Brussels, 24 Apr 2003 A prominent US law professor from Stanford University has called for an international treaty on sharing scientific and technological information, to be based on the arrangements...
Stirling in mourning as v-c passes away suddenly Colin Bell, principal and vice-chancellor of Stirling University, died suddenly yesterday evening. Professor Bell, 61, collapsed in his office at...
University applicant numbers rise by 14,000 Applications for places on university courses have risen by more than 14,000 this year, according to figures released by the Universities and Colleges...
Robert Zemsky explains how a new body aims to help the leaders of US institutions stay 'mission centred' US colleges and universities now understand just how much their worlds have changed. It is not...
It is vital that we allow the past to speak. A person without a memory has no identity, and the same applies to a culture I suppose there will be some people who weren't unduly disturbed by the...
Delegates at the annual Association of University Administrators conference in Derby last week could choose between a range of workshops, including: "Implementing the European Employment Directive...
Students at the Tomas Bata University in Zlin brought a touch of humour to widespread anger over the £200 million cost of an international arbitration award against the Czech Republic when they...
The University of Plymouth has been trumpeting the success of its conference on farming earlier this month. Some 130 people attended the event, hosted by the university's Seale-Hayne Agricultural...
Do you talk like Gracie Fields? Want to earn a quick £15 for half-an-hour's work? Then rush down to the Mechanics Theatre in Burnley, Lancashire, today where researchers from Birmingham University's...
Congratulations to the University of Westminster's spin-off Anglesey Natural Foods whose quinova, developed by the school of biosciences, was runner-up in the best new food product award at the...
Monday Today is spent worrying to very little effect. The Old Bailey Online - a website that Bob Shoemaker and I (along with some 30 other people on two continents) have been working on for three...
"Now that you are spending more time in Leeds you need to get some exercise." "Fine, I'll spend more time at the football club." Such Sunday morning banter with my wife eventually led me to become...
Excellence in research must also extend to standards of conduct, maintains Richard Dyer Scientists, science funders and the general public all expect those undertaking research to possess great...
Scotland has still to tackle proper funding for higher education, argues David Caldwell Scotland votes on Thursday to elect a new parliament. The first four years of devolution have produced some...
Don't scoff, body awareness exercises really can ease the panic and release creativity, says Marilyn Higgins. Our education system focuses on the neck up - it ignores 90 per cent of our bodies. But...