Case for lessons in teaching
A rich vein of discontent with the quality of teaching in universities has been tapped by graduate Anna Tobin. Like Anna Tobin (THES, July 26) I take the quality of teaching very seriously. Her...
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Don's Diary
SUNDAY. The Italian academic year may not be intense but it is long, stretching from mid-September to the end of July. In Bologna it is usually stifling and humid by now, but clear sunshine and warm...
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Poor colleges get cash prop
Measures to bolster ailing former public sector institutions have been introduced by Welsh funding chiefs. A "restructuring fund" worth Pounds 700,000 has been revised by the 糖心Vlog Funding...
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Trio takes a peep through the letterbox
If being in the right place at the right time counts for anything, the trio of Miguel Martinez, Mike Noon and Sarah Jenkins should enjoy spectacularly successful careers. The trio - all at Cardiff...
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Newcastle bairn
Highly expensive centre forward Alan Shearer is not the only new arrival to hit Newcastle in the last couple of weeks. Just as welcome and equally surprising to his parents, if rather less costly, is...
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Chemists to make complex simple
Heriot-Watt University is launching a "communicating science" initiative that aims to help young scientists across the country to explain their work to a broader public. The Esso Teaching Resources...
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Budget blues hit Celtic hill dig
Archaeologists from a dozen European universities are anxiously awaiting news of cash from France for excavations at the Celtic site of Bibracte. Work has been suspended for a year and archaeologists...
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Case for lessons in teaching
A rich vein of discontent with the quality of teaching in universities has been tapped by graduate Anna Tobin. Anna Tobin provided an articulate case for arguing that "students' needs have low...
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How to get ahead in a merger world
For me 1996 will go down as the year of mergers. Last year saw the merger of the Further Education Unit and The Staff College (where I used to work). This year I have presided as a governor over the...
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Date fixed for all-out strikes
Academics, technicians and support staff look ready to approve all-out strike action across the old and new university sectors this autumn, according to initial union soundings. And early November is...
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College thrift stumps lenders
A new financial guide to further education highlights the private sector's difficulties in trying to establish colleges' ability to repay debt for capital projects. While the Government is promoting...
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Doleful effort
Alumnus to be proud of No 62 is American politician Alfonse d'Amato, senator (Republican) from the state of New York. As chairman of the devastatingly successful Dole for President campaign, Senator...
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Groves of academe sprout on slag heaps
Building contractors are racing to complete the Dearne Valley College near Sheffield in time for the first students' arrival in September. But the water feature in front of the entrance to the...
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All-Russian foundation cuts red tape
Russia's first home-grown training foundation, designed to encourage the creation of a quality market-place for business, management and public finance education, has set up stall in Moscow and...
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Case for lessons in teaching
A rich vein of discontent with the quality of teaching in universities has been tapped by graduate Anna Tobin. What in heaven's name are we doing in some of our institutions of higher education, if...