Study claims US tobacco firms target youths
American tobacco companies are attempting to lure university students into becoming smokers, according to two studies. The studies, both by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, suggest...
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Genetic battlefield acquires philosophical umpire
A Canadian philosophy professor is aiming to minimise the risks of advances in biotechnology and genetic manipulation by introducing an ethical dimension. At the University of Guelph, where scores of...
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Salzburg plans cultural campus
Salzburg University has unveiled plans for an extensive campus that should help strengthen the reputation of the city - the birthplace of Mozart - as a centre of culture. The city of Salzburg has...
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Russia tackles access issues
Moscow's universities, which once attracted students from across the Soviet Union, are struggling to recruit from outside the city's immediate vicinity. Under the Soviet regime, about 25 per cent of...
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Italian research suffers from lack of cash
Rodolfo Zich, rector of Turin Polytechnic, has accused Italian private industry of investing too little in scientific research. "Private investment in Italy is weak," he said at the inauguration of...
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Shopping on the net could jam the roads
Spates of e-road rage are forecast if the popularity of shopping over the internet keeps growing at its current rate. The prediction is just one conclusion of a detailed report on the impact of e-...
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Retail therapy
Retail therapy: John Clare, chief executive of the Dixons electronics stores, has announced funding for a new chair of entrepreneurship and innovation in Edinburgh University's school of management...
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People will be 'cloned' to animate computer games
Forget Dolly the sheep - researchers at Glasgow and Edinburgh universities are developing new software to allow animation and games companies to "clone" real people to create realistic animations....
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Three Ws the key to universities' online future
The learning landscape will be refashioned by technology to deliver much more "just-in-time" knowledge, delegates at the 20th world conference on open and distance education heard. Lecturers standing...
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It pays to help the public to meet the ancestors
Academics need to take stock of their role and support public interest in history, writes Simon Ditchfield. There is nothing like a good crisis to concentrate the mind. The closure of Luton...
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Imperial bids for degrees
Imperial College is making a bid for degree-awarding status, which would allow it to award degrees independently of the University of London. The college says it wants the powers in place as a...
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Hunt is on for cancer guru
Birmingham University is set to win a multimillion pound government research grant even though it has failed to meet the strict conditions under which the money was originally earmarked. It was...
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Cricketing board nurtures talent
There has been an air of pessimism surrounding English cricket since England conceded the Ashes 12 years ago. But when Australia begins its Ashes tour in June, fans should be reassured that a new...
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Leaders guide London students through voting maze
London students are being urged to vote for MPs who support their interests - and to use their collective muscle against the rest. A new guide published by the University of London Union lists the...
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Cooperation, not confrontation
Attempts to launch a rival to the Institute for Learning and Teaching are a mistake, argues Brian Smith. The Association of University Teachers could be taking a huge risk by pressing ahead with...