The peregrine falcon is internationally an endangered species, listed in the Red Data books of countries as disparate as the United States, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom. The bird's...
When we talk about momentous occasions in academe we usually refer to things like commencements, the publication of a book, or the winning of a prize. Clearing out an office seems merely routine. But...
Zacatecas More than 1,700 teaching staff at Mexico's Universidad Aut"noma de Zacatecas have halted lectures for 18,000 students in support of a demand for a 30 per cent pay rise after rejecting a 10....
The Greek government's efforts to upgrade technological institutes have provoked deep divisions in the academic community. University and technological institute chancellors have convened meetings to...
France's oldest grande ecole, the elite engineering school Ponts et Chaussées, is undergoing a transformation as it opens up internationally and expands its programmes to provide more management and...
A lobby of 1,500 of Italy's most eminent scientists, including two Nobel prizewinners, has protested at a government ban on genetic research for agricultural products. The scientists also called for...
Three thousand trainee research-ers converged on Madrid last month to deliver a list of complaints to the Spanish government. They claim that while they are officially classified as students, their...
Melbourne's Monash University claims it will become the first foreign university to open a campus in South Africa this month. The university had predicted an initial enrolment of 300 students, but...
American students drift through their final year of high-school wasting time and learning little, according to a national report. "By the time many high school students get to their senior year they...
Senior history lecturer Robert Shell has been fired after a dispute with South Africa's Rhodes University. Dr Shell, director of the population research unit at the university's East London campus,...
Leaders of Africa's universities are calling for a conference of heads of governments and donors to address the problems of higher education in the continent. The vice-chancellors want the...
An installation by media artist Matt Rogalwsky is attracting the eyes and ears of financial experts and students at the Judge Institute of Management Studies in Cambridge. "The Smell of Money"...
An internet discussion group is helping students to deal with their languishing dissertations. The Dead Thesis Society offers online support for those who find themselves among the 50 per cent of...
New media firms are suffering from a shortage of graduates in spite of fears that the industry is collapsing, according to a lecturer at City University. Neil Thurman, electronic publishing course...
Four universities have struck a deal with a £100 million investment fund that will help them to spin off technology companies. Bristol and Southampton universities, together with University College...