AUT slams GTC proposals
The government's plans for a General Teaching Council amount to little more than a toothless organisation that is unconnected with higher education, university teachers argued this week. Responding...
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Fear for medical merit rises
Patients are to have a greater say in deciding which medical doctors receive bonus payments, the government announced this week. But the Council of Heads of Medical Schools is cautioning that the...
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The ACU in Ottawa
The Association of Commonwealth Universities holds its five-yearly conference for chancellors, vice-chancellors and chairs of council in Ottawa this week. About 600 representatives from more than 470...
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Commonwealth studies are for the good of all
Pat Caplan says the Association for Commonwealth Studies will not be a club but a way of fostering understanding in many fields Why choose 1998 to launch an Association for Commonwealth Studies and...
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Partners mapping the future
Secretary-general Chief Emeka Anyaoku outlines the crucial role of higher education in expanding the association, promoting its fundamental democratic values and broadening its vision Since the...
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Commission on Commonwealth Studies
'There is an urgent need to bring Commonwealth studies up to date, reflecting the evolution of the Commonwealth into a truly polycentric association, in order that teaching, research and skilling can...
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Malaysian campuses under severe strain
Malaysia's universities are being stretched to the limit as a direct result of the economic crisis causing more students to study locally. The government has cut university budgets by around 10 per...
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UK outclassed in pay league
Chris Johnston reports on the findings of a survey comparing Commonwealth academic salaries with those in the US The Big Mac Index, devised by The Economist magazine, has been used by two Australian...
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Scrutineers perpetuate reign of error
The assessment of research at Hong Kong's universities has confused quantity with quality, argues Orlan Lee Hong Kong's academic community must be one of the most closely scrutinised in the world....
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APHEN brings Asia together
A Unesco project is linking academics in 12 Asian countries via the Internet, writes Geoff Maslen in Melbourne Universities in Commonwealth and certain Asian countries are promoting multilateral...
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Grinding poverty, broken bodies, taxi wars - and hope
Diversity within the Commonwealth's universities will be high on the ACU's agenda, with contributions from writer Carol Shields and Canadian Indian university head Eber Hampton What can British...
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Great ideas, shame about the leadership
Diversity within the Commonwealth's universities will be high on the ACU's agenda, with contributions from writer Carol Shields and Canadian Indian university head Eber Hampton Chancellor and...
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Hunt elk, read Dickens
Diversity within the Commonwealth's universities will be high on the ACU's agenda, with contributions from writer Carol Shields and Canadian Indian university head Eber Hampton Canada's native...
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A plum for Victoria?
Victoria, Australia, is determined to become a key player in the global digital economy. Peter Thomas went to assess its progress Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria, is the home of the...
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University of the air nears blast off
Tim Cornwell talks to an African entrepreneur whose dreams of providing an information network for much of the Third World are about to take off The "university of the air", as Noah Samara calls it,...