US-style institute is not for Europe
Europe's research-intensive universities have questioned the thinking behind plans for a European Institute of Technology on the model of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The challenge from...
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Fee-free term is on the cards
As the poker craze sweeps across US university campuses, one student has figured out a novel way to make the most of his card-playing skills by winning a semester's tuition fees in his first poker...
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Wit is your best weapon so sharpen it regularly
Tony Thorne despairs of the pitiful patter induced by audit culture. Can't dons get their tongues round a few more syllables? More than once I have complained to colleagues that, in the 18 or so...
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Alison Wolf
New Labour's proposal that universities spend precious time and funds operating 'trust schools' is a very odd notion Why would a university run a school? What reasons could it have for diverting...
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Personnel supremo in hiding?
One would understand if Lyn Link, human resources chief at London Metropolitan University, went into hiding. After one of the most bitter industrial disputes in recent years, the personnel supremo...
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Rebel with a cause
Watch out for Philip Cowley's triumphant grin if you are passing Nottingham University. The reader in parliamentary government finished his book, The Rebels , in the summer when the Prime Minister...
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All change at Oxford's top table
Oxford University's senior management is looking increasingly depleted. Registrar David Holmes takes early retirement next April and Anthony Weale, the academic registrar, retires next month. The...
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Do with two for the price of one
Delegates at a libraries conference in China last Tuesday saw double. The School of African and Oriental Studies sent its official librarian for China along. But there was another - the slightly less...
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Coming soon to your screen
Imagine, just when you thought you could escape the beady eye of management and type that ranting e-mail, the happy face of your boss pops up on your screen. This month, academics at Leeds University...
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Will Alsop: frozen mass that reduces you to a mere penguin
Embankment by Rachel Whiteread Tate Modern, London, until April 2, 2006 As you descend the ramp toward the depths of the Turbine Hall in the Tate Modern, Rachel Whiteread's Embankment is revealed as...
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Reveal all to keep faith with the public
Even the appearance of conflicts of interest destroys society's trust in scientists, says Richard Horton Pity scientists in today's turbulent environment of conflicts of interest. They are pushed and...
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Is it time to get fired up about atomic energy?
What do environmental scientists and physicists think about the mooted rebirth of nuclear power? The UK should expand the use of nuclear power in the coming decades, according to a straw poll of...
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Decent degrees don't come cheap
Bob Brecher says there's more to the dumbing down debate than bums on seats versus quality. Although it's been running for a good few years, the "dumbing-down" debate shows little sign of going away...
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Catch their eye at twenty paces
Explaining months of research on a single sheet of paper is never going to be easy, but, says Harriet Swain, when it comes to designing a poster presentation, less is most definitely more. The snag...
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Campus Questionnaire: Happy with a plateful of challenges
Name: Karl Donert Age: Older than I look - I hope. Job: Director of development; I manage international projects and teach, research and publish. I am a National Teaching Fellow. Salary: Much less...