Protection for genome near
Protection of the human genome went a step further this month when the draft of a universal declaration on the human genome and human rights was adopted by the International Bioethics Committee at...
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French research puts accent on wealth creation
France's public research funding will be channelled towards wealth-creating sectors under plans set out this month. But angry researchers are calling this a way of "transferring public funds to the...
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Russians go on hunger strike over science policy
Two eminent Russian scientists have ended a two-week hunger strike begun in protest at their government's policy on science. One of them, a leading member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, warned...
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Shake-up soon for Latvia
The University of Latvia faces a shakeup following a report from the United States-based Mellon Foundation which found it in a state of "stagnation". This conclusion, according to minister of state...
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FluB flows into fluss but keeps capitals
Leading German intellectuals have launched a revolt against a reform of German spelling, claiming it will damage the reputation of the language at home and abroad. Authors Gunter Grass and Martin...
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Applicants dry up in face of fees
APPLICATIONS to Victorian universities have fallen sharply for the second year in a row, prompting fears that the recent hike in tuition charges by the federal government has exacerbated a trend...
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Bass family tops the donor chart
AT A TIME of rising concern about big money donors to American universities, the elusive Bass brothers of Texas have emerged as one of the most generous and mysterious sources of funds. Since 1990...
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Deakin lays off 40 staff in first wave
THE FIRST round of university staff cuts began in ߣߣÊÓƵ last week when Deakin University in Victoria shed 40 academics. A total of 170 academics and general staff at Deakin will lose their jobs...
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Students who can't cut the umbilical cord
Walking on to campus last April, I found the place covered with posters produced by the student counselling service, Nightline. They carried a picture of Frankenstein with the slogan: Revision Time?...
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Riding shotgun into frontierland
This week The THES celebrates its 25th anniversary. Those 25 years have seen a revolution in British higher education and The THES, riding shotgun, has grown and prospered. Our special anniversary...
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Success the Cambridge way
The university I went to seemed a bit run down. Most of my friends took vocational courses and went straight on to job training. I did history which turned out to be equally vocational. There were...
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One, two, three - Foresight
Foresight has sent a message across the world that the UK has an outstandingly innovative science base, says William Stewart. It is almost three years since the Government launched its Technology...
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Student vote
The National Union of Students Scotland has launched a voter registration campaign aimed at 300,000 students. The union is sending out 50,000 postcard electoral registration forms, and printing...
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Anyone but Ludwig
Aberdeen University's series of free lunchtime musical recitals took an intriguing turn this week with cellist Alan Brodie, flautist Tim Dale, and pianist Peter Shand presenting a programme entitled...
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Davies loses
Labour further and higher education spokesman Bryan Davies has failed to be selected as candidate for Eccles at the next election. Mr Davies, whose Oldham Central and Royton seat is victim of...