Final Word...
This week's Final Word comes from a post office clerk's childhood memories of rural life: "As she went on her way, gossamer threads, spun from bush to bush, barricaded her pathway, and as she broke...
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Forsyth's FE switch sparks row
A row has erupted over a decision by Michael Forsyth, Secretary of State for Scotland, to transfer responsibility for further education bursaries from local authorities to colleges. Rosemary McKenna...
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Appointments
QUEEN MARGARET COLLEGE, EDINBURGH. The following have been appointed to the governing body: Thomas Band, former chief executive of the Scottish Tourist Board; Fiona Ballantyne, managing director of...
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Chairs
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Professors: Stephen Busby, reader in the school of biochemistry; Jayne Franklin, reader in medicine and honorary consultant physician; Baz Jackson, reader in bioenergetics;...
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Link
LINK. The minister for science and technology Ian Taylor has appointed David Smith as chairman of the Link Board. Dr Smith is director of research and development at Whatman plc.
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University Of Plymouth
Victor Parsons, violinist and former managing director of the British division of Wandel and Goltermann, has been appointed chairman of governors at the University of Plymouth. He succeeds Alan...
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Events
HERE AND NOW. The Whitworth Gallery at the University of Manchester is exhibiting the work of 15 contemporary artists to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Society of Wood Engravers until February...
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Grants
UNIVERSITY OF LUTON. Dr H. Dean and Margaret Melrose, Pounds 62,000 from the Economic and Social Research Council (project entitled Poverty, Wealth and Citizenship). UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE Research...
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Honorary degrees
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY. DBA: Michael Bishop, chairman of Airlines of Britain Holdings plc. DDes: Jeff Banks, fashion designer and TV presenter; Richard Rowan, president of the Savannah College...
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Derby plots FE/HE merger
Derby University has been holding secret merger talks with five neighbouring further education colleges which could lead to a unique post-16 system for 50,000 students by 1998. The plans have taken...
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Funding council cuts enrolment growth
Student growth in further education colleges is to be scaled down to 3 per cent next year (1996/97) following a decision announced today by the Further Education Funding Council. The news will take...
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Fair genes for fowl?
The debate is raging over whether genetically altered animals can be patented, Aisling Irwin reports. It is small and furry and designed to develop cancer. It is the oncomouse and it is unaware,...
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'Right wing' German history disowned
The editors of a multi-volume history of Germany are demanding that the publisher include a note in the latest volume on the National Socialist period distancing them from the views it expresses....
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'Secret' advice on real loan rate for students
A "secretive" and influential working group has advised the Government to charge students a real rate of interest on loans. The group, whose members include representatives from the Bank of England,...
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Stones may be meteor mapper
The first Stonehenge was built to observe terrifying meteor storms plaguing the skies - and may have been part of a massive cultural change as people united to cope, an astronomer has claimed. The...