Sweden is catching student cheats in increasing numbers, according to the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education. Its annual report reveals a 116 per cent rise in the numbers being disciplined...
The Russian supreme court has overturned the jury acquittal of a Siberian space scientist tried last year on spy charges. Human rights groups called the move a step backwards for democracy. Valentin...
An Italian historian with links to Cambridge University and the London School of Economics is behind a move to make donations for research and scholarships tax deductible. Giovanni Aldobrandini, a...
France's disillusioned middle-aged professionals are giving up their careers with private companies to retrain as schoolteachers in a welcome boost for higher education institutions. Lyon's teacher-...
Students at religious schools in Turkey are angry at the president's decision to veto a reform that would have abolished a law discriminating against them in university entrance exams. But President...
Australian universities may be required to publish test information showing how prepared their graduates are for the world of work. Federal education minister Brendan Nelson said Australian employers...
It's the nation's incubator, so don't resent its success - a strong London is good for everyone, say Jane Glanville and David Rhind Britain has been deconstructed since 1997. The reality of...
If they do it in the US, we do it soon after. Take psychometric testing, for instance, that meaningless measure of the man What does it say about my life that I am so easily distracted? No sooner do...
Researchers who have any involvement with the Department for International Development are rarely complimentary about the department's grasp of science. And many have been looking forward to a...
Kermit the Frog was roped in to sex up last week's conference about "planning tomorrow's higher education learning environments". Academics and senior administrators looked bemused when pictures of...
With people queueing round the block to try to get a National Health Service dental appointment, it seems the powers that be are trying to curry favour with overstretched dental academics. Michael...
King Alfred may have had a reputation for being great, but apparently that's just not the right image for a university college. Hampshire's newest institution launched this week, having changed its...
First trimester How do you know when you're ready to retire, I asked? You just will, said Professor Already Retired, and I did. But you love your job, they said, you're a 24/7. Will you do some part-...
Art education today bears the fruit of seeds planted in the 1960s. We see it in the wide-ranging creativity of art students, even as we observe the reactionary response of institutions, which since...
Access to higher education can be a big factor in enjoying a healthy life, says Michael Marmot With all the talk around the Higher Education Bill, it is worth remembering that among the benefits of...