A journalism department at an Ottawa university learnt a quick lesson in staff politics after a Calgary newspaper arrived to recruit summer interns. Carleton University's School of Journalism and...
The Australian government will take action against colleges that collude with overseas students to evade immigration regulations. The government will use electronic tracking of students and better...
Brazil is grading the performance of its universities through a national assessment of students' final examinations, Brazilian education minister Paulo Renato Souza explained during a visit to London...
An American animal rights group that objects to the confinement of cows to produce milk has been forced to end a national advertising campaign encouraging university students to drink beer instead....
Spain's Bricall report proposes "revolutionary changes" to the higher education system with profound implications for Spanish students and staff. But author Josep Maria Bricall stressed that "...
Fulco Lanchester, dean of the political science faculty of Europe's largest and most crowded university, Rome's La Sapienza, does not mince words. "La Sapienza, with its 160,000 students, is like an...
The father of two Dutch students has begun legal proceedings against the University of Amsterdam for what he claims is the poor quality of education they received on their course in communication...
A woman vet's fight to be titled doctora of veterinary science has triggered linguistic turmoil in the northern German state of Lower Saxony. Maite Mathes, 39, sued the Hanover School of Veterinary...
Technology used to protect the drivers of Formula 1 racing cars will shield the British Mars lander Beagle 2 on its descent to the surface of the red planet. McLaren Composites has been signed up to...
A group of 1,400 Canadian academics have put their name to a letter that urges prime minister Jean Chretien to reject a report on university commercialisation. The Canadian Association of University...
Northern Ireland's two universities are key partners in a new science park that aims to help create more than 3,000 new jobs over the next decade. The Pounds 10 million Northern Ireland science park...
An internet-based project that enables health-profession students to hone their diagnostic skills on a diverse set of "virtual patients" has won increased funding from the Nuffield Foundation....
Market opportunities offered by e-business could mean that research assessments will need to include a measurement of the success of technology transfer. Brian O'Neill, from the electrical and...
Admiral House 66-68 East Smithfield London E1W 1BX Fax 020 7782 3300 Tel 020 7782 3000 Email editor@thes.co.uk Website www.thesis.co.uk Mergers in higher education can be laborious. Universities are...
The prospect of cloning a liver to replace your alcohol-ravaged one, or brain cells to restore your failing memory, is the stuff of dreams. Who could object to making it a reality? Plenty do,...