Higher education appointments
Goldsmiths' College, University of London Sir William Utting has been appointed head of the college's council, having been a member since 1993 and the deputy chair 1995-999. He is president of the...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Tuesday
(All times pm unless stated.) Ian Hislop’s School Rules (3.00 am C4). A documentary series repeat on the last 100 years of British education – how the church, state and...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Monday
(All times pm unless stated.) Composer of the Week (9.00 am R3 and rest of week) is Gesualdo. Start the Week (9.00am R4). With Anthony Gottlieb on philosophy and science; plus Rachel Bowlby, Shula...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Sunday
(All times pm unless stated.) In the Psychiatrist’s Chair (11.15 am R4). Percussionist Evelyn Glennie. The Book Show (11.30 am Sky News, repeated 8.30). Including Ion Trewin, editor of Alan...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Saturday
(All times pm unless stated.) How to be President (10.30 am R4). Remembering the Carter vs. Reagan election. Private Passions (12 noon R3). Philosopher-politician Bryan Magee chooses the music. The...
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Racking their brains
Cambridge dons are polarised as never before - over bicycle racks. Historians have mounted a call to arms against umbrella-like racks installed at the school of divinity's new building opposite their...
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Rector to the rescue
Glasgow University students, who have called for the resignation of their elected rector, actor Ross Kemp, must be looking enviously at St Andrews. The students are annoyed at Mr Kemp's absence, but...
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Emotional online
Want to relive graduation magic? The University of Waterloo in Canada is offering webcasts of ceremonies. "If you enjoyed last year's ceremony of 940 students going up to accept diplomas......
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EU student access breached
The European Court of Justice has censured the Italian government for imposing restrictions on the right of students from other European Union states to live and study in Italy. It found that...
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Scotland booms, England bombs
A boom in the number of Scottish students has followed changes to funding north of the border while English universities struggle to meet expansion targets this year. Just under 2,000 more Scottish...
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Next week
NEWS Privatisation of universities is on the agenda FEATURES Seymour Martin Lipset on US politics, why socialism failed in North America and why it is likely to meet a similar fate elsewhere RESEARCH...
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Dental debts are biting hard
Dental students graduate with about £6,000 more debt than an average student, according to the British Dental Association. In a survey of 13 UK dental schools in February, it found the...
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Don's Diary
Day 1 Struggle of packing is overshadowed by worries about getting to airport. Britain is petrol-parched. But destination Jakarta is awash with it - at less than 9p a litre. Day 2 At my hotel receive...
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Washington
Drug convictions barred almost 7,000 of the 9 million United States students who applied for federal aid for this autumn from some or all of their financial aid, according to the US Education...
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Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso's ministry of education has closed the country's university after students decided to continue a strike in support of increased bursaries and scholarships. The 2000-01 academic year may...