German inequality grows
A university education in Germany is increasingly the preserve of young people from wealthy backgrounds, a report on students' social situations has shown. Only 12 per cent of young people from...
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Order conjures up Soviet past
Russia's ruling science body has defended an order issued to research institutes to report sensitive foreign contacts in a move to protect intellectual property. The Russian Academy of Sciences...
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Lottery tells professor to roll over
A Quebec government-run lottery has demanded that a Montreal professor retract statements it claims defames its reputation. But the lawyer's letter demanding a retraction from Pierre P. Tremblay for...
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All change as veteran v-cs depart
More than half of South Africa's 21 universities have lost their vice-chancellors in the past year. In several cases professors chosen to transform institutions after apartheid have moved on to new...
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Commute tires Tokyo students
A quarter of Japan's university student population lives and studies in Tokyo - adding 650,000 to one of the most crowded cities in the world. How do universities house so many students? The answer...
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California aims for ethnic influx
The University of California has approved a controversial admissions policy to boost ethnic minority enrolment - but it will be implemented only if the university can afford it. Effective from 2003...
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Illuminating new technique outshines the competition
The first Bristol University Enterprise Centre Business Plan Competition prize has been awarded to a modelling technique that allows objects on a computer screen to be lit by authentic illumination...
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E-envoy backs broadband bid
Britain has to make sure it becomes the world's number one broadband nation - not least to underpin effective lifelong learning - but it will take more than just government action to achieve that...
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Online tool to speedsearch
A search engine for the construction industry that overcomes the frustration of wasted time on the web has been created by Newcastle University researchers. The system was developed in partnership...
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Institute plays the ideas game
The words "enterprise" and "entrepreneurial" are finding their way into a growing number of university mission statements and strategic plans. But some of the more traditional institutions, such as...
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How to cogitate beyond the paperboard cuboid
A marketing campaign that pokes fun at academic jargon helped a low-profile Ontario university meet a daunting faculty recruitment challenge. Using some self-deprecating wit, the University of...
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Ice man cometh
(Photograph) - Dennis Skinner, MP for Bolsover, at the launch of a new website about Creswell Crags, a beauty spot in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The site, in Mr Skinner's constituency, is one of...
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Africa must look beyond its borders to prosper
As the G8 countires prepare a development plan for Africa, Francois Rajaoson explains its universities' critical role in the economic future. Africa's universities were principal casualties of the...
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Find what works first
Management in both private and public sectors lacks common sense, says Christopher Grey. The debate about the role of the private sector in the delivery of public services has put management centre...
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Why I... think Big Brother is more than a game show
Big Brother was initially touted as a social experiment, but Channel Four backed off when the notion came under attack. It is not a scientific experiment. There are no controlled conditions. But it...