On the move
Bill Wakeham , deputy rector of Imperial College, London, has been appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton. The University of Kent has appointed: Andy Alaszewski , previously of...
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World watch
Jerusalem Leaders of Israeli universities said that the next academic year would not start on schedule if an emergency cut of 213 million shekels (£30 million) in the higher education budget is...
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Post-apartheid battle on merger
Vista University is taking the South African government to court for ordering its break-up in the first of a series of mergers between higher education institutions this year. The lawsuit from the "...
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Vietnam steps in with aid
Flagging public confidence in private colleges has forced Vietnam's ministry of education and training to intervene to help raise standards. Vu Ngoc Hai, deputy education minister, said that the...
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Crisis leaves Turks begging for cash
Rectors of Turkey's state universities have held an emergency meeting to review the worsening situation in the sector since the February economic crisis, which resulted in 40 per cent devaluation. In...
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France goes for gold
Reforms to France's education system have encouraged the country to set its sights on taking the sporting lead in Europe. Jack Lang, education minister, and Marie-George Buffet, minister for youth...
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Ethical site names scientists
A website that reveals the names of more than 1,100 university researchers and dozens of nonprofit organisations whose work is being underwritten by the private sector has been launched in the United...
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Eye-opener
Amandine Croison, Edinburgh University's digital library officer, displays one of a donation of books by and about the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The donation was made by...
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Entrepreneurs get advice on risk and on carrying the can
Rapid movements in the stock market, negative commercial and social responses to technology and the fast pace of technological development can prove fatal for high-tech companies if they do not have...
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Cutting edge: David Bates
Evidence from charters in Norman archives dispels the myth of William the Conqueror as an all-powerful vanquisher. Should England's first Norman king be thought of as an all-powerful conqueror? As I...
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Revenge of the nerds
Sue Law meets the virologist who helps students to log on to learning via his award-winning website. Have you ever wondered how it feels to be a virus? With decisions to take and lack of resources,...
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For the record
Industry pays for most R&D Companies and industrial research associations accounted for nearly half of the UK's total research and development expenditure in 1998, according to the latest...
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Students go on the warpath as £200 rent rises hit pockets
Students are planning rent strikes as institutions hike accommodation charges by more than the rise in the student loan. At Durham University, where rents next year will rise by £200 on top of...
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AoC set to join union in pay pact
Lecturers' unions and employers look set to greet the incoming government with a joint lobby for better pay in further education, writes Tony Tysome. The Association of Colleges reiterated its call...
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Whistleblowers: Famous for the wrong reasons
From Beatle's dream to troubled 'fame school', Phil Baty charts the drama at Lipa. Sir Paul McCartney said it was "the proudest day" of his life when the Queen opened the Liverpool Institute of...