Nurses' courses in fast lane
A flood of courses in advanced nursing, often at masters degree level, may be appearing too quickly, even before a consensus has been reached about what "advanced nursing" is, a conference will hear...
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Rugger mix-up
Talking of exaggerations in the press, Gareth Roberts, chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals, may be feeling less than grateful that an error in an early draft of a flier for...
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Behold... the angels moved!
Rachel North just couldn't believe her eyes. "I was passing the infra-red camera over the landscape when two figures appeared on the monitor. It was so exciting." She was carrying out a technical...
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Australia squeezes grants
Thousands of Australia's students may be forced out of university because of a federal government decision tightening up on the financial assistance they receive. On top of the sharp rise in tuition...
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Madness of a class-ridden system
Rising fees and a widening social divide mean that the path from graduate to academic career needs ever more money and luck, argues Geoffrey Strickland. Evidence that the expansion of higher...
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Conveying what Mr Gibberish is driving at
Throw in a few spare parts of a Ferrari with those of an old Skoda and you have the vehicle for conveying economic news to the public, argues John Corner. Nicholas Jones's "insider" account of...
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Results of research probe expected early
The results of this year's research assessment exercise should be revealed before the end of the year, rather than early next year as planned, say funding council chiefs. The 61 panels, which are...
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Big future for large shed
The University of Greenwich has announced plans to convert a disused second world war aircraft hangar into what is thought to be the country's first graduate teaching centre built using private...
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Brunel ends pain in Spain on buses
Mussolini's trains ran on time in the 1930s Italy, much to the chagrin of the Spanish. Now Brunel University is helping them rival Il Duce's achievement on an arguably more recalcitrant public...
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Double Dutch
Too late, alas, for our Howlers competition, but Strathclyde University would have been a strong contender with this offering from an environmental planning exam: "Today, Glasgow has no real function...
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Oldies fill gap baby boomers have left in college rolls
More of Japan's 500 universities are introducing continuing education programmes to raise enrolments following a sharp drop in the number of school-leaver entrants. The passing of the second "baby...
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Head banged against a Wonderwall
How I delighted in Angela McRobbie's justification of (apology for?) Oasis. Last May, six thugs smashed my car window as they chanted the chorus of "Wonderwall". When I complained, they sang "Don't...
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Nice people, when you get to know them
French anthropologist Philippe Descola tells Lucy Hodges about a lively two years spent with an isolated South American Indian tribe of wife-beaters and reformed headhunters with a penchant for...
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Scottish jobs spring
A new strategy bringing academics and industrialists together to commercialise Scottish research in science and technology could create at least another 11,000 jobs over the next ten years. This...
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Critics force quality rethink
Plans for a new single quality agency and system for higher education have been revamped in response to criticisms from the sector. Fresh proposals contained in a report to be published in early...