Move over Harry Potter
Hollywood had better put the Harry Potter movie on hold and go straight for Son of Braveheart. Tom Devine's book The Scottish Nation has held the number one position on the Scottish bestseller lists...
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Montevideo
Uruguay's universities have been asked to collaborate in a new project for the distribution of scientific and technological news via monitors installed on public transport. The Interdia Bus project,...
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Abuja
President Clinton announced the creation of exchange programmes between Nigeria and United States universities during his visit to the West African capital last week. He also promised to expand the...
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Bujumbura
Students of the University of Burundi in the capital Bujumbura are boycotting classes in protest at incessant rebel incursions on campus that pro-government troops have been unable to contain. The...
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Pardon my French
A foreign language is never wasted, as AUT general secretary David Triesman found last week. Returning from holiday in France, Mr Triesman was caught in the blockade of Calais. Ever helpful, Mr...
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Science of equality
Funding chiefs are doing their bit to promote equal opportunities in the labs of British universities. Women and ethnic groups are under-represented in departments rated highly in the research...
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Deadly water
Even in small quantities, it can cause death by inhalation. Prolonged exposure to this chemical compound in its solid form causes severe tissue damage. In its gaseous form, it can cause burns. An...
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Eyewitness
The Italian parliament is considering whether to launch an inquiry into the murder of three close relatives of Albert Einstein by SS troops at Rignano sull'Arno near Florence on August 3 1944, the...
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Rio de Janeiro
A ministerial survey has revealed a 37.1 per cent dropout rate at Rio de Janeiro's 22 state and private university institutes resulting in an estimated annual loss to the country of $300 million. The...
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Windhoek
Students at the University of Windhoek, in the capital of Namibia, mounted a street protest against the killing of civilians by all the parties involved in the civil war in neighbouring Angola. The...
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A rainbow still out of reach
More affirmative action is needed if South Africa is to approach Mandela's vision of society, David Jobbins writes If South Africa's tiny political opposition is to be believed, Thabo Mbeki is...
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Crete is in need of more nomads
As rector of the University of Crete, Christos Nikolaou might be expected to rejoice in his office on Rethymon campus, less than half a mile from the site of King Midas's palace. Crete is a beautiful...
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Overseas students fear racist violence
A wave of attacks on foreigners in Germany by right-wing extremists is hindering efforts by the German Academic Exchange Service (Daad) to attract overseas students to the country, experts report....
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Rectors told to brush up language or lose job
Several universities in the central Asian republic of Turkmenistan will find themselves without rectors when the new academic year starts this week, unless academic leaders sharpen their language...
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Turkish education chief cleared of charges
A parliamentary commission has cleared the head of Yok, Turkey's higher education authority, of intimidating rectors and misusing his power. Kemal Guruz and other Yok members were accused by a...