UK lags behind in DV revolution
Universities and colleges are missing a precious opportunity to win European funds for research and development of digital video technologies. Graeme Harper, director of the Development Centre for...
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Finns at cutting edge
Helsinki Business University has reached an agreement with seven leading Finnish companies to establish a chair in e-commerce. The agreement will provide up to 100 places for those wishing to major...
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Saving grace
E-commerce could be the salvation of many United Kingdom businesses, according to Jonathan Westlake, senior lecturer in computing at Staffordshire University. He said: "With a modest investment, any...
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Ulster funds IT centre
The University of Ulster is setting up a specialist centre for information and computer sciences as part of the national initiative to improve the quality of teaching and learning. The Pounds 1.25...
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Southern magnet
The south-west of England is becoming a magnet for high-technology companies, thanks to technological expertise provided by the local universities, says Caroline Bull, director of innovation and...
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Program to win
The British Computer Society's programming competition is open for entries. Teams of up to five, including a team manager, who are aged 17-30 are tested against the clock in programming tasks using C...
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UMIST masters
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology is launching a centre for corporate communications to equip future business leaders with digital communications skills. The centre,...
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OECD opens e-doors
Web information portal ingenta and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development are launching Source-OECD, a service that will deliver the OECD's extensive range of reports and...
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Extending the grade
Nicholas Tate asks the universities to say what they want from the new A levels. We have been talking about changing the curriculum for as long as most people can remember. At last, in September, the...
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OS maps go online for 172 subscribers
Researchers and students will now be able to view and print Ordnance Survey maps at scales up to street-level details. The Digimap service available through Edina, the Joint Information Systems...
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Outdated visitors need a rational replacement
Accountable university management; a better student experience; even the creation of a new and more rational monarchy. All these ends would be served by killing off the role of the visitor in...
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A case of pricking the nation's conscience
Academics need a forum in which to debate the social responsibility aspect of post-Dearing reform, writes James Armstrong. The Dearing report identified one of the purposes of education as enabling...
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WHY I... agreed to go back to university - this time at Luton
Lembit Opik: Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire and a graduate of Bristol University. At the Sharp End airs at 7.30pm, 19 January on BBC2. Few people even know Luton has a university, never mind...
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All talk and no pay increases
Nick Coleman explains why very few lecturers will be willing to go on strike again. Readers do not need reminding that academic salaries have fallen, relative to comparable professions, by 2 per cent...
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Vc-s battle for campus autonomy
Vice-chancellors were preparing to battle for university autonomy this week as more complained of being "stampeded" into a deal with quality watchdogs. An agreement struck last week by the Quality...