Glittering prizes
J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books, is to receive an honorary degree from the University of St Andrews. Sir Martin Rees, astronomer royal for the Royal Observatories of England...
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Austria's right dismays academics
As Austria faces economic sanctions after the inclusion of Jorg Haider's Freedom Party in the ruling coalition, academic contacts are already suffering in the international reaction. Canada and the...
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A case of quality control
British universities are delivering education overseas and must ensure a service of a high standard, says Michael Brown. Many British universities are successfully delivering quality programmes...
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Mexico City
More than 2,200 police ended the 291-day strike at the National Autonomous University of Mexico on Sunday, arresting a total of 632 strikers. The strike began in April in protest at plans to raise...
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Current sources for research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY www.esrf.fr/useroff/...
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Prince George, British Columbia
An exchange programme between the University of Northern British Columbia and the Yakutsk State University in Siberia is in doubt following a Russian exchange student's suicide, according to the...
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Rome
Giuseppe D'Ascenzo, rector of La Sapienza University, has signed a new statute for the promotion of some 700 graduate technicians in medicine to fully tenured university researchers. The legislation...
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Stronger links will benefit Sri Lanka
Higher education in Sri Lanka would benefit from a more systematic partnership with government, rather than the current dependence on links among individuals, the country's ambassador to France has...
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Protest over hikes in fees ends in campus violence
Ten students were hurt in recent protests against radical fee increases at the Medical University of South Africa (Medunsa). A class boycott turned violent when police moved in and used tear gas to...
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Artist weaves a wordy web
Artist Alicia Felberbaum's video Fading is part of the "Textures of Memory: the Poetics of Cloth" touring exhibition that links with her award-winning website. Felberbaum has used internet technology...
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Rural business help
Women in farming are responding to prime minister Tony Blair's call for rural areas to explore diversification opportunities. A "Women in Rural Enterprise" conference was held at Harper Adams College...
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Better informed
Coventry University has launched a communication, authoring and design degree course to help combat incomprehensible technical manuals and badly designed new media. The course will equip professional...
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Industrial action to continue
Australian academics are preparing to take further industrial action in their campaign for a 19 per cent pay rise when universities reopen for classes later this month. In the last months of 1999...
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Coup leader promises regeneration
General Robert Guei, head of state of Cote D'Ivoire, who seized power in a miliary coup late last year, has promised better living conditions for students at the University of Abidjan but warned them...
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Professor ends hunger strike
A German university professor is claiming a cautious victory after his hunger-strike forced his university leadership to reconsider axing his interdisciplinary institute for the philosophy of humans...