...