Lightning strike
A magnetic resonance research centre is energising the economy of a bruised Manitoban city and bringing it to international notice A world-class research centre for magnetic resonance imaging has...
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Current sources for research funding
Each week this section will list funds available for academic researchers. Details should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA www.nserc....
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Agony Aunt
Q: I have quite a high proportion of students repeating one of my courses this year and would welcome some advice on keeping them motivated. * Simon Myerson, Motivational psychologist Insititute of...
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Unions rally to end discrimination at work
Trade unions will be asked to state that "systematic institutional sexism and racism" exists in British higher education, when they meet at this month's annual Trades Union Congress. A motion...
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German mini reforms start to bite
HAMBURG When Germany finally passed a reform of its higher education framework law a year ago, many critics dismissed it as a "mini-reform". Rather than a blueprint for revolution in Germany's...
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Oz students 'enrol in ignorance'
MELBOURNE When Australian students enrol at university they are generally ignorant of the implications of their decision, according to researchers at the University of Melbourne. By and large,...
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Rise of the fast food learning model
Barely 20 years old, the University of Phoenix is just a collection of suburban office buildings scattered over 13 US states, yet it has become one of the most influential distance- learning forces....
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Why I ... believe we churn out far too many graduates
It is a bit of a drag teaching students who only come to university to "come of age" because I find that they are not really committed to their work. This country suffers terribly from diploma...
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Prepare for a shock
Will profiteering firms and the internet kill off universities? No, says Donald Norman, but they could eclipse campus teaching There is a new model of education in the land. Crass, money-making...
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Bushels: avoid. Lights: turn up
Andrew Oswald argues that if British universities want to earn a bit more they should shout a bit louder Britain's universities are almost invisible. The average Briton reads and hears nothing about...
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Scots in science drive
Henry McLeish, Scotland's enterprise and lifelong learning minister, plans to set up a know-ledge economy taskforce, in a drive to increase the number of science students. His move comes in the wake...
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Students learn how to relax
Stressed out by mountains of marking? Worried about research deadlines? Why not unwind with a little aromatherapy. Or perhaps some reflexology - or even a Chinese massage. The range of services now...
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Centre's closure causes dismay
The University of Exeter has closed its centre for women's studies to the dismay of specialists across the country. There has been widespread concern over the axing of the centre, which the...
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Lifelong learning market untapped
Universities are failing to exploit the market for lifelong learning, according to the preliminary findings of a major study into the impact of virtual and corporate universities on higher education...
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Is all really well at ACCA?
'This week, leading academics and practitioners accused ACCA of "completely undermining accountancy education", with a deal to offer "instant" degrees in association with Oxford Brookes University....