Dons rail against measly offering
The Australian government's last budget before federal elections due later this year has left higher education lobby groups totally underwhelmed. With polls predicting defeat, the government reduced...
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Glasgow don runs up funds
Neil Garrod's web diary covers more ground than most - the 1,500 miles between Rome and Glasgow. Professor Garrod, dean of Glasgow's faculty of law and financial studies, is marking the university's...
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Innovators get matchmaker
An online technology directory has been launched to help universities attract business partners and exploit their ideas commercially. The University Technology Directory, which is free, has been...
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MIT set to offer new net freebie
Not content with trying to turn the tide of for-profit e-learning with its OpenCourseWare project, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has set its sights on creating a free course management system...
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Internet flagship steams ahead
The Oxford Internet Institute, the world's first multidisciplinary institute based in a major university, is mushrooming as quickly as the internet. The idea was first discussed just a year ago. "We...
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Online tuition is not cheap
A union representing American university faculty claims that online instruction is more expensive than traditional face-to-face teaching. A report from the National Education Association argues that...
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Sun rises on UK Japan project
The University of Abertay Dundee is spearheading a nationwide scheme to give undergraduates and postgraduates work experience with major Japanese companies. Jim Terkeurst, a lecturer in computer arts...
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The high price academics pay for their freedom
A new pressure group, Near, aims to publicise human rights abuses against students and staff, says John Akker. Detention, torture and death affect a significant number of academics and students...
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Why I ... believe genetically engineered athletes might not be cheats
Next week, the International Olympic Committee's Medical Commission will hold a meeting to discuss genetic enhancement in elite sport, an issue that shows how biotechnology is creating ethical...
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A confidential con job
Andrew Leigh Brown fears the implications of a court's use of personal details and blood samples given in confidence for research. In March, a man who had admitted having lied about his HIV-positive...
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Cutting edge: David Barker
Dying prematurely from a chronic disease could well be the pay-off for successfully adapting to ensure your survival in the womb. The search for the causes of chronic disease has up until now been...
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Killers offer promise of rescue
Matilu Mwau introduces the cells that could lead the way to an Aids vaccine. The Max Perutz Essay Prize 2001 attracted almost twice as many entries as last year, with 79 Medical Research Council...
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From twinkle toes to Nobel heights
Sue Law finds that chivalry, diplomacy and a large dollop of charm are the perfect recipe for a Manchester pro vice-chancellor. Innovation has always been an important part of tradition at the...
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How to take in the view up a marking mountain
End-of-year assessment may be arduous but it should be part of the learning process. You have not really passed the rites of passage in teaching until you have stoically waded your way through your...
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College to move in an Ellipse
(Photograph) - The Royal College of Art has unveiled plans for a £22 million building on its site in Albertopolis. Architects Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners have designed a seven-floor research and...