Germany: Tried and trusted but very complicated
Germany Post-qualification entry into universities in Germany has been the norm since the 1950s and, although the German educational system is not flawless, the process has proved successful with an...
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Mature learners are in need of flexible friends
Hefce must put its money where its mouth is when it comes to part-time students, says David Latchman It is increasingly being recognised that the government's target of 50 per cent of 18 to 30-year-...
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Next week
Community service Are universities serving their constituents? A special preview examines the issues before the Association of Commonwealth Universities' meeting in Belfast Also E university: Why has...
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Alison Wolf
...and look at porn without the benefit of a publicly funded campaign' With all the breathless excitement of a cheerleader, the government is relentlessly plugging e-learning. Why? I have just...
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Ministers to probe BA's 'old-boy bias'
The government is investigating allegations of "old-boy favouritism" at the British Academy after a storm of controversy over its £2 million centenary research award. The Department for Education and...
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TV chef is now as sick as a parrotfish
Celebrity chef Sophie Grigson reacted with discomfort this week to an academic's claim that one of her recipes might contribute to the extinction of coral reefs. In her book Fish, which she co-...
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In the news: David Southwood
If David Southwood, director of science at the European Space Agency (Esa), chose space science because he wanted to be like Captain Kirk, he is on the right track. Next month, the agency plans to...
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Appointments
The British Academy has elected officers for 2003-04: W. G. Runciman (president), R. J. P. Kain (treasurer), C. N. J. Mann (foreign secretary), D. J. McKitterick (publications secretary), R. J....
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Elite bag the best through clearing
Tensions are running high as A-level grades rise and selection becomes more difficult. The THES reports. Elite universities were quick to snap up the best students through clearing this year, leaving...
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Entrance tests will favour wealthy
The proliferation of entry tests for university is raising concerns that rich students will be able to pay for coaching denied to poorer state-school applicants, writes Claire Sanders. Sir Peter...
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Mickey Mouse list is 'ignorant'
Universities defended their courses this week after the Conservative Party embroiled them in a row over "Mickey Mouse" degrees. A number of universities and courses were named and shamed by the...
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Athletes swap tutorials for track
British athletes at this weekend's World Championships in Paris will have a psychology professor on hand to get them in the right frame of mind to win medals. But David Collins, team psychologist...
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Kelly furore highlights poor pay of Britain's scientists
One issue being ignored in the political tug-of-war surrounding the late government scientist David Kelly is poor pay for scientists, academics and MPs warned this week. The Hutton inquiry into Dr...
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Cash for Kent to finalise alliance
Deputy prime minister John Prescott has announced £15 million for a collaborative project to create a new university campus for the Medway towns of Kent. The announcement completes the drive to raise...
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Will beauty be Luton bound?
Utter confusion surrounds whether beauty queen Pham Thi Mai Phuong, who was last week reported kidnapped, will go to the ball. The winner of the Miss Vietnam contest has a place at Luton University...