The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is beefing up institutions' role in promoting social inclusion and the knowledge economy through its Pounds 616 million of allocations for the coming...
Negotiations to try to solve the Educational Institute of Scotland's dispute in the new universities have sadly come too late for Paul Cosgrove, lecturer in sculpture at Glasgow School of Art. Due to...
The European Commission has invited applications for subsidies of up to E100,000 (Pounds 61,745) to co-finance academic projects that promote the spread of knowledge of European integration....
Foreign-language lettori at the University of Florence have demonstrated against the senate's refusal to take action to rectify their illegal contracts. The flawed contracts were identified by an...
British universities have to think seriously about merging and forging strategic alliances if they want to compete in the cut-throat world of global higher education, vice-chancellors will hear at a...
Established higher education providers were warned last week that the "death of distance" gave new competitors a strategic weapon in the battle for customers. Michael Zastrocky, vice-president of...
Higher education IT staff and systems are underpinning moves to offer lifelong learning across the United Kingdom, a leading specialist has said. Jean Sykes, librarian and director of information...
Free Ivy League-quality education could soon be on offer to "everyone, everywhere, forever" if plans by high-tech billionaire Michael Saylor materialise. Mr Saylor last week announced a "down payment...
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants has hailed the dawn of a new age for computer-based training in the accountancy profession with a revised foundation-level syllabus available through...
Students at Salford University can now register and pay for short courses and modules online, in an attempt to meet the demands of lifelong learners. Credit-card payments made on the internet will be...
Researchers at the University of Surrey are putting human intelligence back into robots operating in hazardous environments such as battlefields or sewers. The "augmented reality" research by the...
The Intellectual Property Rights Helpdesk is a European Commission project to support and raise awareness of intellectual property rights for small and medium-sized businesses and the research...
The Social Science Information Gateway has relaunched its service, offering a new web interface and more personalised facilities. Sosig now offers an internet catalogue providing access to thousands...
The Geological Society's three journals are now available free online through Bath-based ingenta information service. The Journal of the Geological Society, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology...
Malaysia is calling for more private medical colleges to be set up to help solve the shortage of qualified personnel. There are four private medical colleges in Malaysia, and ministry secretary-...