Site for scurrilous innuendo causes pain on US campuses
Universities struggle to halt gossip that humiliates students and academics alike, writes John Gill
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Use overseas arms to fund mission, expert says
Every UK university should consider opening outposts abroad or expanding online course provision to overseas students to help secure their futures.That is the view of Kelvin Everest, director of...
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UK sees 24% rise in Indian students
And total numbers of students from non-EU countries up by 7 per cent. John Gill reports
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Overseas Briefing
INDIAUNIVERSITIES 'LACK HIGH STANDARDS'Only 30 per cent of Indian universities offer "high quality" education, according to a report by India's parliamentary estimates committee. It says: "It was...
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Geese asked to consider value of golden eggs
Wellings looks to balance university interests with public good in IP review. John Gill reports
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Btec bamboozles course leaders
Survey reveals misunderstanding over further education qualifications, says Melanie Newman
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20 years ago
Speaking in a House of Lords debate on the security services, Lord Annan, former vice-chancellor of London University and an intelligence officer in the Second World War, drew attention to the...
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Pension contributions - Volunteers overseas won't lose out
Academics who want to volunteer overseas will not miss out on their pension contributions, Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, has announced. The Government has...
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European Commission - Knowledge must cross frontiers
Europe needs a fifth freedom - free movement of knowledge - to best answer the challenges of globalisation, Janez Potocnik, the European Science and Research Commissioner, said last week. In London...
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Biosecurity - Labs lack funds to maintain safety
Universities have to "beg and scrape" for money to maintain high-security pathogen laboratories adequately, George Griffin, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens, last week told...
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Copyright policy - MPs urge clarity on 'orphan' works
MPs have said there needs to be a clearer policy on "orphan" works or those for which it is impossible to trace the copyright holder, according to a committee of MPs on the work and operation of the...
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Deadly secrets
David Wilson's first-hand contact with serial killers while in the Prison Service has informed his work as an academic
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Appointments
Paul Manners has been appointed director of the new National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement, which was set up to improve links and dialogue between universities and the public. Funded by...
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Assessment criteria for practical skills
Striving to make the marking process reliable, clear and scrupulously fair will help students learn from the exercise, even when they fail