Threat of violence stalks election day
TENSION still runs high in Karachi's universities as Pakistan prepares for a general election. But allegations of torture and beatings at the University of Karachi have been overtaken by a new wave...
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Poor students hit hardest
INEQUALITIES in student funding are hitting those from the poorest backgrounds and forcing more students into part-time jobs, according to a survey commissioned today by the Department for Education...
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Time to be upfront about excellence
Belief that academic excellence is a shield for universities' autonomy is clearly wrong, according to Thorsten Nybom, director of the Swedish Council for Studies of Higher Education in Stockholm. "...
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Debt demo
(Photograph) - Students from Stoke-on-Trent College in Staffordshire protested in London last week about their college's Pounds 8 million debt, which built up through missing recruitment targets. A...
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The logic in loans
Apparently, "people think that if you talk about income-contingent loans frequently enough, the problem will go away" ("Loans idea 'irritates' Forth, THES, February 9). Who are these people? As far...
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Protests at Rhodes University and the University of Natal
* Rhodes University and the University of Natal have been hit by mass protests with students angered by, among other issues, alleged mistreatment by staff. At Rhodes University, 168 students and...
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Students close Quebec colleges
QUEBEC students have won a victory in their running battle against the introduction of tuition fees and cuts in the Canadian province's 48 junior colleges in advance of the December budget. Education...
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Bankrupt Ukraine cancels grants
Ukraine students have received an unwelcome new year present from their government. The payment of grants has been cancelled, as from January 1, and in future will be paid only to those students who...
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Engineers get on the wrong track
A survey of 2,000 final-year engineering students shows that only half of them feel they were adequately informed about their course before they joined and a quarter believe they chose the wrong one...
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Human geography project leader
Staffordshire's division of geography is undertaking a three-year Pounds 200,000 project for the Health and Safety Executive examining perceptions of risk in people who live near chemical plants....
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A world full of brave new ideas
LAST week's research assessments show that despite complaints of limited resources, many British academics are doing terrific research. This week and next, The THES is looking at where the best...
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Better sight for poor eyes
Discovering the causes of vision impairment in Down's syndrome children is the aim of a Pounds 195,000 Medical Research Council-funded project under way at Cardiff University's department of...
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Freeze damages student halls
The record sub-zero temperatures which made Glasgow colder than Moscow have disrupted the start of term for hundreds of students and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. Round the clock work...
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Star student challenges lottery
Seventeen-year-old Meike Vernooy's determination to become a doctor has led to confrontations between the ministry of education and the medical faculties in the Netherlands over the effectiveness of...
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Teach yourself autonomy does not work
Developing students as autonomous learners is a proper aim for a university but not a solution to funding crises, says Grenville Wall As university finance gets tighter, exhausted staff take early...