Alexandria's new library takes shape
Alexandria's lighthouse, once one of the seven wonders of the world, has long since gone. So too has the library that acted as a magnet for the great minds of classical antiquity. Today, work is...
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World watch
Brasilia Brazilian education minister Paulo Renato Souza has announced a reform that will allow the ministry to close down university faculties and suspend or terminate higher education courses that...
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Contacts continue despite mutual fury
Joint projects between Israeli and Palestinian academics are continuing despite the latest eruption of violence in the region. "They are low-profile and on a one-to-one basis. However, meetings are...
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Masked police arrest rector
The rector of the unofficial Albanian University of Tetovo was arrested by the Macedonian government last week and held for two days without food or water. Fadil Sulejmani was returning from Pristina...
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Minister vows to beat siege
Munther Salah is affable and approachable but like most Palestinians he seethes with anger at his people's plight. Dr Salah, the minister of higher education for the Palestinian Authority, was...
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Oil state opts for Canadian partner
Qatar has taken another step in its attempt to become the Middle Eastern hub for higher education. The small Gulf state has announced a partnership with Canada to establish its first college of...
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Device helps blind navigate
A team of fourth-year computing students at the University of Abertay, Dundee, has come up with a device to help visually impaired people navigate. Abertay runs industrial projects for its honours...
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E-forum targets future leaders
A pioneering online networking project for young managers is seeking science academics to participate in discussion forums. The Tomorrow's Leaders programme, launched by the Society of Chemical...
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Harvard man heads digital arts initiative
Neil Rudenstine, former president of Harvard University, is to serve as chairman of a digital arts organisation, writes Tim Greenhalgh. Dr Rudenstine will head ArtSTOR, a non-profit organisation that...
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One-armed wheelchair
A new kind of wheelchair has been developed at the University of Cambridge for people who have lost the use of one side of their body. The chair allows users to propel themselves forwards in a...
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Movies are the key to lively lectures
Academics should be making use of moving images and sound to make lectures more interesting for students, according to Murray Weston, director of the British Universities Film and Video Council. The...
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Labour must find more money to hit its targets
Now is the time to press for the huge sums needed for higher education expansion, says Stephen Court. With another government spending review coming up next summer, the campaign for adequate funding...
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Defiant Natfhe faces snub
Ministers have condemned both union leaders threatening to strike over pay and colleges that say they cannot afford well-qualified staff. John Healey, the new lifelong learning minister, told the...
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Italy closes in on fake
After a two-year investigation, Italian police have arrested seven people in connection with an alleged international racket selling bogus degrees in dentistry for between £30,000 and £80,000. Police...
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Scientist warns of disease disaster
Misplaced optimism in the 1970s that infectious diseases were under control is leading the United Kingdom to the brink of disaster, according to a report published this week by the Academy of Medical...