On the move
Howard Green, head of the centre for research and graduate studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, has been appointed chair of the UK Council for Graduate Education. He succeeds Bob Burgess from...
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Glittering prizes
Coventry University will award honorary degrees this autumn to broadcaster Stuart Linnell (MA), Beverley Nielson, regional director of the CBI (MA); Richard Parham, former managing director of...
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Eye witness
For the first time since 1985 the Nigerian federal government has ordered the security services to investigate the rival secret cults active on the campuses of almost all the country's 34...
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Adelaide
The Santos oil company has announced a Aus$25 million (Pounds 16 million), ten-year sponsorship deal to establish a school of petroleum engineering at the University of Adelaide. It is believed to be...
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Istanbul
Banned religious students could be reinstated if Turkey's parliament passes a proposed amnesty for all women students barred for wearing headscarves in line with Islamic practice. The country's...
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New Delhi
Indian teachers' organisations have asked the government to stop "growing political interference" in universities by political parties alleged to be dispensing "patronage" in violation of University...
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Accra
Student leaders in Ghana have said they will continue demonstrations against a 100 per cent fee increase when universities begin a new session in a few weeks. More than 10,000 students clashed with...
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Pisa
A new Italian law threatens purchasers of graduation theses with a prison sentence of at least six months if the offence is discovered after graduation. Notice of the offence must also go on public...
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Great minds fly south
Introducing a profile of Canadian research, Philip Fine looks at why the country's best brains are heading for the US. Overleaf, he reports on other diverse projects The argument in Canada over the...
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The bridge builders no longer need to guess at the stress
A project placing sensors in piers of the 13-kilometre Confederation Bridge to learn about structural strains has drawn international interest That oldest of engineering feats, the building of a...
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Immigration study is uniting community
The government is spending Can$8 million to examine how immigrants from very different backgrounds and countries integrate into society Does being part of a church congregation make integration into...
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The magician of body plumbing
Francois Auger is taking cell biology to new levels by coaxing cells to do the work for him In 1991, Francois Auger was told that it was impossible to build an artificial blood vessel. Undeterred, he...
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Alas poor Yorick, I know his age to the nearest five years
Henry Schwarcz's dating service is much in demand to fix the age of artefacts, including human skulls. One could say that Henry Schwarcz has become a geologist-for-hire. Having produced the strongest...
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Cutting edge
Lorne Tyrrell saw his idea for a treatment for hepatitis B through from conception to introduction Hepatitis B virus is a common infection worldwide that causes acute or chronic infections. There are...
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The fallacy of facts
It is all very well cramming students' heads full of facts but, argues Alison Utley, society and the world of work would be better served by teaching them how to think critically. As fields of...