Sacked principal cites staff support
THE former principal of Glasgow Caledonian University, who was fired for gross misconduct, wants to return to the job. Stan Mason told an industrial tribunal last week: "Ninety-eight per cent of...
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BSE eroded faith in MPs
Homophobia and mad cows: Alison Goddard reports from the British Psychological Society conference People who are concerned about the genetic modification of food are less likely to trust the...
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Library usage under threat
Lobbying from the film and music industries for tougher European copyright laws threatens to undermine access to digital technologies, according to EBLIDA, the umbrella organisation for Europe's...
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Oxford silences critics
Oxford University has scotched reports that it is to offer postgraduate and degree courses over the Internet, silencing critics who have warned that the university's drive to widen access is damaging...
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Honesty code to stop cheats
A COALITION of 200 United States universities and colleges is drafting a national code of ethics to stop student cheating. The seven-page document calls for clearer policy, disciplinary measures and...
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Chairs
Glasgow School of Art Ian McLaren, former professor and head of school at Portsmouth and Middlesex, has been appointed head of visual communication; Thomas Cooper, head of fine art photography, has...
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Honorary degrees
University of Hull DLitt: Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, vice-chancellor of the University of East Anglia (1995-97); Tom Stoppard, playwright and novelist. DMus: Neville Marriner, founder and director of the...
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Bioscience boost
THE Bioscience Innovation Centre in Cambridge is trying to raise Pounds 1 million on Ofex, the speculative share market, to build a business incubator for up to 12 start-up biotechnology companies....
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Business opening
THE University of Luton has opened its Aylesbury Business School, a joint venture with Aylesbury College. Richard Farmer, deputy chairman of governors at Aylesbury College, said the new school, based...
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New managers evaluated
The extent to which universities are run like businesses is the subject of a study aiming to assess the impact of so-called new managerialism in higher education. New managerialism has been...
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Puttnam scouts for talent
Individual scientists and artists are likely to be the main winners of grants from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. Helping people to reach their full potential is the...
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Viol value
(Photograph) - Viol value: a successful 1995 lottery bid has enabled the Dartington Hall Trust to commission a complete chest of viols from West Dean College. The viols will be made in the English...
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Funding future unclear
Funding for universities and colleges from 2000 to 2002 still hangs in the balance as the government considers consultation responses to its Learning Age green paper. Consultation ended today, and it...
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Sex-attack men 'asking for it'
Homophobia and mad cows: Alison Goddard reports from the British Psychological Society conference A gay man who is sexually assaulted is often blamed for the attack, and a man who is sexually...
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Academy reborn as it shakes off navy blues
Kiev's Mohyla Academy is both the newest and oldest university in Ukraine. Symbolic of Ukraine's rebirth in 1991 as an independent state, the academy, which was re-established six years ago, nearly...