Today's news
French business school appoints professor of champagne It must surely be the dream job. British-born Australian Stephan Charters is to spend his working days sipping the finest French champagne, all...
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Soft sides of growth get a long hard look
Cultures Merging
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Commission Agenda Entry: Tuesday, 28 March: Encouraging more research into the prevention of blindness
Brussels, 20 Mar 2006 The News: With the projected increase in world population and an increase in life expectancy, the number of blind people in the world is likely to rise to more than 75 million...
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Freedom fears 'not an issue'
An Australian university has disputed claims that concerns over academic freedom threaten Warwick University's plans for a campus in Singapore. Warwick and the University of New South Wales were...
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Invaluable resource or stolen property?
The repatriation of the remains of 17 Tasmanian Aborigines by the Natural History Museum highlights an unresolved conflict between scientific and cultural obligations. Julia Hinde reports In May this...
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Celtic Tiger's competitiveness in decline, report finds
Brussels, 17 October 2006 Report The National Competitiveness Council of Ireland has published a report warning that despite outstanding economic performance in recent years, there are signs that the...
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Today's news
Universities call for an extra £168m Scotland's universities want an extra £168 million from the Scottish Executive to increase student numbers, improve facilities and pay for lecturers' wage rises....
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Commission Agenda Entry: Mon 19th June – Wed 21st June: Aerodays marking advancements in research
Brussels, 02 Jun 2006 The news: The fifth Community Aeronautics Days event is to take place in Vienna. With up to 1,000 participants expected, this is a key event for European research and technology...
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Blowing the dust off the grubby past
Textbook on Immigration and Asylum Law
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If only we could see the teak for the trees
Environmentality
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Melbourne set to give Bologna model an Australian debut
In a radical break with its 150-year-old traditions, the University of Melbourne is to be the first in Australia to adopt the model set out in the Bologna Declaration. Instead of the focus on...
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On the move ...
* University College London has appointed Janette Atkinson , currently professor of psychology, and Vince Emery , currently professor of virology, as pro provost for North America and pro provost for...
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Inside track...
Our occasional column keeps youJabreast of developments in the jobs market, from tip-offs and career pointers to who's on the move in your field. PRODUCT PLACEMENTS Warwick University is investing £...
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Rocket science no match for a washing appliance
The Shock of the Old
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Young hit the hardest by Japanese funding shift
Japan's Government wants higher education to be more commercially focused, but pursuit of that goal is putting a strain on academics and darkening career prospects for young researchers. Nobuko Hara...