Court reverses deportation bid
International students' rights watchdogs have welcomed the "landmark" court victory of a Chinese student threatened with deportation because he worked between courses. According to the UK Council for...
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Queen's puts women in frame
A huge canvas depicting women emerging from the shadows, painted by award-winning artist Michelle Rogers, has been unveiled in the council chamber of Queen's University, Belfast, to mark women's...
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Race-bias claim against AUT dogs Labour official
Labour Party general secretary David Triesman will face renewed accusations of racism after a serial litigant was granted permission by law lords to resurrect his claims against the Association of...
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Still a white man's world
Hefce is increasingly alarmed that only 13.1 per cent of professors are women and just 3.8 per cent are from ethnic minorities. Helen Hague reports The stresses and disappointments of working in...
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Four fall foul of an assist too far
At least four major US universities are embroiled in an athletics scandal on the eve of a national basketball tournament worth $1 billion (£622 million) to participating schools. The schools...
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Countries vie to host first reactor
International negotiations are under way to choose a site for the world's first experimental nuclear fusion reactor. This would harness energy created in the same way that the sun radiates heat and...
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Findings: A higher form of humour
Most children under ten years old do not fully understand sarcasm, according to a study that tried to pinpoint when we start to find the humour in saying the opposite of what we mean, writes Philip...
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Here's your bus fare, we're shutting down
Armed police have raided the University of Zambia, evicting thousands of students and closing the institution indefinitely. The police arrived at 3am, told students to pack and gave them bus fares so...
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Russian fury at US visa barriers
Russian academics angered by perceived discrimination by consular authorities in issuing visas for the US, have launched a campaign against what they dub American "cultural fascism". The Russian...
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Ethics of gene data adverts challenged
A group of European academics has spoken out against biotechnology companies that advertise genetic tests on the internet, offering web surfers the chance to check paternity of children and their...
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27% of German students drop out
More than a quarter of German students drop out of higher education before their final exams, according to a study by the Higher Education Information System. The survey found that financial problems...
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Estonian institution reprieved over debt
Estonia's largest private higher education institution, Concordia International University, has had a late reprieve from prosecution for a tax debt of 8 million kroons (£987,000). But the company...
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International bid to protect free networks from telecom firms
An international group of computer scientists has launched a framework for the legal protection of free community broadband wireless networks to prevent predatory moves by telecommunications carriers...
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Whistleblowers: Luton 'misreported' student numbers
Luton University "misreported" its student numbers to funding chiefs at a time when it was struggling to meet recruitment targets. Documents seen by The THES show that auditors from the Higher...
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Half-shadows of the Reich
Hitler's Jewish Soldiers