Glittering prizes
The University of Luton has awarded honorary degrees to: James Dyer, local archaeologist and historian; John Hegley, comic poet; John Andrews, professor at the university; Jean Watson, University of...
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Eyewitness
British students and academics were obvious targets for the Eastern bloc's cold-war spymasters - but the West probably gained the most out of these activities, espionage experts said this week. As...
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Kuala Lumpur
The Malaysian government has announced a M$100 million (Pounds 16 million) scholarship fund for postgraduate studies in research and technology. Over the next five years, 1,095 students at the...
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Uman
Nearly 100 right-wing nationalists were arrested last week for being registered as participants in a scholarly historical conference in Ukraine. Local authorities banned the gathering on the grounds...
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Macedonia
An ethnic Albanian has had his candidacy for Macedonia's presidential elections challenged because he studied in Croatia. Macedonian law demands that presidential candidates must have lived in...
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African ministers urge science cash injection to target poverty
Research and education ministers from 50 African countries will meet in Cairo next January under the auspices of the Organisation of African Unity to discuss drawing up a protocol for scientific...
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Dawn of hands-on reform
South Africa's 36 universities and technikons are entering the second phase of the government's new planning system. The first phase uncovered problems ranging from an inability to attract black...
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CNA outearns BA
The networking industry offers the UK's highest starting salaries for people without a university degree, according to Cisco Systems. Trainees with a Cisco Networking Associate qualification can earn...
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East Timor protests fuel backlash fears
Australia's National Union of Students is worried about a backlash against Indonesian students in the wake of the widespread protests about the Indonesian military's action in East Timor. The union...
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Youthful Canada en vogue
Canada's political scene is proving fruitful ground for study by academics. Canadian studies shows signs of being a major growth area for research. There are 328 Canadian studies centres worldwide...
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'Too lavish' managers ordered to clean up
The agency that promotes and organises programmes between French-speaking universities worldwide is accused of poor management and misappropriation of funds. The Agence Universitaire de la...
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Academics working 'little and badly' brace themselves for revolution
Italy's university ministry expects 1999-2000 to be the year in which the country's university system experiences radical change. It anticipates a host of reforms bringing about a new climate of...
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Spanish rectors crave more power
Spanish rectors believe they should have more power, a survey has revealed. The survey of Spanish rectors, council presidents and other senior higher education figures found that 95 per cent wanted...
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Israel drags its feet over licences
Forty-five of the 50 overseas university branches that have applied for licences to operate in Israel have not received them with the start of term only weeks away. Unlike the parent universities,...
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Supplementary benefit
(Photograph) - Adult learners in North Yorkshire are the guinea-pigs in a pilot project for the University for Industry launched last week. Knowledge Base, a joint venture between the University of...