Glittering prizes
The Royal Society this week elected the following fellows: David Attwell , Jodrell professor of physiology at University College London; David Baulcombe , head of the Sainsbury Laboratory at the John...
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Learning to gain trust and give hope
Outside a disused trading post, men on horseback drive ambling cattle across a timeless pastoral landscape bathed in autumn sunlight. Inside the store, Michelle Cocks seethes with frustration. Ms...
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Soas director takes stage at conference
Colin Bundy, director of London University's School of Oriental and African Studies and former vice-chancellor of the University of Wi****ersrand, is one of the speakers at "Siyafunda: Partners in...
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Red tape gags US educators
A federal report based on a survey of US diplomats in 140 countries has identified red tape as an obstacle to US institutions that want to provide higher education abroad. But the survey, meant to...
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Salamanca seeks supremacy
Spain's oldest university is striving to consolidate its position as the Oxford of Spanish-language teaching. Juan Felipe García, director of international courses at the University of Salamanca,...
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Oz pass rates mask drop in standards
Australian universities claim that their undergraduate failure rate ranges from 10 to 15 per cent, but a senate inquiry into higher education has been told the true figure should be nearer 30 per...
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News in brief
Athens All Greece's university presidents have threatened to resign unless the government substantially modifies legislation being voted on in parliament today to upgrade the country's technical...
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Further dissent hits U21 venture
A second founding member of the global consortium Universitas 21 has expressed concern about its plans to establish an online university and has said it will not participate in the venture. Following...
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Chic way of saving lives
A Northumbria University student has come up with an idea that could stop passengers suffering blood clots during long-haul flights. Hilary Turnock, a final-year fashion marketing student, has...
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Myth of the paperless world debunked by researchers
Letters are here to stay and will not be replaced by email. The myth of the paperless world has been debunked by researchers at the University of Surrey, who found that the physical properties of...
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Bid to redesign textile industry
Glasgow School of Art is helping revolutionise the textile industry with a radical fabric-printing method. The school has just taken charge of state-of-the-art equipment that will expand the horizons...
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Summit seeks end to IT skills shortage
Europe's information technology skills shortage was the focus of a Brussels e-learning summit of computing and communications companies, European Union politicians and officials last week. Delegates...
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Politics that's high on paranoia
The UK's drugs strategy is ripe for revision, says Howard Parker. Common sense has bedevilled drugs policy for a decade. It is common sense to stop young people taking drugs by providing school-based...
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Stressed teenage mums find a little relief in cyberspace
A Canadian programme called Cybermoms has been providing support for teenage mothers and helping them develop social networks. It also seems to be improving their literacy skills. The programme was...
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Latest UK news
Trainee teachers struggle with maths The number of trainee teachers who fail their compulsory maths test is soaring, it was claimed today. The failure rate at Brighton University has leapt from 3 per...