Don's diary
Sunday God - it is tough today. A white-out all day and with no sun to navigate, we have to stop and check the compass regularly to ensure we do not go off course. The snow has the consistency of...
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Bologna
Official figures from a databank that links 13 Italian universities show that 56 per cent of 1998 graduates found employment within one year of graduating, a 3.4 per cent rise over the previous year.
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Academic ousts Oz cyber-squatter
MELBOURNE An academic acted as an assessor in the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organisation's (Wipo) first decision on an ߣߣÊÓƵn "cyber-squatting" dispute. The dispute, which...
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Belief in bandwidth
The Academia Europaea and the European Science Foundation have called for continued and new investment in a high bandwidth computer network in Europe. The joint statement urges the national...
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Experts drafted in to fix FEFC computer hitch
External consultants have been brought in to address weaknesses in the Further Education Funding Council's computer systems, following a report by the chief auditor.
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Millennium building spree at Oxford
Oxford University has committed Pounds 150 million to 14 building or refurbishment programmes under a millennium project. Plans include a Pounds 60 million chemistry building and the Wellcome Trust...
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'Twitchers' they can't do without
Enthusiastic amateurs are vital for science, say the experts. Now a pro-am dating agency is on the cards. Steve Farrar reports They are among the unsung heroes of science but the hour of the amateur...
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Sources of research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY www.rgs.org Gilchrist Expedition...
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Agony aunt
Q I'm a PhD research student and my head of department has off-loaded a lot of teaching on me. I need the money but I need more training and guidance. Where can I turn for help? A Ann J. Kettle...
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Liven up life in the laboratory
WHAT Kate Exley takes a practical look at science and engineering undergraduates' work WHY Many students complain that they are fed up with 'following cook books' and want to be the chef HOW....
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Glittering prizes
Rinchinnyam Amarjargal, Mongolia's prime minister, has received an honorary degree from the University of Bradford. Patrick Dowling, vice-chancellor and chief executive of the University of Surrey,...
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Elite capture lion's share of extra intake
England's richest university will have an income per student more than 12 times greater than that of the country's poorest institution. The funding allocations, announced yesterday by the Higher...
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Pay gap shows sex divide
Men with degrees earn about 15 per cent more than male non-graduates and women earn 35 per cent more than female non-graduates, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies. Compared with their male...
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Extra millions sought to hire top staff
* The Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals is seeking an initial Pounds 20 million in the first year from the Scottish executive to improve pay and conditions. The committee estimates...
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Warwick takes gold in good food contest
Students at Warwick University are well fed, according to the judges of the British University Chefs' Challenge 2000. Warwick took the gold medal for the fourth time in seven years of the competition...