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Reports on the creation of a National Council for Adult Learning in Great Britain. Aim to shape the Labour Government's White Paper on Lifelong Learning; Importance of lifelearning to the economic well being and competitiveness of the nation.

Reports on the `Lifetime Learning' paper by the British government. Advocacy of a learning culture in which individuals and employers take more responsibility for education; Combining education and training initiatives in a single document; Criticisms from political opponents.

Reports that British higher education minister Eric Forth has asked university heads to produce a consultation paper on funding.

Reports on the reaction of Howard Newby, vice chancellor of Southampton University and a member of the Rural Development Commission, to the Government White Paper on rural England. Expansion of the remit of the Cabinet committee on the environment to cover rural affairs across all government departments; Coordination issues.

The article reports on the failure of academic unions to win in pay disputes in Great Britain based on a report by Bob Carter of Leicester University in England. Union officials are focused on achieving power after the merger of the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (Natfhe) and the Association of University Teachers (AUT). AUT officials exclude Natfhe officials from union tactic discussions. It also supports professor Roger Kline's campaign to lead the University and College Union (UCU).

Reports on the failure of the De Montfort University in England to comply with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 when it decided to withhold a number of documents about academic standards from the periodical "The Times Higher Education Supplement" according to a ruling released by the freedom of information commissioner of the British government. Implications of the ruling for higher education; Accusation raised against the university for abandoning academic standards in March 2005; Reason of the university for not disclosing the documents requested by the periodical.

Reveals that universities in Norway are encourage to use English when publishing their research. Information on the language policy developed at the University of Oslo; Reason behind the initiative; Remarks from Professor Birgit Brock-Utne.

Reports on the dismissal of Rhetta Moran as senior research fellow at Salford University in Lancashire, England. Decision of the university to close the Revans Centre for Action Learning Research; Supervisory support offered to students at Salford University.

Points out that college freshmen in Great Britain with ordinary diligence can expect a decent 2.1, and that will be enough to ensure that they secure the graduate premium appropriate to the sort of degree they have done and where they have done it. Tendency of college teachers to conform with the general expectation; Side effects of the usual course delivery.

Reports that Tobias Hübinette, a doctoral student at Stockholm University's department of Oriental languages, claims to have been barred from a conference because of his research on interracial marriages and adoption. Investigation of his research; Schedule of defense for his doctoral thesis.

Reports that students from China and other Asian countries are using fake English-language certificates to try to enroll in overseas universities. Issuance of forged English competency certificates through the British Council's International English Language Testing System (IELTS); Cost of fake certificates.

Reports on the training of media professionals as potential messengers of peace in Israel. Project between Arab and Jewish journalism students; Monthly publication of "In a Different Eye" newspaper; Creation of professional links with the mass media.

Reports on the controversies relating to proposals to create a fairer and more transparent university admissions system in Great Britain. Strategies to increase applications; Integration of a single American-style aptitude test; Equal treatment for students; Expansion of the education system; Implications for higher education.

Reports on the criticism on the student newspaper "Cherwell," of the Oxford University in Oxford, England. Allegation on the newspaper of errors, misjudgments, and misdemeanors; Effort of some students to de-subscribe from the newspaper; Negative coverage of the newspaper of the Oxford University Students' Union.

Examines the impact of A-level examinations on the intellectual health and creativity of British higher learning students. Comparison of the level of difficulty of tests between the 1980s and 2000s; Concern over the encouragement of mediocrity concerning the mental ability training of students; Analysis of the average level of academic attainment of students; Failure of universities to develop unpredictable tests.

Reports on the debate on the purpose of universities to counter utopianism started by Education Secretary Charles Clarke in Great Britain. Response to state funding for higher education study Concept of university as a community of scholars; Attitude of Clarke towards higher education.

Focuses on the condition of education policy for higher education in Great Britain. Issues on the failure of universities to attract students; Income tax contributions of the graduates; Finance for the education in the region.

Focuses on the higher education system in Great Britain. Percentage of universities received funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England; Challenges faced by universities in the country; Quota of universities for middle class students.

Comments on the performance of the higher education in Great Britain. Competition within the 21st-century higher education; Financial implication for students, universities and staff; Abolition of university tuition fees.

