A life on the ocean waves will be "free" for researchers. The Natural Environment Research Council is so concerned at the dramatic decline in demand for time on its ships that it is going to provide...
Why are some prisons cutting classroom budgets when education has been shown to prevent re-offending? Claire Sanders looks at what the chief inspector of prisons has to say When General Sir David...
Whatever happened to the proposals made in the Bett report? asks Chris Kaufman. Hostilities have been declared between university staff and employers after attempts to impose pay "awards" before...
Last month in The THES Zachary Leader called on Eric Robinson to relinquish his control over the copyright of poet John Clare * Nick Groom Senior lecturer in English University of Bristol Eric...
Further education leaders have accused ministers and quality watchdogs of using new post-16 area inspections to "knock" colleges. Press releases issued by the Department for Education and Employment...
German university professors have joined the rebellion against new spelling rules for the German language, which were agreed two years ago in German-speaking countries. The Deutsche Hochschulverband...
The carabinieri, Italy's para-military police, are investigating allegations of job fixing at the University of Cassino. Inquiries centre on allegations that a teaching position was filled without...
When Napoleon Bonaparte introduced the baccalaureat in 1809, 31 bacheliers graduated in literature, science, medicine, law and theology. This June a record 644,128 candidates sat the exam to qualify...
Mindful of the imminent elections, incumbent congressmen anxious to impress the folks back home - including faculty, students, parents and loyal alumni - have showered a record windfall in government...
Human rights campaigners have attacked the Egyptian government for its failure to reopen a social science research institute and release several of its staff who have been detained since the...
Human Rights Watch also condemned the Tunisian authorities for sacking Moncef Marzouki, a prominent human rights activist, from his post as professor of medicine at the University of Sousse. He...
Australia's vice-chancellors, academics and students have welcomed a commitment by the opposition Labor Party to boost spending on universities when it is next in government. Delegates attending...
In a move that is seen as an attempt by the Vajpayee government to push its "Hindutva" agenda, India's university grants commission has decided to introduce a degree course for the Hindu priesthood....
A barrier to the development of lifelong learning in the United Kingdom has been partially broken down by the introduction of a national broadband service, writes Tim Greenhalgh. BTopenworld multi-...
Big-budget developments in online learning by universities may not bring immediate and lucrative rewards, according to research in Canada. Silvia Bartolic-Zlomislic and Tony Bates of the University...