African women still lose out
Most sub-Saharan African countries are losing the fight against gender inequality in higher education as a result of failure to implement policies at primary level. On average, the literacy rate for...
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PhDs shun academia
When Susan Basalla entered a PhD programme after her undergraduate degree, she had every intention of becoming a university professor like her father. "It's easy to follow the track laid out for you...
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Shutdown threat at strike-hit technikon
South African education minister Kader Asmal has threatened to close Durban's Mangosuthu Technikon if striking staff and the vice-chancellor fail to resolve an 18-month dispute. Staff went on strike...
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Net study fever hits America
Almost 90 per cent of United States higher education institutions will offer online distance learning courses within three years, according to projections. A report, Distance Learning in Higher...
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Don's Diary
Weekend A long weekend in Japan - the ultimate weekend destination. Perhaps this is the future for academics in a globalised world? The Japanese government is hosting the United Nations World...
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Cutting edge: J-M Bonnet-Bidau
Can a star change its colour in the blink of an eye? The theory of stellar evolution says no, but Sirius has yet to be explained. Do stars always stay the same colour? Astronomers know this is not...
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Stepping out of rivals' shadow
Poland and its history have been neglected. A research centre at Stirling intends to remedy that situation. Olga Wojtas reports. German history is a solid undergraduate and postgraduate discipline in...
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Prevention is the best medicine on Mars
Ensuring that astronauts on a three-year mission to Mars remain healthy is a daunting challenge, writes Steve Farrar. When the first man or woman sets foot on Mars, it will mark a high point in human...
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New blood to revive Inserm
The head of France's national medical research institute outlines his priorities for Jane Marshall. Inserm, France's national institute of health and medical research, has a new leader. Last month,...
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Our ancestors were insulting
Contrary to the suspicions of middle England, it seems the language of the street is politer than it once was. Analysis of court records has revealed that public insults have declined in London since...
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Wine comes out clean
Most conventional wine is as free of pesticide chemicals as its organic counterpart, a five-year survey has shown. In most cases, analysis of 1,537 wines failed to find traces of synthetic compounds...
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Caught in web of click to learn
Net-based teaching is growing, but Gareth Davies believes that this is not always such a good idea. Information technology in teaching is a wonderful thing, but so is chocolate. There are times when...
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Agony Aunt: reading material availability
Q : Students complain that the library is too busy and they can't afford to buy books. How can I help? A : The most useful thing you can do is to let your library have copies of your reading lists...
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To get the people in, first listen
Mary Stuart knows at first hand the life of the inner-city poor. Now a Sussex pro vice-chancellor, she is determined to give them every chance to attend university, writes Pat Leon. Mary Stuart was a...
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Immune system wins by a nose
If men cannot help acting on Impulse then it may be all down to their genes. Tests on 137 male and female students at Bern University in Switzerland have revealed that the fragrances people select...