Reports on the perspective of students regarding the literature on higher education in Great Britain. Consequence of high tuition fees according to Lucy Gledhill; Worry of Kelly Hall regarding the level of debt; Inability of Sarbjit Kaur to pay for a college education.

Reports on the expansion program of higher education in Great Britain. Regional collaboration between universities; Disadvantages of adopting American regional models; Development of strategic partnerships between regional organizations; Application of the multiversity model.

Reports criticisms by scientists against the editorial policy of the scientific journals 'Nature' and 'Science' published in Great Britain. Influence of competition in the publication of flawed or ethically compromised work; Details of the collective efforts of experts.

Profiles language scholar David Cryslar. Family background of Crystal; Field of expertise in the profession; Assessment on the standard English language.

Reports that Oxford University's student's newspaper, 'Cherwell,' is facing closure due to debt.

Discloses that a Bangor University academic's submission to the Welsh Assembly's higher education review has been condemned as offensive and anti-English. Suggestion from Dafydd Glyn Jones, a reader in Welsh language and literature, that the University of Wales should nurture a patriotic elite; Recommendation on what should be done to the number and quality of students.

Reports the quality of online scholarly books and journals in Quebec City, Canada. Comparison on the quality of electronic and traditional books; Problems in electronic scholarly book publishing; Recommendations on the improvement of electronic publishing.

Reports that the British Library in London, England has defended its decision to dispose of its historic newspaper collection, after opponents described such space-saving plan as vandalism. Approximate volume of newspapers discarded by the library.

Encourages British universities and colleges to reward digital work in the arts. Overview on the contributions made by digital technology to the arts; Evidence that universities that measure and monitor what academics do are lagging behind in the digital revolution; Efforts of the British government in raising a new Internet generation of scholars.

Examines the factors affecting the quality of prints. Difference in the quality of color on different papers; Variation in surface textures; Lack of bleeding or feathering in the prints.

Reports on a plan, headed by Paul Ginsparg, founder of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Physics Archive, to create an inter-networking system within which all academic archives can be accessed on the Web. Background information on the plan; Highlights of the 1999 conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico which agreed to develop the plan; Implication of the plan.

Reports on the decision of the Irish government to abolish university tuition fees in 1996. Details on the clash between the ministries of education and finance; Source of funds for the abolition of fees.

Reveals that Scotland has failed to produce a coherent plan on lifelong learning. Comments from Association of University Teachers Scotland (AUTS); Assessment of the AUTS on the government policy in education.

Reports on the approval by academics on the plans to commercialize university research. Remarks of Rodney Eastwood, director of planning at Imperial College, London, England on the initiative; Partnerships between the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Department of Trade and Industry.

Reports on the pastoral care and counselling services offered by the Cleveland College in Redcar, England. Description of the responsibilities of employed student advisor; Pressures placed on the staff by the college's incorporation under the Further Education Funding Council; Financial problems experienced by the school; Implications of the merger with other regional schools.

Discusses the views of Sir Gordon Higginson on the reform of the post-16 curriculum in Great Britain. Modularization of some A levels; Rise in status of vocational qualifications; Credit accumulation and transfer arrangements; More entry routes into higher education; Higginson's retirement in September 1994 as vice chancellor of Southampton University; Problems in teaching of mathematics and physical sciences.

Reports on the opening of 1963 government files by Britain's Public Record Office on January 1994. Response to a campaign by the Institute of Contemporary British History for release of documents; Spectacular political events of 1963.

Reveals that the British press seemed unable to give a clear lead to their readers during the 1997 general election. Analysis of the framing of stories; Tendency to respond to public opinion rather than setting it.

Reports on the results of a study on the impact of adult education on employment.

Reports on the significance of the plans to re-create a council for national academic awards in the British government's final submission to the Dearing inquiry into higher government in Great Britain.

Reports that federal and state governments in Australia are attempting to close some of the region's university student newspapers. Bill in Victoria and Western Australia to prevent money raised from compulsory student fees being used for university newspapers; Formation of a Student Newspaper Alliance to oppose the bills; Closure of `Lot's Wife.'

Reports on the proposed higher level vocational qualification proposed in the report `General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ),' in Great Britain. Purpose of the higher GNVQ; Importance to higher education.

Reports on the workloads and pressures put on the social workers in Great Britain. Report of Tony Hall, director of the Central council for Education and Training in Social Work; Recommendations.