Hostages to fortune
Tony Blair on investment and reform of public services, May 24 "Good education is the best way of releasing the talents of our young people." Gordon Brown, speech to CBI, May 23 "So for Britain to do...
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Don's Diary
Wednesday I am one of several academics taking part in the Monte San Martino Trust sponsored walk from Sulmona to Sangro in the Abruzzi mountains. In 1943, many Commonwealth prisoners fled south to...
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On the move
Imperial College , London, has announced the principals of its new faculties: John Perkins , head of chemical engineering and chemical technology, will become principal of the faculty of engineering...
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Good snooze for prince
Move over, Tracey Emin. St Andrews University's School of Art History yesterday presented a landmark lecture on the Melville State Bed, one of the country's most significant pieces of 17th-century...
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A bit of an eggo boost
John "Two Jabs" Prescott could learn from former US president Bill Clinton, who was pleased to be pelted with eggs when he visited Northern Ireland last week. Mr Clinton, who announced a University...
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Wery wexing
A Glasgow University academic has just returned from a Strasbourg conference on children's issues, addressed by a Norwegian speaking in English. In common with many Norwegians, she pronounced "v" as...
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Glittering prizes
The University of Wales, Aberystwyth , has announced its honorary fellows: Rachel Davies , barrister and vice-president of the University of Wales, Swansea; Hywel Edwards , former professor of Welsh...
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In the news: Jerry Ostriker
Jerry Ostriker, provost of Princeton University, this week announced his return to the University of Cambridge in September as Plumian professor of astronomy and experimental philosophy. Professor...
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Indonesia's neglected universities look ahead
At the Asian Physics Olympics in Taiwan last month, Indonesian high school student Rezy Pradipta won the special prize for the most creative solution to a theoretical problem. It was a boost for...
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World Watch
Brussels A World Trade University to give the world's poor access to training in international trade and finance is to be funded jointly by United Nations agencies and private contributions. It hopes...
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A gamble on the college crapshoot
Even with the best prospects and preparation, deciding on a university is no easy task, writes Harvey J. Kaye. My wife and daughter left me in mid-April. They flew to Boston, the Mecca of American...
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Dons rail against measly offering
The Australian government's last budget before federal elections due later this year has left higher education lobby groups totally underwhelmed. With polls predicting defeat, the government reduced...
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Glasgow don runs up funds
Neil Garrod's web diary covers more ground than most - the 1,500 miles between Rome and Glasgow. Professor Garrod, dean of Glasgow's faculty of law and financial studies, is marking the university's...
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Innovators get matchmaker
An online technology directory has been launched to help universities attract business partners and exploit their ideas commercially. The University Technology Directory, which is free, has been...
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MIT set to offer new net freebie
Not content with trying to turn the tide of for-profit e-learning with its OpenCourseWare project, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has set its sights on creating a free course management system...