Fables from a Russian lair
In the last of our series on favourite films, Keith Griffiths savours the richness of Yuri Norstein's Tale of Tales. The Russian filmmaker Yuri Norstein has made only a handful of short animated...
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Maggie may not: Margaret Thatcher and John Major lookalikes
(Photograph) - Maggie may not: Margaret Thatcher and John Major lookalikes picketed Saturday's degree ceremony at Brunel University, Uxbridge, in protest at the awarding of an honorary degree to Lady...
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Autumn of discontent
Autumn strikes look set to hit old and new universities for the first time as unions join forces in protest at "paltry" pay offers and higher education funding cuts. Tom Wilson, assistant general...
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FEFC ombudsman
The Further Education Funding Council has appointed an independent ombudsman to deal with complaints. John Bevan, a former director of education for the Inner London Education Authority and former...
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Alcoholic proof
While they are unable to match the spectacular, if unplanned, firework display staged by the European Space Agency a few weeks ago, the good folk at Cern have always prided themselves on having...
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Sir Ron Dearing
Sir Ron Dearing yesterday officially launched a national survey which will inform his inquiry. A questionnaire, which will be circulated to more than 1,500 organisations including all further and...
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Genetic disease research faces tall order
Identifying patients with Marfan's syndrome is the aim of research under way at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. This genetic disease kills at least 30 to 40 young adults in Britain each...
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Japan acts to plug its IT gap
The Japanese parliament has passed a new Science and Technology Law in an attempt to secure better funding for university and other public sector research work. Funding for science, the new law...
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Still a priest
May I correct one error in Gail Vines' excellent article on non-realist Christianity (THES, July 19). She describes me as "a former priest". In fact I am still a priest in the Church of England,...
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Fear under the volcano
I am writing to comment on the short item in Antithesis (THES, July 12) concerning the role of the British volcanologists working in the Caribbean. The article was ill-informed, flippant and seemed...
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He had hatred thrust upon him
Gerard DeGroot argues that we still need Field Marshal Haig to be a great villain. On February 3 1928, the British paid their respects to a departed hero. Crowds lined London streets as the funeral...
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Cluster scientists set to sue
Angry scientists may sue those responsible for the loss of the Ariane V rocket which exploded after take-off in June, destroying their scientific payload, Cluster. The European Space Agency revealed...
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Locked Net mania
Internet enthusiasts who attended City University's recent NetMedia conference found that academic space is even more complex than cyberspace. The only way to the Geary Lecture Theatre where many...
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Scottish quango appointments to go public
The Scottish Office is proposing to seek external advice on appointments to the boards of six educational quangos, including the Scottish 糖心Vlog Funding Council. Michael Forsyth, secretary...
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Baa-baa black sheep flock to vets' aid
A flock of Scottish black-faced sheep is helping scientists at Glasgow University's veterinary school in their battle to beat the scourge of parasites in the animal. The research team, headed by Mike...