Englishman finds lure of Lille seductive
"Wanted: one English-speaking academic, who fancies brushing up on his French and is looking to relocate to France's largest private university in Lille." This was the lure that a year ago persuaded...
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Identikit candidate for a global job
A survey of university recruitment has produced an Identikit profile of the strongly internationalised professor. S/he is young (between 30 and 35 years old), a professor of management or engineering...
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Academe urged to think in yen
During the boom years, the Japanese government never minded that the huge subsidies paid into university research and development produced little that was commercially exploitable. But with a decade-...
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UK spots potential market in Vietnam
A record number of British universities, attracted by the increasing number of Vietnamese who study overseas, has taken part in the second annual Education UK Exhibition in Vietnam. Over 30...
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Viennese raise fees and smiles
Austrian cabaret artists are putting a smile on the faces of students who are down in the mouth over tuition fees by helping some to raise the cash. From this term, students at Austrian universities...
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Global drive aims to bind town to gowns
A new international network plans to bring universities and cities together to boost regional development. Univercities - comprising universities and city councils from places as diverse as Turku in...
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German states aim to reward quick learners
Two German states hope to unravel Germany's muddled debate over student fees by introducing higher education "study accounts" from 2004. Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia claim to have...
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Protests at cuts to research
Scientists from Italy's national research council trooped through the streets of Milan dressed in black and accompanied by an empty hearse and a dirge-playing brass band as part of a "funeral for...
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Tourist study boom
Tourism is one of the hottest areas of study in Russian universities as the country's tourist potential rises up the political agenda. More than 50 institutions throughout Russia offer degrees with a...
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The way to LGU hearts?
Governors from London Guildhall University and the University of North London dined with Sir Howard Newby, chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, on Monday. An LGU...
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Nearly Royal family
Congratulations to this week's winners of the Institute of Physics's annual awards. The 16 laureates include brothers George and Peter Kalmus, who each won a medal and prize. George, formerly head of...
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Falling at Blair's feet
The launch of the European Research Institute at the University of Birmingham was interrupted last week when Willie Paterson, head of the Institute for German Studies, collapsed during Tony Blair's...
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Not so fresh a fresher
All presidents - not just Bill Clinton - have to expect prurient interest in their sex lives. And so it proved when Owain James, the serious and squeaky-clean president of the National Union of...
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X-ray division
Two PhD students at the University of Warwick have sprung to fame after using statistical physics to analyse the number of goals scored at football matches. John Greenhalgh and Paul Birch, who are...
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Account ability
Well done Malcolm Grant, who this week was appointed pro vice-chancellor at the University of Cambridge. But he will have his work cut out. The press release announcing his appointment states that he...