Headscarf ban stays in spite of amnesty
Istanbul Turkey's parliamentary education commission has granted an amnesty for students banned from university for wearing headscarves. But the amnesty will only apply to students who agree to...
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Bath line
Prospective Bath University students can apply online through a new application system launched by the school of management in partnership with Embark.com. Details: http://apply.embark.com/mbaedge/...
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Balanced view
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service has launched a comprehensive information website to combat what it describes as "hysterical propaganda from the anti-abortion lobby". Details: www.bpas.org
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$7 million maths prize
Paris Seven as yet unsolved problems that could provide keys to the mathematics of the 21st century are the focus of a millennium challenge offering millions of dollars in prizes for their resolution...
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Beijing
Beijing University has merged with the city's medical university, giving the university a medical school for the first time. Vice-premier Li Lanqing said the merger reflects the overall move to...
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La Paz
Hundreds of students from El Alto have been arrested in the Bolivian capital of La Paz following demonstrations against government plans to open a new university in El Alto without, they say, full...
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Ouagadougou
The government of Burkina Faso has agreed to enter negotiations with lecturers at the universities of Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso, whose four-week-old strike action threatened final-year...
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Threat to youth activists
Belgrade Serbian authorities are threatening to use a stringent anti-terrorism law against activists from the youth resistance group Otpor, which is recruiting support from students across Serbia and...
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Distinguished Dell
Michael Dell, founder and chief executive of Dell Computers, will be speaking about his e-business model at the London Business School on June 12. Details: jconcannon@london.edu
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Right note
Bedford College is offering exclusive access in the Eastern region to training in industry-leading virtual studio technology. Details from course leader John Verity (tel 01234 291000)
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Treasury threatens 3% cut
The government is considering substantial cuts to university funding as it prepares to finalise its public spending commitments up to 2004. Cuts of up to 3 per cent a year in the unit of public...
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Endowment income drops
Endowment income has dropped for British universities, raising doubts about whether they will ever be able to compete with super-wealthy institutions in the United States. Figures from the Higher...
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FE makes progress in widening participation
Further education has made significant progress in widening participation and raising standards since the publication of the Kennedy report three years ago, according to three funding council reports...
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Wales could ease England's penalty pain
Sports scientists at the University of Wales, Swansea, have bridged the gap between theory and practice by building a laboratory high enough for trampolining, long enough for penalty kicks and wide...
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Chiddick new v-c for Lincs and Humberside
David Chiddick will become vice-chancellor of the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside when Roger King retires later this autumn. Professor Chiddick (above), currently a pro vice- chancellor at...