League tables
Following representations from a number of institutions, a small number of adjustments have been made to the "top 70" subjects listing in the March 24 issue of The THES. Most arise from mismatches...
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Home is where the study is
Undergraduates are now studying closer to home, according to a migration study from the Higher Education Statistics Agency. The study shows that the average first-year student is likely to enrol at...
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Race case hits college
The London Institute has been forced to review its equal opportunities policies and race awareness training following complaints by a black student, it has emerged. The issues will be discussed at a...
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Not all in the mind
Exam stress and mounting debts are leading to depression among students, writes Jennifer Currie. Depression is one of the most misunderstood medical conditions, despite the fact that it affects one...
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E-commerce focus
The University of Buckingham has launched a postgraduate e-commerce course aimed at IT specialists, writes Chris Johnston. The full or part-time MSc in electronic commerce covers technology and...
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Business vision
Eight leading professional bodies from around the world have created a task force to consider the creation of an international business qualification to enable professionals from a wide range of...
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LBS launches online
London Business School has become the latest higher education institution to offer courses online. LBS has signed an agreement with e-learning company University Access to provide six courses online...
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Euro prizes
Universities and spin-off companies based in the United Kingdom have a May 16 deadline to apply to compete for the European Information Society Technologies Prizes, worth a total of E600,000 (Pounds...
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NI centre caters for software industry
The University of Ulster has launched Northern Ireland's first specialist software support centre to provide a key link in the global e-business chain. The Centre for Software Process Technologies...
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Germans see lingo of net as vital skill
"Ich beherrsche Englisch in Wort und Schrift" is becoming a key phrase in the minds of job-seeking Germans. "Without English will (you) soon be a dummy?" the German popular magazine Bild asked its...
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A compassionate mouse
Two PhD students at Loughborough University have developed a "touchy-feely" computer mouse that should close the conceptual distance between user and machine. Michael Macaulay and Alistair May,...
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Bottled skills with sell-by dates
Ivor Crewe, chair of the foundation-degree group of the Department for Education and Employment, says the degrees "respond to employers' needs", such as "technical and professional skills", (Letters...
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Pension speculation
Andrew Oswald invites us to believe that the Universities Superannuation Scheme could raise academic pensions from 50 per cent to 66.6 per cent of final salary if only the trustees ignore actuarial...
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Pension speculation
USS pension funds might be vulnerable not only to the Treasury but also to European Union tax and financial harmonisation plans. Britain has invested more than twice the amount in pension funds as...
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Pension speculation
In providing a maximum pension of half of one's final salary, plus a tax-free lump of three times salary, the USS is providing benefits that are broadly equivalent to a pension of two-thirds of...