Diplomatic row erupts on Westminster course
Westminster University's academy for diplomats is at the centre of its own diplomatic row after international students complained about poor facilities and teaching standards. Postgraduate students...
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Uncle Sam no longer a favourite...
The US used to be a magnet for Chinese students but the fervour has cooled and others hope to profit from the backlash, says Stephen Phillips The thought of Chinese students lining up to enter...
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Killer leapfrogs globe
The French love of frogs' legs is helping to spread a killer disease that threatens to wipe out amphibians around the world, according to new research. The international trade in frogs has been...
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Cooking for terrorists
To understand terrorism, we must get close to terrorists, says Rohan Gunaratna, who has talked with Tamil Tigers, drunk with IRA men and discussed the Koran with Taliban fighters In 1984 I...
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Industrial Technologies - Opportunities abound for global research collaboration
Brussels, 10 Feb 2004 International research co-operation is essential to tackle global problems and optimise knowledge acquisition. The Commission's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) invites worldwide...
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Industrial Technologies - Opportunities abound for global research collaboration
Brussels, 10 Feb 2004 International research co-operation is essential to tackle global problems and optimise knowledge acquisition. The Commission's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) invites worldwide...
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Poor jump fee hurdle
Bad schooling, not tuition fees, prevents the world's poor from going to university, according to a global study from the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education. The report, by Daniel Levy of the...
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January start lures new type of entrant
Thousands of students are starting higher education courses this month, avoiding the stress and rush associated with autumn enrolment. Most are mature, part-time or otherwise "non-traditional"...
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Making research careers more attractive: concrete steps leading to brain-gain results
Brussels, 30 June 2004 In a knowledge-based economy, where new ideas and scientific knowledge are central to innovation and growth, investment in human resources in science & technology (S...
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World Water Forum vows to turn on taps for all
Brussels, 31 Mar 2003 The recent World Water Forum fleshed out the international community's commitment to supply safe drinking water to its poorest citizens, and the EU promoted its sustainable...
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Exchange network for Indian Ocean area
A new international academic and student exchange network has been established by 19 countries whose shores are washed by the Indian Ocean. University and government representatives from the nations...
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'Nanotechnology can stimulate scientific cooperation' - Busquin
Brussels, 17 June 2002 Nanotechnology research can stimulate the exchange of knowledge and the development of international scientific networks, Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin said at a press...
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Dossier of dirty deeds
Global Corruption Report 2004
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The paradigms of people power
The global anticapitalist movement links millions of ordinary people worldwide and has no historical precedent. So why are so few anthropologists involved? asks Nancy Lindisfarne. The third European...
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EU Fulbright plan nets £125m
The European Commission has decided to invest €200 million (£125 million) more in a European equivalent of the Fulbright programme. Erasmus World will open universities in the European Union to...