First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a book that was banned by some American high schools: "We slept in what had once been the gymnasium...
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Off-message ministers cause alarm
Leading scientists expressed fears this week that the new Education Secretary and the Higher Education Minister could hamper science in the UK because of their controversial views on stem-cell...
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Knowledge really is route to success
Taxi driver Rachel Lowe picked up a fare that changed her life. The Portsmouth University lecturer in the back of her cab suggested she apply to study a degree as a mature student. Ms Lowe, who...
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'Oxford is the only university that could attract me to leave Toronto'
Jon Dellandrea has been lured from Canada to 'advance the cause' of Oxford University "At 55 years old, I'm over-the-top excited, like a kid," said Jon Dellandrea, the development specialist from...
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On the move ...
* Leicester University has appointed Carol Hedderman , assistant director of Home Office research, development and statistics since 2002 and former deputy director of the criminal policy research...
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TV dons vie for prized PANTS
Your starter for four. You've come home after a day spent battling the combined forces of the Quality Assurance Agency and the office photocopier. You switch on the TV. It's David Starkey on royalty...
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'What the hell do you want?'
Howells has a question for academics, and the DFES plans to clarify fees, reports Paul Hill A high-profile campaign to explain the 2006 university funding changes to academics, students, parents and...
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Supermum takes on education brief
Ruth Kelly is seen by some as a "supermum" who juggles top-flight politics with family life, writes Paul Hill. As the mother of four young children, she is well placed to oversee the Government's...
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MPs call for ESRC dedicated pot and more freedom for social sciences
A dedicated fund to help address shortages of academics in key social science subjects should be set up by the Economic and Social Research Council, MPs have recommended. In a report on the council,...
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Next issue: January 7
2005: A YEAR TO REMEMBER What do Nelson, Einstein, Guy Fawkes and Don Quixote have in common, apart from bad hair days? Each celebrates an anniversary in 2005. Sit back and wait for the...
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Exeter cuts given nod
Exeter University's controversial plans to axe its chemistry and music departments were this week sanctioned by its governing council. Members of the council voted in favour of the cuts on Monday,...
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Scots big on business
Almost a quarter of students who graduated from Scottish higher education institutions in 2002-03 studied business administration. The next highest shares, according to the latest figures from the...
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Vanunu named rector
Glasgow University's long-delayed rectorial elections have resulted in a win for Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli nuclear whistleblower, whose dealings with foreigners are restricted. Mr Vanunu won by 1...
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How to fight festive fat
A Glasgow University researcher has a seasonal message for all those planning to overindulge on Christmas Day - take a hike. Jason Gill, of Glasgow's department of neuroscience and biomedical systems...
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Hereford the most holy
The people of Hereford are predicted to be the country's strongest Christmas churchgoers, according to research by David Voas, a specialist in religious change in modern societies at Manchester...