Cresson willing to cut Framework demand
THE European Commission may be willing to lower its target for research funding by up to Ecu1 billion (Pounds 700 million), Edith Cresson, the commissioner for research, has said. A Framework V...
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Waiting game
(Photograph) - One of up to 10,000 student demonstrators occupying the Indonesian parliament for a third day on Wednesday. As The THES went to press a military clampdown, which had led democracy...
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'Research hurts teaching'
"Useless" educational research in higher education is damaging government attempts to improve teaching standards, a chief government adviser said this week. At the launch of government reforms to...
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Bristol's legal twists
Trouble continues to plague Bristol University's legal practice course as its entire staff, nine lecturers and a research associate, are leaving to join neighbouring University of the West of England...
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Social work left to flounder by DFEE
The crisis in social work education deepened this week as the Department for Education and Employment announced that there will be no funding concessions to halt sharply falling applications. Since...
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Odds-on art
(Photograph) - Leeds College of Art student Anna Wiggins has placed a Pounds 41 bet with William Hill at 500-1 odds on her winning the Turner Prize within 15 years. She is displaying 41 letters...
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Lecturers threaten strike in pay-cut row
SENIOR lecturing staff at NESCOT, Epsom's further and higher education college (formerly North East Surrey College of Technology) are threatening to strike after being told they must take a Pounds 5,...
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Food research centre moves to improve
The Institute of Food Research will close its Reading site, with the loss of 60 staff. The institute will be consolidated at Norwich, where 100 jobs will be created. A spokeswoman for the...
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Prospectuses a waste of resources?
Thousands of pounds spent by universities on prospectuses and on-line information could be going to waste, according to a survey that shows less than 40 per cent of potential students actually read...
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St Andrews assistant principal suspended
Peter King, assistant principal and director of external relations at St Andrews University, has been suspended pending a disciplinary hearing next month. Mr King, who moved to the fundraising post...
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Students protest at East London reductions
JOB cuts and course closures at the University of East London sparked protests this week from students and staff, who claim management have failed to anticipate falling student numbers. As The THES...
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Police shut Anglia hate-mail investigation
Police have closed an investigation into hate-mail at Anglia Polytechnic University due to a lack of evidence. The hate-mail, which slurred members of staff at the business school who had criticised...
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NERC announces science strategy
The Natural Environment Research Council this week published its first integrated science strategy, setting out 26 key areas for environmental research. Looking Forward - the NERC Strategy for...
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Customs corners Cambridge
Customs and Excise will investigate Cambridge University's accounts after a spot check uncovered "incorrect" applications for tax relief worth Pounds 20,000. HM Customs allows VAT relief worth "...
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Medic drop-out rates halved
A new style of teaching at medical schools has halved drop-out rates, according to the General Medical Council. Since December 1993 most British medical schools have introduced new "Tomorrow's Doctor...