Court flexes muscle over Dr Arnie
An Austrian court has ordered the country's first private university to revoke an honorary degree it awarded to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Imadec University in Vienna gave the...
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Japanese government cuts raise fears about research funding and a hike in tuition fees
State support for Japan's 80-plus denationalised universities is about to be slashed further - by ¥60 billion (£300 million) over the next five years - as part of the finance ministry's ¥11.4...
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Australia set to train own imams
Geoff Maslen reports on government moves to thwart extremism Melbourne and Sydney universities are considering proposals from the federal Education Department that they train Islamic clerics. The...
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Ministers concede in academic pay fight
University staff in New Zealand can look forward to a pay rise after the Government admitted that the sector was underfunded. Academic staff will receive an extra 3 per cent, taking pay awards to...
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Scientists hope to repay brain drain profit
Many scientists from the developing world who now live in the West want to share their technological expertise with their countries of origin. But too often they are thwarted in their attempts, a...
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Under fire
Universities are being criticised for investments linked to the Sudanese Government, which has been accused of genocide.
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Do you seriously want the meek and mild type?
Academics grumble that students' parents are aggressive. But Raphael Salkie feels they aren't aggressive enough So our students' parents are getting aggressive, demanding to know how their children...
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Gary Day
Here is Gary Link-Up. He is a very rare Englishman because he has actually scored in a penalty shoot-out. He is hosting a post-match discussion with Alan Handsome, Alan "land one on him" Shearer and...
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Congrats with a small 'c'
Vice-chancellors were not exactly trumpeting their appointment of Alasdair Smith to the chair of the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association this week. Smith is embroiled in an industrial...
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Cries of eureka loudest at elite
Science Minister Lord Sainsbury chose his words carefully at the launch of EurekaUK, published by Universities UK last week. The booklet, detailing 100 discoveries that have changed the world, is...
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A yes, and no, man
For an insight into the musings of a vice-chancellor, look no further than chrisbrink. com. The website of the new Newcastle University head gives advice on "how to give orders" and "seven easy...
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Straightforward sex symbols
The Scottish Funding Council this week published a gender report with a cover featuring the symbols for male and female under the title "What's the issue?" The council's chief executive Roger McClure...
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Hacking - a force for good
Nerds and anoraks have been thrilled to hear that Abertay Dundee University is launching a degree in computer hacking. But Abertay stresses that the honours BSc is in "ethical hacking and...
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Dave Reay: guilt-free trip to conscientious consumption
THE FARMERS' MARKET, EDINBURGH Tucking into a large pork pie made with outdoor-reared meat, a friend of mine confessed: "This is the closest I get to substance abuse." For the multitude of people who...
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A Shaw favourite for a witty one-liner
His politics and analysis are out of fashion, but 150 years after his birth, George Bernard Shaw still makes us laugh, says Ivan Wise "I like flowers. I also like children, but I do not chop off...