Medics face testing times
Aptitude tests will be introduced from 2006 onwards to select students for entry to Ireland's five medical schools, Education Minister Noel Dempsey has said. He accepted the report of a working group...
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Bush to review nepotistic entry
President George W. Bush has called for an end to the kind of preference in American university admission widely believed to have benefited him and other well-connected students. So-called legacy...
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Europe to streamline doctorate courses
European education ministers will consider plans to raise standards of doctoral programmes across the Continent when they meet in Norway next May. The Bergen meeting, which is part of the Bologna...
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Call to retry alleged collaborator
A petition urging a posthumous retrial for a Croatian minister executed for alleged collaboration with the Nazis during the Second World War has been signed by 120 academics and scholars. Mile Budak...
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A unique product that offers value for money
With growing global competition for students, the UK can't afford to rest on its laurels, says Tessa Blackstone At the start of a new term, British universities will welcome more international...
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Mick for short - but not for long
It's a hard life being a vice-chancellor. Not only do they have to make do with the dwindling amount of cash in the institutional pot, but they also have so many different people to please - students...
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Confession of an uptown girl
C. Duncan Rice, Aberdeen University's principal, wanted an explanation when he discovered that Lori Manders, director of external affairs, would not be attending an important senior management...
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Exam bombshell
Some 140 law students at the University of London faced an unexpected early end to an exam on Tuesday last week after a bomb threat to Senate House forced an evacuation of the building. An...
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Secret disservice
Do you know the latest about the Freedom of Information laws? Well, it's a secret. In a dramatic step towards truly open access, the latest missive on the FOI email discussion group announced: "We...
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Reunited: Fop till you drop
Laurence Llewellyn Bowen studied fine art at Camberwell College of Arts before starring in Changing Rooms . One of the things that really struck me when I went back to Camberwell was how well dressed...
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Why I...believe we must encourage debate between scientists and the public
The backlash against genetically modified foods has shown clearly that the public is not content to be unquestioningly enthusiastic about whatever science has to offer. As scientific advances bring...
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Think out of the box
Peter Nolan blames modern working practices for a lack of motivation among academic staff If you believe the claims of many commentators, patterns of work and employment are undergoing a fundamental...
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Start speaking their language
It will take more than lower fees to boost enrolment on demanding courses, says David Baguley. Recent A-level results have confirmed the drift in student choice towards certain so-called "fashionable...
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Disabled ex-trader takes LBS to court
A former Wall Street trader who was forced to put his academic studies on hold when he was disabled in a car accident is to ask the High Court to overturn a decision by the London Business School to...
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Women suffer £5k pay gap
Women earn up to a quarter less than men at some universities despite taking the lion's share of recent promotions, according to new figures. Average pay for women lags behind that of men at every UK...