Scientists get warmer
RESEARCHERS from the University of East Anglia are scouring icy marshes and dredging up bogs to plot summer weather from up to 8,000 years ago. Preliminary findings show unexpected temperature...
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In the eye of the storm
(Photograph) - In the eye of the storm: the British Isles is almost totally engulfed as a severe storm blows in from the Atlantic. As seen by a weather satellite, the white areas are low cloud.
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Lecturers quit FE
THE numbers of further education and sixth-form lecturers taking early retirement increased by more than a third between 1991/92 and 1995/96, while early retirements in higher education decreased by...
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Tough task for new agency
Funding council chiefs have called for the swift introduction of a quality "kite-marking" system for universities and colleges involved in the fast-growing multi-billion pound overseas franchising...
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Turkish deal carpeted
A British company put in charge of a multimillion pound project to supply Turkish universities with technical equipment was in a position to influence business in its own favour, public spending...
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CVCP axe over pay bargainers
THE COMMITTEE of Vice Chancellors and Principals is reviewing the future of the universities' pay bargaining body and may recommend its revamping or scrapping. The threat to the Universities and...
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Racist punchlines could KO colleges
COMEDIAN Bernard Manning's conduct at a Round Table function could have knock-on effects for universities and colleges, legal experts have warned. Two black waitresses were awarded undisclosed...
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Seatless shortlisted
Bryan Davies, Labour's spokesman on further and higher education, and Alan Howarth, the former Conservative minister who crossed the floor in 1995, have both been shortlisted, along with two others,...
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Regius two named
Oxford University has announced the first of its regius professors to be appointed under the new system that gives it rather than the crown responsibility for appointments. Henry Mayr Harting, a...
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BAe exam on runway
British Aerospace's in-house, work-based "virtual university" will be on-line later this month. Validated by the University of Surrey, the airport management master of business administration...
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Sir Ron accused of school bias
The Universities Council for the Education of Teachers has criticised Ron Dearing's appointment of an "imbalanced" study group to advise him on teacher training. UCET fears it will only weaken the...
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Brussels R&D slated
The House of Lords yesterday called for a "root and branch reform" of the European Union's multi-billion pound research effort. Focusing its criticism on the Framework research programme, the Lords...
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Legal snares restrict politically intrepid
UNIVERSITY groups must obey strict rules to avoid bias in the run-up to the general election, student leaders have warned. The law considers students' unions charitable organisations, which means...
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V-cs oppose shift in research cash
UNIVERSITIES face a Pounds 520-million cash shortfall for buildings and equipment for research, according to the Committee for Vice Chancellors and Principals. Michael Powell, CVCP policy adviser,...
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Clinical ratings queried
HEALTH service research directors are to meet with the Higher Education Funding Council for England to discuss the "poor scores" for clinical medicine in the research assessment exercise. Eric Thomas...