On the move
The University of Leeds has appointed: Mojtabi Ghadiri , former professor of particle technology at the University of Surrey, to a chair in chemical engineering; Philip Kocienski , former head of...
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In the news: John Wood
John Wood takes over as chief executive of the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils at one of the most turbulent times in its 35-year history. The government's decision last...
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Will kids follow Piper?
Science has gained some unlikely champions in an attempt to boost its popularity with teenagers. Pop star Billie Piper, footballer Dennis Wise, comedian Richard Blackwood and Radio One DJs, the Dreem...
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Open to debate
At this week's launch of Hero, the new higher education web service, its chairman Tim O'Shea demonstrated the skills that made him a professor of information and communication technologies....
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On your lobby-horse
Philip Schlesinger, director of Stirling University's media research institute, has been giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament's standards committee on the need for a register of lobbyists,...
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Look on the bright side
Nottingham University astronomer Michael Merrifield got planners hot under the collar this week when he showed that a "sky mirror" art installation in front of the city's Playhouse could catch the...
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Glittering prizes
The University of Oxford will award honorary degrees to: Kofi Annan , secretary general of the United Nations; Tim Berners-Lee , director of the Worldwide Web Consortium and co-inventor of the web;...
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Eyewitness: Spain's tough line on economic migrants
Immigration has become a significant issue in Spain. Tighter laws brought in by the conservative central government have sparked protests, mainly from immigrants, whose chances of a resident's permit...
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A very peculiar business
Universities are too diverse to be run by profit-seeking chief execs. They need more care, says Wang Gungwu. More universities in Asia of late have turned to headhunters in search of a new vice-...
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Gifted poor to take elite exam bypass
Bright poor pupils from lycées in deprived areas are to have the chance to study at the highly selective Institute of Political Studies in Paris without sitting the competitive entrance exam. Richard...
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Russian pioneers spread OU gospel
A visit to the museum at TsAGI, Russia's institute of aerohydrodynamics in the formerly closed town of Zhukovsky, is a sobering experience for westerners. There they can contemplate models of planes...
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EU warns Berlin over title fracas
The German government could be hauled before the European Court of Justice to defend restrictions preventing foreign exchange postgraduates from using their academic titles. The European Commission...
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Austria seeks to end 'jobs for life'
Austria's education ministry has stepped up attempts to remove the privileged status of university professors. The ministry says it is a scandal that professors are guaranteed jobs for life and are...
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Privates make inroads
An increasing number of private institutions, including five universities, are offering higher education courses in ߣߣÊÓƵ. A survey commissioned by the federal education department has found the...
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Speak English, Malays told
More than 40 years after Malaysia gained independence from Britain, prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has warned the country will fail to become an economic powerhouse if its people do not master the...