Colleges get little budget relief from US recovery
THE BUOYANCY of the United States economy is doing little to lift universities and colleges, according to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Higher education's share of...
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Italian lessons in sexual favours
A voluntary resistance group, which offers help to female victims of sexual harassment at the University of Bari, is promoting Italy's first national forum on the problem of the relationship between...
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Guards eject lecturer
A CHINESE lecturer from the University of California was recently denied entry into mainland China on the grounds that she had criticised the Chinese leadership, writes Vera Rich. Gong Xiaoxia, who...
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Kosovo protests at Serb standstill
ETHNIC Albanian students in Kosovo are planning a campaign of peaceful protests against the continuing Serbian "occupation" universities and schools. For the past six years children and students from...
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Israeli pans quality of 'quickie' degrees
The quality of degrees offered by British and other overseas universities to Israeli students via distance learning or franchised teaching has again come under fire from an Israeli academic. David...
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Home calls for Uzbeks
Uzbekistan has summoned home 2,000 students from Turkey alleging that conditions are not safe enough there. However, the Turkish daily Hurriyet reported an Uzbek official claiming the real reason is...
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The elitism of 'people like us'
TWO FACTORS will shape the future of the university in Britain: trends and political policy. Both major political parties agree that higher education must accord with economic circumstances. This...
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Time to face up to the big picture
Summer ended this week with wind and rain and horrifying sudden death in a Paris underpass. The tidal wave of emotion, which has carried a sea of flowers and messages up against the sternly barred...
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No tartanised Westminster
On Sunday campaigning will resume with a bang in Scotland with only four days to go before the vote. What will devolution mean for higher education? Certainly no pot of gold. If Scotland votes as...
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Things not what they seem
Would devolution aid Scottish higher education? Was Dearing right about Scottish participation rates and medicine? THE DEARING report argues that the Scottish model of higher education delivers...
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Carers should train together
DOCTORS, nurses and other healthcare professionals should do some of their pre- and post-qualification training together to foster effective team working. But the intention should not be to produce...
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Fast talkers lose their audience
FAST speaking lecturers not only run the risk of students not understanding them, but are also likely to reduce the importance of their topic in students' eyes, a study suggests, writes Julia Hinde....
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Humanities say no to careers in curriculum
A GOVERNMENT initiative to persuade universities that teaching students career management skills should be part of the academic curriculum has been overwhelmingly rejected by humanities departments....
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it
Would devolution aid Scottish higher education? Was Dearing right about Scottish participation rates and medicine? THE SCOTTISH university system is already significantly devolved. Since 1992 there...
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Prescription needs altering
Would devolution aid Scottish higher education? Was Dearing right about Scottish participation rates and medicine? "NOTHING much here for me" was my first reaction to a skim through Dearing. Perhaps...