Speaking volumes
John Seely Brown, a star among Silicon Valley’s digerati, tells Stephen Phillips that high-tech zealots and computer gurus have much to learn from another brilliant human innovation - the book...
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Viva Spain's king of the republicans
Paradoxically, Spain has a monarch to thank for steering it away from authoritarianism after Franco, historian Paul Preston tells Huw Richards in the first of a series examining democracies around...
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Can new neighbours tell Slovenia from Slovakia?
Like many Western Europeans, Silvio Berlusconi, could not distinguish between countries in Eastern Europe. Wendy Bracewell wonders how things will change as the EU expands From May 1, the European...
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Siblings, power play and family
Children's life choices can be influenced by not only parents and peers but also brothers and sisters, as experts are now recognising. Olga Wojtas reports. As the US presidential election heats up,...
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Freedom is ... the latest mobile
Ten years after the end of apartheid, South Africa's 'Born Free' generation are colour-blind, confident, brand-obsessed consumers, writes Karen MacGregor. "South African kids are sick of negativity...
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'They expect me to make life easier'
The widening access agenda panders to the idea that students are customers and undermines the whole point of higher education, argues Frank Furedi. When I ask a small group of recently appointed...
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Buy a vanload of beer on autoroute to learning
The head of the University of the M25 wants a foothold on the Continent. Ted Prince attended the meeting that launched the Calais campus Our bid for global domination was announced when the vice-...
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Who says that looks don't matter?
If virtual learning environments are to appeal to art and design students, their appearance should merit as much attention as their content and pedagogy. Jonathan Baldwin explains. Artists and...
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Blog your way to a bright new future
Simply putting written materials online for students to read does not make for a constructive e-earning environment. As Olga Wojtas reports, it requires a totally new approach. Have you ever wondered...
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Access as the norm
A tick-box approach to accessibility is unlikely to work in practice, say Neil Witt and David Sloan. Students with disabilities should be involved in developing e-learning as part of a holistic...
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Why space research is important to Europe
Brussels, 28 Apr 2004 With Russia's Soyuz spacecraft safely docked to the International Space Station (ISS), Dutch flight engineer André Kuipers has under two weeks to carry out scientific...
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Politicians and researchers look for direction at the 'crossroads' of the university debate
Brussels, 28 Apr 2004 'We are at the crossroads of the debate on universities,' said EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin as he opened an international conference on the role of universities in...
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Microsoft gets involved in EU research
Brussels, 28 Apr 2004 Microsoft officially opened its European Microsoft Innovation Centre (EMIC) in Germany on 26 April, representing an effort to collaborate with European universities and business...
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EU lagging behind US due to lack of ICT knowledge, finds report
Brussels, 28 Apr 2004 A report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has warned that European economies are significantly lagging behind the US because of their failure to develop IT...
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International conference on ICT in education, Greece
Brussels, 28 Apr 2004 The fifth international conference on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education will take place from 1 to 3 July on Samos Island, Greece. Through...