Siblings, power play and family
Children's life choices can be influenced by not only parents and peers but also brothers and sisters, as experts are now recognising. Olga Wojtas reports. As the US presidential election heats up,...
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Freedom is ... the latest mobile
Ten years after the end of apartheid, South Africa's 'Born Free' generation are colour-blind, confident, brand-obsessed consumers, writes Karen MacGregor. "South African kids are sick of negativity...
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'They expect me to make life easier'
The widening access agenda panders to the idea that students are customers and undermines the whole point of higher education, argues Frank Furedi. When I ask a small group of recently appointed...
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Buy a vanload of beer on autoroute to learning
The head of the University of the M25 wants a foothold on the Continent. Ted Prince attended the meeting that launched the Calais campus Our bid for global domination was announced when the vice-...
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Who says that looks don't matter?
If virtual learning environments are to appeal to art and design students, their appearance should merit as much attention as their content and pedagogy. Jonathan Baldwin explains. Artists and...
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Blog your way to a bright new future
Simply putting written materials online for students to read does not make for a constructive e-earning environment. As Olga Wojtas reports, it requires a totally new approach. Have you ever wondered...
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Access as the norm
A tick-box approach to accessibility is unlikely to work in practice, say Neil Witt and David Sloan. Students with disabilities should be involved in developing e-learning as part of a holistic...
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Why space research is important to Europe
Brussels, 28 Apr 2004 With Russia's Soyuz spacecraft safely docked to the International Space Station (ISS), Dutch flight engineer André Kuipers has under two weeks to carry out scientific...
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Politicians and researchers look for direction at the 'crossroads' of the university debate
Brussels, 28 Apr 2004 'We are at the crossroads of the debate on universities,' said EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin as he opened an international conference on the role of universities in...
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Microsoft gets involved in EU research
Brussels, 28 Apr 2004 Microsoft officially opened its European Microsoft Innovation Centre (EMIC) in Germany on 26 April, representing an effort to collaborate with European universities and business...
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EU lagging behind US due to lack of ICT knowledge, finds report
Brussels, 28 Apr 2004 A report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has warned that European economies are significantly lagging behind the US because of their failure to develop IT...
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International conference on ICT in education, Greece
Brussels, 28 Apr 2004 The fifth international conference on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education will take place from 1 to 3 July on Samos Island, Greece. Through...
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European Association for Cancer Research to hold meeting
Brussels, 28 Apr 2004 The European Association for Cancer Research will hold its 18th meeting in Innsbruck, Austria, from 3 to 6 July. The meeting will address recent developments in experimental...
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Plan for global Earth monitoring agreed at Tokyo summit
Paris, 28 Apr 2004 Representatives from 47 countries and more than two dozen international organisations met in Tokyo last week, coming a significant step closer to achieving the goal of an...
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Four Earth observation Invitations to Tender
Paris, 28 Apr 2004 The European Space Agency has issued Invitations to Tender (ITT) for the first four new Data User Element (DUE) demonstration projects, each with a budget up to 1 MEUR. The aim of...