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Reports that public school examination papers in Great Britain were switched after a batch of A-level and General Certificate of Secondary Education papers from all three examining bodies were stolen from a school in London, England. Stealing of chemistry and maths test papers; Investigations on the theft; Statements by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

The article focuses on a research paper of Doctor Louise Archer, reader in education policy studies at King's College in London, England about the trials and tribulations of young academics in Great Britain. The research shows that pressure to publish, going after research grants, job security concerns and workplace harmony are the primary concerns of young academics. Doctor Archer argues that the unsound academic identities were the impact of new managerialism and performativity in the sector. INSET: AIMING FOR SUCCESS IN THE CAMPUS CULTURE: 'I TRY TO BE….

The article offers news briefs on higher education in Great Britain. According to London Higher, international students still preferred London, England as the top destination during the academic year 2006-2007. Two heads of department have been made redundant resulting from the restructuring of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. Institutions are asked to shift from Athens, an Information Technology (IT) management system for research papers, to the new system, Shibboleth.

The article reports on the Global Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability conference being held by the Royal Geographical Society on Exhibition Road in London. The conference chair, Linda McDowell, is a professor of human geography at Oxford University. Conference topics include environmental degradation, global inequality in income and living conditions, and climate change. Other paper topics include poverty, race, and geographical segregation.

Reports on the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in physical education. Statistics on GSCE test results in Great Britain; Details on a syllabus which involves coursework and written papers with questions on physiology, health, safety, training and participation; Information on the sports college, Barking Abbey School in London.

Reports on the implications of cuts made by the University of London Examinations and Assessment Council for the marking of French papers. Fears of a shortage of qualified examiners; Attribution of move to the discovery of inadvertent overcharging; Effect of making the recruitment of examiners difficult.