V-c slaps campus ban on the press
The University of Zimbabwe has barred journalists from interviewing academics on campus without the permission of vice-chancellor Graham Hill. The move follows a ban on political meetings on campus...
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Rectors attack plan to alter job terms of contract staff
Rectors of Brazil's federal universities say that a government plan to reform the pay conditions and recruitment of contract professors would violate the principle of university autonomy, complicate...
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Energy gluttons go on green diet
American universities are becoming more sensitive to environmental concerns, not only in what they teach but in how they operate. Several are banding together to develop strategies for reducing waste...
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Cash paves way for cyber Scots
The Scottish Executive wants to see the Scottish higher and further education funding councils use their financial muscle to boost "information and communications technology (ICT) pervasiveness"...
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Net is given go-ahead to transform America
United States president George W. Bush and Congress are being urged to put e-learning at the centre of America's education agenda by the bipartisan, congressional web-based education commission. Its...
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Portal to give view on vita italiana
An alliance of 24 Italian universities has created an internet portal for Italian language and culture studies, which, from the next academic year, will also become a "virtual university". Italian...
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Students steer BMW
When a car dealership in Hampshire decided to move into selling clothes, it asked for help from second-year students at Winchester School of Art. Undergraduates on the fashion degree course were...
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Farmers' training scheme named online course of the year
A computer-based training course on organic farming, developed by the Scottish Agricultural College, has been named online course of the year by the Institute of Information Technology Training. The...
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Fears over web adverts
Concerns have been raised about the implications of advertising being allowed on the academic computer network. The Joint Information Systems Committee, which is responsible for the Joint Academic...
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Project to rethink software design
A research project involving five United Kingdom universities looks set to revolutionise the way that computer systems are designed. The £6.8 million research collaboration between City, Edinburgh,...
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Touching gift made for mother
A partially sighted mother now has a "touching record" of her baby thanks to Exeter Advanced Technologies at Exeter University's school of engineering and computer science. The firm helped build a...
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The hub and spokes of UK economic take-off
Top-up fees are not necessary with so much extra money going to higher education, argues David Blunkett. It is a year since my speech at the University of Greenwich. Some commentators described it as...
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Aston students vote for end to merger plans
Plans for a merger between Aston and Birmingham universities suffered a setback this week when Aston students signalled their opposition to the move. Two-thirds of students voted for an end to merger...
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Consent issue is threat to patents
The issue of consent that was at the centre of the Alder Hey scandal could pose a threat to gene patents. Academics at Sheffield University believe the question of gaining permission to exploit a...
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Sacked feminist historian sues
An academic scandal that rocked the Soros-founded Central European University comes before the courts in Hungary next week when a feminist historian dismissed from the gender studies programme sues...