UK boosts its tally of Nobel laureates
Universities hope signing up big names will inspire new stars, says Tony Tysome. Manchester University is close to recruiting another Nobel laureate, adding to the UK's haul of international research...
Search
-
-
Media lacks direction with geography, petition says
The media are putting society at risk by failing to acknowledge the vital role of geography, more than 100 geographers have claimed. Academics from some 50 universities have sent a petition to Tessa...
-
OU goes global with free online service
The Open University put thousands of hours worth of learning online this week, enabling students and lecturers anywhere in the world to access course material for free. The open content initiative,...
-
Lax student checks put degree standards at risk, warns QAA
Westminster University risked the standard of its degrees when it failed to keep proper checks on the suitability of students accepted on to courses run in partnership with other institutions,...
-
All set for shut-eye?
Edinburgh University vets have been offering free health checks to tortoises to ensure they are fit for the big sleep this winter. Edinburgh is the only UK vet school with an exotic animals service....
-
V-cs urge more state support for cash-strapped part-timers
Ministers asked to revise funding eligibility criteria, says Jessica Shepherd Vice-chancellors this week called on the Government to give financial help to more part-time students. They will tell MPs...
-
Fees rise 'won't improve' quality
Removing the cap on tuition fees could lead to an exponential rise in fees without any corresponding improvement in the teaching of students, a vice-chancellor warned this week. Drawing on the US...
-
English speakers dominate the first 20
The English-speaking world produces most of the leading global players in the arts and humanities, according to academics in the field. All but two of the top 20 universities in the world for arts...
-
Science institute faces delays
Botswana's second university - due to open next year - will not be finished until 2009 at the earliest, the Ministry of Education has confirmed. The university is due to be built at Palapye, 260km...
-
Canadian heads to be held to account
Supreme Court rules in favour of student in row over arbitrary suspension by York, reports Philip Fine. Canadian university heads may be held accountable for their actions as elected officials after...
-
Monash to focus overseas
Monash University has decided against following the example of its rival the University of Melbourne, which is shifting its focus to postgraduate courses, writes Geoff Maslen in Melbourne. Instead,...
-
Retreat over budget cuts
Israeli universities' threat not to open for the new academic year has forced the Government to backtrack over budget cuts. But the fate of the second semester hangs in the balance with the...
-
US elite compete to raise billions
Jon Marcus reports on record-breaking Ivy League fundraising campaigns. Alumni of top US universities are being asked for billions of dollars in collective donations for new research facilities and...
-
Decade of disruption
French taxpayers are forking out millions in rent for temporary premises because the Government is dragging its feet over the renovation of France's leading scientific and medical university,...
-
Few jobs for the Jr
Italian architects are apprehensive about the arrival of a new generation of graduates who have completed a three-year university course instead of the five years' training required to practise. The...