Minister attacks Hebron closures
Hebron and Hebron Polytechnic universities in the West Bank remain closed, according to Palestine's deputy minister of higher education, Hisham Kuheil. But nine others were still functioning. Mr...
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Computer students learn art of hacking
Would-be computer hackers can now go to a German university to learn the art of breaking into other people's systems - and leave with a degree. The courses are being offered at the University of...
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Denmark ignores objections and proceeds with legislation
Denmark's universities and research community have had only limited success in changing plans for university reform. Commenting on legislation brought before parliament by the science minister, Linda...
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Boost for public recruits
Harvard University has vastly expanded the number of grants and low-interest loans available to students who agree to go into education, social service, public health and similar careers, writes Jon...
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California risks Los Alamos contract amid fraud claim
The University of California could lose the contract to run the Los Alamos National Laboratory that it has held since the inception of the Manhattan Project during the second world war. The...
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Campus police in war on terror
The US government is enlisting university police departments in its war on terrorism. University police normally carry out duties such as patrolling sprawling campuses and stopping underage student...
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Three cheers for fees but what about growth?
Fees have dominated the white paper debate but, says Lord Dearing, every aspect of higher education will be affected Charles Clarke's predecessor as secretary of state for education pulled off a coup...
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Gary Day
George Orwell's favourite adjective was "decent" and he applied it to everyone who ate meat, drank and didn't wear sandals or pistachio-coloured shirts. All the rest were "cranks". Well, no one's...
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Certified losers
Vice-chancellors anxious to avoid the fines for high dropout rates threatened in the white paper might consider an idea from the head of the New York city school district. Carlos Lopez said that...
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GM feast or famine
Many plant scientists have been outraged by the success that anti-GM campaigners have had in persuading several African governments to refuse food aid from the US. The experts have now dubbed the...
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Don't take the U-HI road
Pay attention: The Diary has an important clarification about the institution formerly known as the University of the Highlands and Islands. Its head of communications, Martin Wright, has issued the...
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Science's sweet seduction
The latest attempt to lure youngsters into science was unveiled last week by the Institute of Physics. It wants pupils to calculate the speed of light by heating chocolate in a microwave, measuring...
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Fangs for the invitation
There are ways and means of attracting high-profile figures to speak at an event. The Whitby Conference, which aims to raise the profiles of the arts in the Northeast, has just bagged Sir Christopher...
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Don's diary: Tales of the transported
Saturday After 31 years in academe, the invitation for me to travel at public expense to the Australian National University, Canberra, is one not to be missed. My wife is keen to accompany me, not...
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Why I think the white paper's focus on performance is fine
Some words provoke instant responses: "performance" is one, "modernisation" another. Battered by overuse and infused with tawdry associations, they provoke instant hostility. So their appearance in...