Centre to tackle gene advances
An experiment to test journalists' and academics' sensitivity to alcohol was carried out in Exeter last week at the launch of a new centre for thinking about the problems posed by advances in...
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Scots protest at spiralling debts
The average cost of a Scottish degree is ?11,284 and rising, according to a national Chain of Debt campaign that culminated in a lobby of the Scottish Parliament last week. Some 4,000 students across...
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Review proves that personal planning helps studies
Students can improve through the use of learning logs, journals, diaries and electronic portfolios, the UK's first review of international literature on personal development planning has concluded....
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Research funders up stakes on quality
Many universities are "blissfully unaware" of key funders' plans to enforce more rigorous research quality assurance standards, research leaders have said. Concerns have been raised about a proposed...
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50 % bullied at Spanish campus
Fifty per cent of lecturers taking part in a study at Spain's Alcal University have been victims of bullying in the past six months. The first study of workplace bullying at a Spanish university...
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Italy's dons 'are sadists'
Italian students tend to drop out of university because of sadism, delusions of omnipotence, narcissism and depression among their professors, according to a forensic scientist. Giancarlo Nivoli,...
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Zimbabwe shuts its doors as lecturers strike for pay rise
The University of Zimbabwe failed to open for the new academic year after lecturers began an indefinite strike for a 50 per cent-plus salary increase. James Mahlaule, president of the university...
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Monash to help mums in science
Pregnant scientists at Monash University in Melbourne will be encouraged to return to their research after taking maternity leave with the help of a A$15,000 (?5,738) grant. Monash dubbed the scheme...
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Pressure mounts to end 'legacy' admissions
US universities and colleges are under pressure to stop giving preference in admissions to "legacy" candidates - the children of alumni or major donors - in an unexpected twist in the affirmative...
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Military academy backs affirmative action
One US university that may fall foul of President George W. Bush's opposition to affirmative action is run by the federal government itself, Jon Marcus writes. The US Military Academy at West Point...
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Rest assured - we will defend the core values
In spelling out its beliefs, the QAA is underlining its commitment to higher education, says Peter Williams A key indicator of a mature democracy is the extent to which higher education is granted...
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Physicists lack business focus
University physicists must become more business-focused or risk holding back physics-based industry in the UK, concludes a ten-year economic analysis published this week. The report, from the...
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Study asks why poor pupils shun sciences
The University of Warwick is investigating the barriers that prevent pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university to study the physical sciences, writes Anna Fazackerley. Many...
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Millions more needed to pay for Welsh shake-up
Sweeping reorganisation of Welsh higher education will mean spending "tens of millions of pounds" extra over the next five years, funding council heads have warned the Welsh Assembly. Three mergers...
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More power over fees likely
The Welsh Assembly is still in negotiations with Westminster over its bid to gain devolved powers on student funding, writes Tony Tysome. Assembly education minister Jane Davidson wants a decision...