Tuition costs will rise post-election
Australian Prime Minister John Howard's general election victory has guaranteed that most universities' fees will rise next year, to the relief of vice-chancellors anticipating a new stream of income...
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Leader
To many observers, the reason that e-learning has not made more inroads into the traditional higher education market lies in the impersonal nature of the process. Students are more comfortable with...
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Facing a byte-sized future
E-learning has taken an unexpected turn. It has not, as promised, replaced campus-based learning, but it has pioneered a ‘pick-and-mix’ approach to teaching and studying. Martin Weller explains The...
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Sherpa path leads online
Rising journal costs restrict access to scientific research. Martyn Bull reports on a campaign to get institutions to set up free internet archives If the purpose of scientific publishing is to...
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Learning in the ear and now
Duke University has given freshmen an iPod to aid their studies. Stephen Phillips plugs in to hear how it will be used The only perks most undergraduates can look forward to when they start their...
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Access all areas
Students’ ever-rising demand for links to university networks means that institutions cannot stop investing in IT. George Cole reports Walk into any lecture in a British university today and you will...
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Still wired about winning
With a great 12 months under his belt, 2003 E-Tutor of the Year Mark Russell was hoping his university, Hertfordshire, could make it a double this year. But a duo from Middlesex had other plans,...
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Ye olde desktop project
About 125,000 ancient books in English have been put online. Olga Wojtas surveys an interactive archive that intends to open a new chapter in scholarship Suffering from toothache? Eyes a little...
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Sleep tight, don't let the bugs bite
London’s institutions can rest assured that vital data are secure thanks to a powerful network. Chris Johnston assesses a capital investment London is home to 100 universities and colleges of further...
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Delete the hassle and net a bargain
A British universities co-operative is helping its growing number of members cut costs on the purchase of supplies. Chris Johnston reports E-procurement is the university equivalent of logging on to...
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Great dotty idea
The OU’s BuddySpace system approaches distance-learning nirvana - getting the right knowledge to the right people at the right time. Anthea Lipsett reports Instant messaging is one of the fastest-...
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ICT in Higher Education, Issue No. 4
ICT in Higher Education, Issue No. 4 Published in The Times Higher on October 22 2004 How students are getting an earful of learning Leader 'Universities are recognising the growing technological...
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Distinct lack of ebony in the ivory towers
The UK has around 10 black female professors. Chris Bunting begins a three-part series on black academics with a report on the poor hiring record of supposedly liberal...
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Man on a mission to boldly go...
Laurie Taylor has a close encounter of the bizarre kind at the fourth European Mars Conference, held at the Open University last week. "What you need to understand," said the delegate at the coffee...
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What if ... Kerry won the White House?
Academics recently debated the likely course of a Democrat presidency. Huw Richards listened in. To be President of the US is, Bill Bradley reflected as he contemplated his run for the Democrat...