On the move
Geoff Whitty, dean of research at London University's Institute of Education for the past two years, is to become the institute's director, beating more than 30 candidates from six countries. He will...
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Palestine to bridge its virtual divides
A plan to establish a Palestinian national distance learning centre has been initiated by the World Bank. The centre will be used for virtual discussions between politicians from different countries...
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Glittering prizes
The University of Durham will award honorary degrees this year to: Alan Cowey, Medical Research Council research professor at the University of Oxford (DSc); Stuart Hall, former professor of...
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Finish on time - win Pounds 500
The humanities faculty of the University of Bologna, which includes Umberto Eco's ground-breaking degree in communication sciences, is offering a cash reward of E854 (Pounds 500) to students who...
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Vatican brought to account by artist
(Photograph) - A British artist has used an exhibition to highlight an environmental danger linked to the Vatican in Rome. Rose Frain, 1999-2000 Scottish Arts Council Scholar at the British School in...
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Jobs tempt students to drop out
Up to 70,000 students drop out of German universities each year without a diploma, and the numbers have doubled over the past 20 years, according to a study by the Hanover-based Higher Education...
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Pioneer Scots' robotic future
The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen believes it will produce sought-after graduates with a pioneering course in artificial intelligence. In September, the first students will begin a four-year...
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Cutting edge
Can nuclear waste be disposed of safely? A group from Sheffield is looking at the alternatives. Over the past two decades, natural disasters, such as the recent storms in France and floods in...
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How to stay ahead of the deadline
WHAT. Jennifer Currie meets the brains behind Arcade, the software that helps keep students and lecturers on track. WHY. Monitoring academic progress is a bureaucratic nightmare in an era of...
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Agony aunt
The exam season is creeping up and I can see the strain starting to tell on my tutor group. How can I soothe their pre-exam nerves?. A James Gotaas. Senior lecturer in physics. University of Central...
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Rethink on bids plan for net access
Cambridge University researchers say the next auction for internet access technology demands a different structure from the one used for this month's third-generation mobile telecoms auction. The...
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Practise careers test on the web
Graduates preparing for the trials of recruitment this summer can take psychometric tests for free online. Roy Davis of SHL, the company offering the tests, said: "Employers are adopting more careful...
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Cancer treatment ageism
Elderly patients are being denied treatment for lung cancer purely on the grounds of their age, researchers have found. The study by experts from the Royal College of Physicians shows that older...
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Australians burdened by costs of studying
Australian university students are sinking deeper into debt and within three years are expected to owe the federal government more than A$10 billion (Pounds 3.8 billion). The debt is building up...
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Suicide rate suggests rise in problem student intake
Six apparent student suicides in the city of Edinburgh in the past six months appear to be bearing out fears of a rise in the number of severely disturbed students. The Committee of Vice-Chancellors...