Star Turn
Heriot-Watt's first musician-in-residence has struck a chord with staff and students. Olga Wojtas sits in to listen Steve King is responsible for Heriot-Watt University losing one of its distinctive...
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Hurdlers who stay the course
What is the best and fairest way to assess what students have learnt? Angela Glasner looks at the obstacles to innovation in marking and examining work Assessment is placing a growing burden on staff...
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Rooms need more than a view
The outlook may be exciting but are teaching facilities up to scratch? Sally Brown lists common complaints about accommodation University lecturers work in some of the most beautiful, historic, and...
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Student doctors keep their finger on the pulse
Newcastle is the first medical school in Britain to get a quality thumbs-up. Olga Wojtas looks at the case Newcastle University medical school has just won 24 points out of 24 in the teaching quality...
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Masons seek formal partners in academy
The freemasons are looking for formal university partners to develop their new masonic research centre in London. The Canonbury Masonic Research Centre, in Islington, North London, was launched with...
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Invite to grande ecole raises dumbing-down fears
New admission procedures to make it easier for European students to apply to one of France's top grandes ecoles have provoked criticism that standards of excellence will be threatened. Paris's Ecole...
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NUS votes for greater openness
The National Union of Students has voted to overhaul its organisation to try to make it more accountable. If motions passed at this year's conference are ratified next year, regional conferences will...
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Upwardly mobile
Staffordshire University has given Maja Benson a PhD for research that could allow more mobile phone users on the airwaves.
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Demand for degrees outstrips supply
Boston A feared dramatic decline in the number of Asians who study in the United States has been forestalled by programmes designed to provide financial assistance to previously ineligible...
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Sky schooling
Training andeducation will be made available to areas of the world with poor communications through a low-cost interactive satellite system developed with European Union funding. The Genesis project...
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Sources for research funds
Each fortnight this section will list funds available for academic researchers. Details should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) www.esrc.ac.uk...
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Institutions line up to provide doctors
The government is to consider 21 bids to provide this year's extra 1,000 medical students from universities with existing medical schools and those keen to form them. A decision is expected in May.
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City College, Manchester
* In last week's analysis of TQAs we said that the drama, dance and cinematics department at City College, Manchester, would have failed under the tighter QAA procedures brought in last autumn. This...
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Follow your MIT-y leader
MIT is undoubtedly a leader in business plan competitions. A recent survey showed ten of the companies it has spawned now have a combined value of more than $500 million. Bill Gates scooped one of...
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Cutting edge
Forums where local people and experts talk about a green future can help change behaviour and improve policy-making Wednesday was a not untypical research day: global warming in the morning,...