Divorced dads take their role loss hard
An alarming picture of despair, frustration and conflict is revealed in research into the impact of divorce on fathers. As interest in the royal split reaches fever pitch, the Waleses could do worse...
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More women than men develop cancer
Women are developing cancer more frequently than men for the first time since records began, a new report shows. Over the past 20 years, young women's cancers have increased fivefold, says Colin...
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Men retain grip on TV industry
Men dominate top independent television production posts in the United Kingdom, though high-flying women are helping other females climb the career ladder, a new report reveals. Helen Baehr, at the...
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Mr Fix-it to put work first
In his book about how to be a minister, published in 1980, the Labour MP Gerald Kaufman singled out a then unknown civil servant, Ron Dearing, for special mention. As a deputy secretary at the...
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Labour chooses Steinberg successor
Mike Hall is to chair Labour's backbench education committee in succession to Gerry Steinberg, who quit over the Harriet Harman affair. Mr Hall, 43, won the marginal Warrington South seat from the...
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Man with pig kidney is a 'long way' off
An eminent transplant surgeon has poured cold water on suggestions that animal organs could be used in humans in the near future. Sir Roy Calne, professor of surgery at Cambridge University, said...
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Polish up your peace-keeping
Soldiers and civilians are already joining up for a unique degree in international peace-keeping at the University of Essex this autumn. The MA course, seeks to break down the traditional...
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Law information swap-shop mooted
Around 70 higher education institutions are poised to set up an education law network, which will allow them to exchange information on specialist legal issues ranging from redundancy consultations...
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Boxing boffins biff Barry
(Photograph) - Oxford University's Max Tortora pounds the glove of former world champion Barry McGuigan. Mr McGuigan, head of the Professional Boxers Association, was helping Oxford prepare for...
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Postgrad law demand halves
A dramatic drop in the demand for postgraduate law courses has been revealed by the Law Society. The number of non-law graduates applying to join conversion courses to train as lawyers has almost...
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Alfred burns degree courses in status chase
King Alfred's College in Winchester is sacrificing degree courses in its quest for university status in the next decade, writes Andrew Napier. The higher education college, which has 2,600 students...
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Lib Dems divided over fees
A split emerged this week among Liberal Democrat students over their party's latest higher education plans. Mixed messages are emanating from the Liberal Democrat Youth and Students group in response...
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Office bugged
One office at the University of British Columbia may be a trifle overcrowded - for some tastes at least. Entomology lecturer Karen Needham, who is also curator of the university's Spencer...
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Lord comforts Whitehall's whore
If you want someone to cut through cosy clubbability, Lord Beloff is your man. He is more acid rain than breath of fresh air, but his directness stands out against the over elaborate courtesies of...
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Vice squad
Bizarre image of the week comes courtesy of the Manchester Evening News, inducing thoughts of university metalwork shops taking the place of gymnasia as refuge-in-times-of-accommodation crisis with...