Oman opens private option
Oman has turned to private universities to plug the yawning gap between school-leavers' demand for higher education and the supply of places at the sultanate's elite university. But it is determined...
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Survey queries clinical ethics
Nearly half the medical students questioned in a recently released survey have performed procedures they felt were unethical. The 1997 survey of University of Toronto medical students has revealed...
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Oz inquiry into spinoff failure
The first private offshoot of a public university in Australia is under investigation by state and federal authorities. Melbourne University Private was set up by the University of Melbourne in 1998...
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Russians outraged by their dead's end
Russians were horrified after a television station alleged that 56 corpses of prisoners and homeless men were sent from Siberia to Germany for scientific preservation at a controversial anatomical...
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Woman's touch is needed
Danish research needs females - and foreigners - to get back on track, Michael de Laine writes Being a researcher at a Danish university or public-sector research institutions is so unattractive that...
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Australia offers A$1m prize to researchers
Australia is hoping to attract top researchers from around the world with the offer of highly competitive fellowships. Launching the scheme in Canberra on Tuesday, federal education minister David...
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EU body backs research into mobile danger
Researchers from across the European Union are to be invited to participate in a series of joint studies, one of which will examine whether the electromagnetic fields created by mobile telephones are...
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Enzyme could aid longevity
A "guardian" protein that protects the genome against wear and tear is helping scientists to explore the biochemical roots of longevity. Genetically modified hamster cells that produce high...
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Accident gives clue to amnesia
It is the stuff of trashy Hollywood movies - a soldier suffers amnesia after a traumatic shock, attempts to help him fail and then, in the final reel, an accidental blow to the head preposterously...
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How to get tutors to spread the word in Europe
The aspiring tutors assembled in the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology make a motley crew. They include a vet, a management consultant, a social worker, a language school...
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UK science base fails to realise its full potential
A serious skills shortage due to low PhD stipends and poor pay and conditions for postdoctoral scientists is threatening the United Kingdom's science base. This is one of the conclusions of the House...
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Lecturers protest at 2,000 job cuts
Two thousand jobs are under threat in new universities and course closures are blocking access to key degree subjects such as languages and social work for working-class communities, lecturers' union...
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Artful experiments
The anatomy of a Highland midge bite, glowing jellyfish and psychologically enhanced magic are among 13 projects that have won a share of almost £200,000 in funding through the sciart awards. The...
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Italians' cunning plans secure extra course credits
Italy's academics are in a frenzy over the transition from degrees based on a series of exams to a system of credits. Faculty councils are using any means necessary, from academic clout to...