Guardian agents
The end of the cold war must not lead to the end of spying, argues Christopher Andrew, because there are plenty of deviant dictators and fanatical terrorists we need to keep an eye on. It is much...
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Chairs
King's College, London. Readers promoted to chairs: Robert Blackburn, constitutional law; Clive Bush, American literature; Gareth Jones, cell biology; Giovanni Mann, vascular physiology; Yuri Safarov...
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Grants
The Universitiy of Liverpool. Charities Professor J. Crampton, Pounds 33,380 from Wellcome Trust (model system to evaluate the concept of delivering protective immunogenic proteins by haemotophagus...
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A question of cash and charm
Inefficient, bureaucratic, mismanaged. The latest charges against MI5, the branch of the secret services responsible for security within the UK, come from former agent David Shayler. Shayler, living...
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Learning the basics to fit in
Employers at the Confederation of British Industry's conference have their say on graduate requirements Graduate employability appears to have risen to the top of the national agenda. The government...
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Tumours detected by metal
Chemistry is helping to find and fight cancer and make cleaner fuel THE LATEST in chemistry technology is being used to improve the detection of cancerous tumours in humans. For many years chemists...
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Fact file
* 62 per cent of part-time first year undergraduates in England are female * 60 per cent of part-time first year undergraduates in Scotland are female * 55 per cent of part-time first year...
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Key Nolan recommendations for FE and HE
The fourth Nolan report is published today * Appointments to governing bodies should be made on merit * The automatic representation of the TECs and LECson college governing bodies should be ended *...
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McAleese wins Irish presidential poll
MARY McAleese, pro vice chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast, has been elected as the new president of Ireland, a largely honorary but symbolic post. The 46-year-old law expert is the first...
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Colleges too broke to educate properly
THE TOTAL further education deficit has rocketed by nearly 2,000 per cent in just two years, funding chiefs have revealed. The crisis is so acute that it threatens the ability of the Further...
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Keele to probe standard of PhDs
KEELE University has launched an investigation into academic standards in its only 5-star rated department after a research student was accused of plagiarism. Leaked documents seen by The THES reveal...
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Rallying call
(Photograph) - Protests by students against tuition fees held in 14 British towns last weekend are only the start of a campaign to keep higher education free, their leaders have warned. The student...
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Religious bias fears fading
ONLY A small proportion of graduates from Northern Ireland believe they have suffered from religious or gender discrimination when applying for jobs. The finding is revealed in the latest research...
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Bright outlook
(Photograph) - Hillary Clinton, first lady of the United States, met Ulster University students after announcing a new bursary scheme for female research students as she gave the first Joyce McCartan...
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Learning and teaching institute takes shape
TALKS are taking place with the funding councils and other higher education "stakeholders" to raise an estimated Pounds 500,000 for the new Institute for Learning and Teaching. The Committee of Vice...