V-c offices besieged
Police were called to intervene in a protest at Swansea University this week when students demonstrating over plans to close a natural sciences library entered the vice-chancellor's offices. More...
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Students back lab tests
Oxford University academics and students are to demonstrate in support of animal research. There are fears that the march, planned for Saturday, could see clashes between the provivisection...
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Zoonosis base planned
Liverpool University is to establish the world's first centre dedicated to the study of diseases such as avian flu, BSE and Sars. The National Centre for Zoonosis Research, based at the university,...
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Derby and Bradford reveal cosmopolitan colours
Bradford and Derby universities have been awarded top marks by international students for the services they provide - seeing off competition from elite research institutions across the world. A...
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Science lost in PR, nuclear duo warn
Two academics ousted from a government committee advising on the disposal of the UK's nuclear waste stockpile have accused the group of "ditching science for public relations" and putting the country...
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EC stands firm over research institute
The European Commission will press ahead with plans to establish a European Institute of Technology, ignoring critics who claim the project could dilute Europe's hard-pressed research budgets. José...
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UK eyes turn to India as China's interest falls
India could replace China as the number one target of UK universities recruiting overseas students, new figures suggest. While the previously booming recruitment market in China has suffered a sharp...
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Joint plan to thwart visa fraud
Visa and degree course applications made by overseas students could be unified to help streamline admissions and to combat fraud, writes Tony Tysome. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service...
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Madras
The Indian Institutes of Technology are introducing masters courses in the humanities and social sciences for the first time. IIT Kanpur introduced a two-year MSc in economics last year and IIT...
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Bouake
The University of Bouake, closed down three years ago during a political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire, has reopened with promises of help from France and Unesco.
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Brussels
The European Union Council of Ministers has formally approved guidelines on quality assurance programmes for EU universities.
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Bologna forces a degree cull in Spain
The Spanish Government will cut the number of first degrees offered at its state universities from 140 to 79 as part of its engagement with the Bologna Process. Arts and technical subjects will bear...
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Remedy sought for doctor dearth
The Australian Government is trying to tackle a crisis in the supply of doctors by ploughing money into university medical faculties and creating more fee-paying places. It has provided funding to...
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US colleges see a growth in giving
Contributions to US universities grew by nearly 5 per cent last year to more than $25 billion (£14 billion), reversing several years of a decline in giving. But just ten universities - most of them...
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Kremlin backs modular reforms
Russia is moving towards convergence with the Bologna Process after the Kremlin gave its backing to the reform of the country's notoriously conservative state university sector. Education Ministry...