It was the habit of education ministers before the last election to stress their contribution to the support of poorer students by reference to opportunity bursaries, as if these were a generous...
Competitors are already lining up to replace David Triesman as general secretary of the Association of University Teachers. He, and his access to those in power, will be missed. But his departure...
In the second of our Big Science Questions, Sir Martin Rees ponders the origin of the universe, while Martin Ince juggles the pieces of a cosmic puzzle. Evidence that our universe had a hot dense...
Smell can have a marked effect on the ability to carry out tasks, recall memories and concentrate, writes G. Neil Martin If you had to relinquish one of your senses, which would it be? Vision?...
Geoff Maslen reports on the black academics who are determined to give Australia's Aborigines an education without destroying their cultural identity. "I have a couple of grandsons who say they hate...
Fundamentalist Christians want it stopped; scientists believe it could save millions of lives and be worth billions of dollars. Stephen Phillips reports on the stem-cell dilemma facing President Bush...
In the second of our Big Science Questions, Sir Martin Rees ponders the origin of the universe, while Martin Ince juggles the pieces of a cosmic puzzle. In many cultures, the origin of the universe...
'Fragrant Mary' seeks solar solace Mary Archer today made her first public appearance since her husband was jailed, at a summer school on solar energy at the University of Strathclyde. Lady Archer, a...
China releases jailed scholars Two United States-based scholars of Chinese origin, Gao Zhan and Qin Guangguang, have been released on medical grounds by China, 36 hours after they had been convicted...
Daily Telegraph Paul Maxwell Robinson, a law librarian at University College London, was jailed for a year yesterday after a Swedish court found him guilty of violent rioting at the European Union...
Nigerian delegation refused visas The 78-member Nigerian delegation to this week’s Education International congress is stranded in Johannesburg because the Nigerian Embassy in South Africa has...
Most trainee teachers are white females Universities have no chance of redressing gender or ethnic imbalances among trainee teachers because they have too little choice about who to take, according...
Independent Thirty sites around Britain will be sown with genetically modified oilseed rape next month in the latest stage of the government's three-year experiment to measure the effect of...
US colleges get £4.5m for summer study United States universities and colleges have received grants totalling £4.5 million for summer study programmes, curriculum development and research at...
Chief inspector criticises slip in training standards Training to prepare young people for the world of work is still not up to the job, according to David Sherlock, chief inspector of the...