The education of social workers is undergoing radical changes, with a number of bodies seeking to define what social workers do and to set standards: The Care Standards Bill will strengthen...
Imagine the shock of thousands of devoted Coronation Street fans, desperate to discover whether bar owner Natalie is to be charged with the murder of her son, and who, instead of connecting with the...
A wall of folded arms greeted Sir Michael Partridge, chair of governors of Middlesex University, when he addressed the Higher Education Funding Council for England's annual conference in Birmingham...
A reminder that entries are still sought for our competition to help the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals find a new and funkier name. Suggestions so far concentrate on apt acronyms -...
The University for Industry project was always intended to make learning more convenient for people who might otherwise never consider it. The new learndirect learning centre in Redditch, due to open...
'Former AoC chief executive Roger Ward called him "the ultimate hands-off manager" but others stress that he combines charm with determination' News of a dip in the number of further education...
Sir Stewart Sutherland, principal and vice-chancellor of Edinburgh University, will be the next convener of the Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals. He will take over from Ian Graham-...
Sir David Barnes, deputy chairman of AstraZeneca, has received the 2000 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) Centenary Medal, awarded to a figure of high distinction in science-based industry. Joseph...
The crisis in Zimbabwe is being played out around issues of land and race. Some 1,000 "white" farms have been invaded by groups led by independence war veterans demanding that farms be handed to...
International authors visited a festival in Natal to share their stories and to try to make a difference in the area. Brenda Gourley was won over. We can all go down on our bended knees and thank the...
Writer Njabulo Ndebele has been appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town. Formerly vice-chancellor of the University of the North, Professor Ndebele has just completed a year as...
A website offering access to descriptions of 19 million archive items and manuscripts belonging to academic institutions in the London area was launched this week by King's College London. www.aim25....
Jane Marshall concludes our focus on France with reports on energy management. The energy commission's search for a clean nuclear reactor is like hunting for holy grail Clean" and "non-polluting" are...
Blaise Compaore, president of Burkino Faso, has ordered the closure of university campuses in Ouagadougou and Bobodiolasso after students supported a three-day stoppage by civil servants over the...
Up to 850,000 dairy farmers are to benefit from a deal between Peru's Cayetano Heredia University and three major national agricultural associations to provide students at the faculty of veterinary...