QAA could face EU market
UK universities would be able to opt out of the Quality Assurance Agency's audit scheme under a European Commission plan. A draft recommendation on quality assurance published by the Commission last...
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E-learning to get own quality initiative
A European kitemarking scheme for online higher education will be launched next year in a bid to address the lack of confidence in the quality of e-learning. The European Foundation for Quality in E-...
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Creative spirit nets £31m spin-off income
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in UK universities, according to figures that show the number of inventions up 72 per cent and total licensing income up nearly 40 per cent in a year....
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Best of the bright sparks
Martin Ince dissects the data to identify centres of science-based excellence The Times Higher World University Rankings (November 5) provoked a global debate among academics and the media about...
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Cambridge impresses its peers
Martin Ince dissects the data to identify centres of science-based excellence Cambridge University is regarded as the best for science by academic observers. Its closest UK rival, Oxford University,...
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Industrial ties keep US in prime position - but India is not far behind
Martin Ince dissects the data to identify centres of science-based excellence Big US institutions with strong industrial connections are in pole position in our table of the world's top universities...
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Citations not restricted to university sector
Martin Ince dissects the data to identify centres of science-based excellence How good a researcher would you be if you did not have all those students to worry about? One answer comes from The Times...
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'Islands of excellence in a sea of mediocrity'
A government committee on higher education reforms described the Indian Institutes of Technology as "islands of excellence in a sea of mediocrity", commending them as a model for other universities....
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Brussels
European Union justice and home affairs ministers have agreed that non-EU nationals admitted to member states as scientific researchers should have equal working conditions, pay and state benefits to...
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Paris
Unesco has launched an Israeli-Palestinian Science Organisation to manage joint research projects involving Israeli and Palestinian professors and lecturers, while directing Israeli expertise towards...
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Athens
Greece has launched a national education debate that could pave the way for non-state universities. Kostas Karamanlis, the Prime Minister, and George Papandreou, leader of the Opposition, agreed that...
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N'Djamena
Hundreds of university students from the Dafur region of Sudan have abandoned their studies at the University of Khartoum to register at the University of Chad and in Egypt after being accused by...
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Protest at segregation in Bahrain
Bahrain, the most liberal of the Gulf States, is to segregate the sexes on its university campus despite opposition from the Education Minister and students. The new law was opposed by Majid Al Nuami...
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Violence on fields of play proves costly for schools
Violence in American professional sports has spilled over into university athletics, with costly repercussions. Less than a day after a brawl on a basketball court between players from the Indiana...
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Unpaid debt set to soar as fees rise
Australian students owe the Federal Government more than A$11 billion (Pounds 4.4 billion) in deferred tuition fees incurred under the Higher Education Contribution Scheme. "Doubtful debt", the money...