Slovenia confronts graduate glut as elections loom
Tertiary education is high on the agenda as the tiny Balkan state of Slovenia prepares for parliamentary elections. Legislation on higher vocational education went before the final session of...
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Fees for medics shatter PM's limit
ߣߣÊÓƵn medical students face a A$200,000 (£79,000) bill for their training at the University of Melbourne. Critics say the fees, potentially payable from 2005, breach the commitment given by...
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Republicans want proof that universities are worth funding
With the US national election looming, Republicans in Congress are proposing to tie government aid for universities to their graduation rates. It is one of several new proposals from both Republican...
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Arab-Israeli paper written by 'messengers of peace'
Arab and Jewish journalism students at a college in northern Israel have produced a newspaper in Arabic and Hebrew for distribution with several local professional newspapers in a project aimed at...
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Centre to probe terror
The hunt is on for a US university campus to house a multimillion-dollar centre that will study what motivates terrorists and how they choose their targets. The $12 million (£6.5 million) Homeland...
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Iraq study hit by death of Briton
The sudden death of an Oxford archaeologist has ended British university involvement in a US-led project to rebuild Iraq's capacity to study its antiquities. US coordinators of the project tried to...
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Are you ready to deliver what it says on the tin?
Diana Green looks at the sticky issue of marketisation in the first of a series on how the HE Act will transform the sector Royal Assent for the Higher Education Act brought the political arguments...
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Nancy Rothwell
There is a danger British doctorates will not be seen to meet European standards, but more red tape is not the answer A PhD viva examination is a demanding and tense event, at least for the student....
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What a buckyballs-up
One would imagine that having a Nobel laureate on staff is both an ego boost and a useful marketing tool for a university - especially for one that is not part of the hallowed golden triangle. But...
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Butler by name
Sir Harry can take comfort from the news that even Lord Butler of Brockwell, who was plastered over every newspaper last week when he published his controversial report on prewar intelligence about...
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For select subscribers only
Harassed members of the House of Commons science and technology committee will be happy to never again have to scrutinise Reed Elsevier, one of the biggest players in the journal publishing market....
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Reunited: still nurturing diversity
In the late 1960s, Leeds University was a dynamic place. It had an active student union and was at the forefront of student activity. Academically, it had a high reputation. I went to Leeds to read...
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Why I... believe top academics need personal agents, not a mass trade union
The planned merger of the Association of University Teachers and lecturers' union Natfhe to form a white-collar tertiary education union is confirmation of the "mass" nature of the expanded UK system...
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Sick of the sidelines
Let's face it, history is sexist, as demonstrated by the 2001 RAE, insists June Purvis The Association of University Teachers' report Gender and Research Activity in the 2001 RAE is a timely reminder...
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Show me the thought-out plan
Throwing money at academia doesn't guarantee equity or the survival of struggling subjects, says Ian Gibson This year's spending review has created an environment of excitement and promise, much of...