Uphill task for colleges
NEWS THAT 13-year-olds in England are failing at mathematics has been seized on by the London Mathematical Society as further confirmation of sharply declining ability among students. The study of...
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Reform of maths hits trouble
MATHEMATICS will suffer if the Government rushes through a proposed restructure of modular A levels before the general election, leading academics and politicians have warned. Mathematics academics...
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Polish minister avoids press
Journalists covering a lecture by Polish education minister Jerzy Wiatr at the University of Lodz were ejected from the building last week. The journalists were grabbed and thrown down steps by men,...
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Harry's horror story
Chinese labour camp survivor Harry Wu tells Simon Targett that his country's rulers are not reforming but getting more hardline, that they continue to imprison millions of his compatriots, and will...
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No, no, not that nut
Hundreds of academics from Glasgow and Strathclyde universities, converging on the city's ABC cinema for a mass rally on their day of action, discovered that the film showing was The Nutty Professor.
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Sheep's eyes banned from labs
University and college science departments have been warned not to use sheep's eyeballs in experiments because of risks to health. The move will increase speculation that Government scientists fear...
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Lecturers frozen out
IT to reduce staff by the year 2000, say universities. Thousands of university lecturers took to the streets this week to protest at underfunding and low pay. But universities are planning to cut...
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Poor students hit hardest
INEQUALITIES in student funding are hitting those from the poorest backgrounds and forcing more students into part-time jobs, according to a survey commissioned today by the Department for Education...
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London sounds fees warning
THES reporters round up the latest submissions to the Dearing Inquiry. UNIVERSITY of London colleges have warned that they will have to charge fees to prevent further deterioration of courses and...
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Internet
This week THESIS, the THES Internet Service, has enhanced the information in its job listings with salary and institution details. THESIS provides a guide to the news, features, reviews and...
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Loan offload
Three consultants have been appointed to advise education ministers on the sale of student loan debt to the private sector. Merchant bankers N. M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd will advise on plans...
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Student poisoned
A Keele University student died on Tuesday from carbon monoxide poisoning in her Stoke-on-Trent flat. Four other students were treated in hospital. Douglas Trainer, NUS president, said she was the...
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Robertson alludes to cuts moratorium
RAYMOND Robertson, Scottish Office minister for education, has hinted that the Government may be about to call a halt to higher education funding cuts in the Budget. Mr Robertson, speaking at the...
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SNP claims ancient scroll from Cambridge
IN THE WAKE of the triumphant return to Scotland of the Stone of Destiny, the Scottish National Party is demanding the restoration of an ancient manuscript held by Cambridge University. The...
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Auditors rule out suppression at Soton
CLAIMS that a Higher Education Quality Council report on Southampton Institute was suppressed by the institute's management are "not sustainable", say auditors from the Higher Education Funding...