Writing competition
The THES and the Oxford University Press have decided that the science writing prize will be run again next year. Look out for more details in The THES in the spring.
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Sources for research funding
Each week this section will list funds available for researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS. www.environment...
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Don's diary
Thursday I arrive from the United States to start a sabbatical semester at the London School of Economics, researching the British portion of a brand-new project - a book on the ideology and policy-...
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In the news
At the interview for his first teaching job, Phil Willis, Liberal Democrat higher and further education spokesman, was handed a cane by the headmaster and instructed to hit him. Caning, his future...
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On the move
Peter Mandelson, former trade and industry secretary, has been made vice-chair of the British Council, replacing Keith Vaz, Labour MP for Leicester East. The other vice-chair is Virginia Bottomley,...
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Glittering prizes
The University of Luton has awarded honorary degrees to: James Dyer, local archaeologist and historian; John Hegley, comic poet; John Andrews, professor at the university; Jean Watson, University of...
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Eyewitness
British students and academics were obvious targets for the Eastern bloc's cold-war spymasters - but the West probably gained the most out of these activities, espionage experts said this week. As...
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Kuala Lumpur
The Malaysian government has announced a M$100 million (Pounds 16 million) scholarship fund for postgraduate studies in research and technology. Over the next five years, 1,095 students at the...
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Uman
Nearly 100 right-wing nationalists were arrested last week for being registered as participants in a scholarly historical conference in Ukraine. Local authorities banned the gathering on the grounds...
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Macedonia
An ethnic Albanian has had his candidacy for Macedonia's presidential elections challenged because he studied in Croatia. Macedonian law demands that presidential candidates must have lived in...
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African ministers urge science cash injection to target poverty
Research and education ministers from 50 African countries will meet in Cairo next January under the auspices of the Organisation of African Unity to discuss drawing up a protocol for scientific...
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Dawn of hands-on reform
South Africa's 36 universities and technikons are entering the second phase of the government's new planning system. The first phase uncovered problems ranging from an inability to attract black...
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CNA outearns BA
The networking industry offers the UK's highest starting salaries for people without a university degree, according to Cisco Systems. Trainees with a Cisco Networking Associate qualification can earn...
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East Timor protests fuel backlash fears
Australia's National Union of Students is worried about a backlash against Indonesian students in the wake of the widespread protests about the Indonesian military's action in East Timor. The union...
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Youthful Canada en vogue
Canada's political scene is proving fruitful ground for study by academics. Canadian studies shows signs of being a major growth area for research. There are 328 Canadian studies centres worldwide...