Chair announced
Sir Malcolm Thornton, Conservative MP for Crosby and chair for the last seven years of the Select Committee on Education, has been elected chair of the newly-merged Education and Employment committee.
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Librarians ready to fight cutbacks
Library staff members of the Association of University Teachers are to campaign against further Government cuts in the face of what they described as "savage cuts" to university library funding....
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MAFF to fund new research
Kam Patel reports on accusations of 'woefully inadequate' statistics on BSE, and the launch of a new research programme. Health secretary Stephen Dorrell announced earlier this week that a new...
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Spongiform council beefed up
Kam Patel reports on accusations of 'woefully inadequate' statistics on BSE, and the launch of a new research programme. A shakeup of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC) followed...
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Thesis
THESIS, The THES Internet Service, now has a guide to the forthcoming Tuscon 2 consciousness conference, which it will be broadcasting in audio, as well as its guide to the news, features and reviews...
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Library for Paisley
Paisley University has announced plans to build a new Pounds 6.8 million library and learning resource centre. Around half the costs will be met by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, and...
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Environment launch
Plymouth University opened its environmental research centre this week, which it says has one of the strongest multidisciplinary environmental science teams in the country. The centre has 50...
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Computer training
A new centre to promote the use of computers for teachers is to be set up at the University of Brighton. The centre, which will focus on art and design, is the first to be based at a university under...
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European shortfall
British universities taking part in research under European Union Framework programmes are receiving insufficient support for overheads, says the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals....
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Contract concordat fears
Before the ink dries on the new concordat aimed at giving contract researchers better working conditions, concerns are being raised about whether the new agreement goes far enough and whether it will...
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BSE research in danger
The Government's obsession with privatisation is in danger of seriously undermining research, including research into BSE, scientists warned this week. More than 40 establishments - many of them...
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V-cs split on Dearing degrees
The suggestion by Sir Ron Dearing that universities should offer exceptional sixth-formers the chance to take units of undergraduate courses while at school so they can complete their first degree in...
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Richard Lacey
(Photograph) - Richard Lacey, visiting professor at Leeds University, has been warning for seven years that BSE can be passed on to humans. His campaign attracted considerable animosity from the food...
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NUS votes for new era
The NUS has abandoned its commitment to full student grants, bringing the possibility of student contributions a step closer and ushering in a new era of consensus politics. A record 1,500 delegates...
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Work erodes study time
One in three students is missing lectures and one in five is failing to submit study assignments because they have to work to make ends meet, a new survey has revealed. The National Union of Students...