Australian campus for Malaysia
Australia and Malaysia have signed a bilateral agreement covering education co-operation that is expected to see Australian university campuses opening in the Asian nation. The agreement was signed...
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Dough beats merit in selection stakes
Economic realities are threatening the American ideal that even poor students who are bright enough and work hard can get into any college they desire. More expensive private universities are...
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Imperial Russia rides again
Russia watchers should ensure that the name "Gennady Zyuganov" is in their computer spell-checkers. They will need it a lot in the next few months, and probably for several years to come. The...
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Expedition safety fears unfounded
The safety of student research expeditions has been called into question by the kidnapping of four Cambridge graduates by separatist guerrillas in the Indonesian jungle. There have been allegations...
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A business class for high-fliers
Scottish business education is set to benefit from a pioneering international management course aimed at business high-fliers. The Advanced Management Programme in Scotland was last week launched by...
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True grit started at t'mill, tha knows
Where is the north of England? The answer depends entirely on your vantage point and, of course, which rhetorical device - otherwise known as a map - you use. The north is still widely regarded as a...
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Book buying below mark
A weak pound and funding cuts have left Britain's leading Germanic studies institute struggling to buy textbooks this year. The University of London's Institute for Germanic Studies, which enjoys a...
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Network of researchers to be established
A bid to set up a network of researchers into ageing and disability in the elderly has made it through to the next round of the Foresight Challenge, writes Aisling Irwin. But the bidders have been...
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Foresight bids are shortlisted
The Office of Science and Technology has invited 63 research groups out of more than 500 applicants to prepare full-scale bids for funding under the Foresight Challenge Competition. The competition...
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Scots funding squeeze eases
Exhaustion with new initiatives in Scottish higher education has led to a slight easing of a tough funding round for the coming session. The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has set out the...
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Bath scholars to clean up in scrum for rugby players
Bath University, one of the pioneers of British sports scholarships in the 1970s, is to set up a dedicated rugby scheme in partnership with the city's club. The first scholar, second-year mechanical...
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Long-term project
Alumnus to be proud of no 28 is Sir John Daniel, vice chancellor of the Open University and possessor of a fine collection of degrees including an Oxford BA and a University of Paris doctorate. But...
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Fuming resources
The Royal Society of Edinburgh has this week been replying to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution's inquiry into environmental standards. It stresses the importance of continued research...
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Rugby matched
There was an extra touch of chemistry during Scotland's rugby performances at its Five Nations matches in Ireland last weekend. Scotland's team included Craig Joiner, a third-year chemical...
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Married to the mock
The sight of Professor Floud with smoke metaphorically pouring from his ears also caused a stir at a recent LGU graduation ceremony. His attack on the Government went down rather well, except with...