Entrance exam helps foil cheats
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania's University of Dar es Salaam plans to introduce entrance examinations for all undergraduate applicants in an attempt to curb the use of fake secondary examination certificates...
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More cash for Spain's contract staff
BARCELONA A solution to the problems of Spain's army of temporary lecturers may finally be in sight. For the first time the Spanish government has pledged extra funds, ¤48 million (Pounds 32...
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Fair game for intuition
Designing a robotic volleyball team may be fun but does it contribute anything to the development of AI and real-world applications? Malcolm Peltu reports Next week, teams from United Kingdom and...
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Handful
(Photograph) - Handful: Dish is a palm-sized communications device for 11 to 14-year-old girls, designed by Sandra Beckstead, Catherine Clark, Sandra von Haselberg and Marianne Jefferys, graduate...
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Deep down immunity
Malaria has proved tougher than many of the antibiotics deployed against it. However, the latest vaccine against the parasite responsible for malaria, which begins preliminary testing in humans soon...
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Sources for research funding
Each week this section will list funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk GSRT/BRITISH COUNCIL, GREECE www.gsrt.gr/html/engl/...
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Vaccinations against meningitis
(Photograph) - Vaccinations against meningitis cover only one strain of the illness so students should not be complacent, universities have warned. Many first-years are being immunised by their GPs...
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Down's test success
A safer, more accurate technique for screening foetuses for Down's syndrome has been devised by a team from St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. The group, led by Nicholas Wald, chairman of the...
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The splendour of ancient Egypt's mayors
Archaeologists excavating the first Ancient Egyptian mayor's house to be identified have found evidence of enormous power, affluence and a predilection for board games. The dig in Abydos is revealing...
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Bugs ready to chew up toxic waste
Brewery techniques helped create a substance that can absorb 50 times more radioactive materials than other methods. Kam Patel reports British and Ukrainian scientists believe they are near a...
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Search for the secrets of Arctic ice floes turns to frozen core of central Hamburg
Researchers into sea ice have an urban centre for their work. David Thomas reports Polar research in Hamburg city centre sounds an unlikely undertaking. It can be cold and bleak in northern Germany,...
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Flying saucer set for Antarctic landing
Italy's new Antarctic research station will be designed by Pininfarina, the legendary car designer, in the shape of a classic 1950s sci-fi flying saucer. It will be built partly by boatyards...
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Italy begins revamp of research strategy
In late July, Italy instated two commissions that should radically change research funding - the Comitato di Esperti per la Politica della Ricerca (CEPR) and the Comitato di Indirizzo per la...
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Cash scheme checked
Tony Tysome reports on the government's nest egg scheme The government has been urged to tread carefully with plans to give young people cash handouts to help pay for their higher education - by an...
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Online students advantaged
Students from poorer backgrounds who do not have access to a home computer could be disadvantaged during clearing, writes Alison Goddard. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service recorded 140...