Project to cut EU colleges' fuel bills
Universities in the European Union could cut their energy usage by 40 per cent, a study funded by the European Commission has found. It examined more than 40 case studies of innovative schemes that...
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UWE bid to develop media hub
An innovative "ideas space" and a rent-a-desk scheme will form part of a business incubation unit for digital media and e-commerce start-ups in Bristol. The unit is being built by the University of...
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AUT could rule out outsiders for post
External candidates for the vacant post of general secretary of the Association of University Teachers could be blocked by the union's executive committee. The potential bar on outsiders emerged as...
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Inquiry criticises police action at student protest
An inquiry has criticised the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for "inappropriate conduct" while trying to quell student protests during an international summit on global trade at the University of...
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Middlesex attacks Natfhe's course closure claims
Middlesex University this week attacked lecturers' union Natfhe - which claimed the institution risked weakening student diversity and equal opportunities by the closure of a course. The race and...
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Latest international news
Pressure mounts against US stem cell research Opponents of federal funding for stem-cell research are expected to introduce legislation in Congress despite President George Bush’s televised...
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Latest UK news
Follett to head foot-and-mouth inquiry Former vice-chancellor of Warwick University, Sir Brian Follett, is to head the Royal Society inquiry into the scientific aspects of the foot-and-mouth epidemic...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph According to a MORI poll, graduates have a more pessimistic view of teaching as a career than the rest of the public. Scientists from the University of British Columbia have found the...
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Netgazette
Sheffield Hallam University Nicola Woodroofe has been made Professor of Neuroimmunology in recognition of her national and international reputation in the field. Barry Goodchild 's contribution to...
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Academic awards and prizes
University of Oxford Final Honour School of Jurisprudence 2001 : Martin Wronker Prize for best overall performance: Lisa J. Wright , Keble College; Proxime Accesserunt: Paul H. T. MacMahon ,...
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Students call shots in fight to fill places
Students entering clearing next week will find themselves holding all the cards as universities fight to fill places. Even those who do worse than expected when their results arrive on Thursday may...
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For the record
Cambridge resubmits plans for animal lab Cambridge University has resubmitted plans for a pioneering neuroscience research laboratory despite fears that it will become a target for animal rights...
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Too few points for the big prize
Claire Sanders talks to the students for whom opportunity has not knocked. Universities will deny opportunity bursaries to thousands of needy students this summer. For those turned down, the news can...
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Don's Diary
Sunday Looking forward to a break after the slog of exam boards. Lug boxes of assorted ecological equipment on to the flight to Kharkov from Heathrow. At the airport, wonder if I will ever see any of...
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World watch
Copenhagen Denmark's ministry of taxation has accused Århus University of illegal involvement in gambling through an internet-based book run by its institute of economy on the next general election....