Oxford's Maison Française, a leading light in the study of French culture, is broadening its remit to encompass scientific research under a new director, Jean-Claude Sergeant. Jane Marshall reports....
Neither does the government. So it has brought in David Pyle to assess the progress. He spoke to Karen Gold. The government's war on drugs will soon enter its third year. Its main targets - a 25 per...
Pick of the week "The embattled field of archaeology (often accused of imperialism) should be at the heart of the classroom curriculum," Camille Paglia wrote in a recent Salon.com column. " is an...
FINANCIAL TIMES Boeing, the US aircraft manufacturer, is investing in a £15 million aerospace research centre in partnership with the University of Sheffield. Neale Smith of Newcastle University...
Government should record fee-related expulsions A national record should be kept of the number of students kicked off courses for failing to pay tuition fees, National Union of Students official...
More ethnic-Americans choose college Record numbers of black and Latino high-school students have applied to the University of California despite the lifting of an affirmative action admissions...
The Year 1901 (3.45 R4). Part four: Welfare and Reform. The Material World (4.30 R4). Including Andrew Barnes (De Montfort) and dermatologist Susan Mayou on the skin's water content. The Emerald in...
Bush raises first-year grant United States education secretary Rod Paige confirmed plans by the new Bush administration to increase the maximum Pell grant for first-year students by more than 50 per...
College staff threaten strikes Further education college lecturers are threatening an escalating campaign of strikes in pursuit of an immediate "no strings" £3,000 pay rise for all full-time teaching...
THE INDEPENDENT Lord Archer has told the Cambridge University magazine Varsity that members of ethnic minorities were not made to feel welcome in the Conservative party. DAILY TELEGRAPH A test of...
Meridian Music: Verdi (9.05 am, repeated Thursday 1.05am). Second of two programmes with Michael Oliver. Memories Are Made of These (11.00 am R4). Ian Peacock investigates how memories are formed in...
FINANCIAL TIMES Scientists fed up with failing to get their message across to the public are to set up an independent science communications centre in London. THE GUARDIAN Thousands of students are...
Consortium to boost enterprise in Midlands Science minister Lord Sainsbury has launched a £10 million enterprise initiative by eight West Midlands universities, the Mercia Institute of...
Australian prime minister John Howard has promised to spend A$3 billion (£1.1 billion) over the next five years to raise higher education enrolments, increase research output, build new-economy...
Taking a Stand (9.00 am R4). Norman Finkelstein, author of The Holocaust Industry , talks to Fergal Keane. The Secrets of Maps (9.30 am). Simon Calder begins a series on map history with Gerard...