Brussels, 10 th July 2003 The European Commission has decided to refer Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden to the European Court of Justice, as they have...
Brussels, 10 Jul 2003 An EU funded project has developed a remote polling system aimed at simplifying polling procedures for both electors and administrative authorities across Europe. E-Poll '...
Peers have accused the government of crippling the science that helped Kew Gardens win World Heritage status last week, writes Caroline Davis. The Royal Botanic Gardens were given the accolade by the...
Universities may have to turn down research grants from the £12 billion Framework Six programme because they cannot comply with new bidding criteria imposed by the European Commission. The changes...
Foreign students comprise more than a fifth of all enrolments in Australia's universities, and the 175,000 studying on and offshore contribute A$4.5 billion (£1.83 billion) a year to the national...
Intensive English-language summer programmes in the US have suffered a dramatic drop in enrolment - a possible sign that terrorism-related visa restrictions may be affecting the number of...
Students in Germany will soon be able to access lectures via their mobile phones, allowing them to stay in bed and keep up with the latest knowledge. The technology was developed by Franz Lehner of...
Academics fear the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's peer-review system is skewing grant applications, it emerged this week. The Commons science and technology select committee...
As their numbers grow, national teaching fellows are finding a voice and realising their worth, says Pat Leon. National teaching fellows may not command the salary nor sponsorship deals of footballer...
Lesley-Jane Eales-Reynolds (2001 winner) Director of microbiology and biomedical sciences undergraduate programmes, University of Surrey "A few months ago I'm not sure I could have said I was very...
The select committee has marshalled the concerns of higher education to savage the white paper. Alan Thomson contrasts its verdict with the government's vision. Research What the white paper says •...
Flocks of domestic geese synchronise egg laying in the same way that women's menstrual cycles can come into sync, according to new research. Psychologist John Kent and colleagues at University...
"Financially independent and ambitious" females seeking males on the internet for friendship and possibly more are much more popular than their "attractive and slim" rivals, according to researchers...
In the first in a series on the state of academic study, Anna Fazackerley asks how the government white paper has affected history The government's preoccupation with science is jeopardising the...
Staff morale Hannah Barker, senior lecturer in modern history at the University of Manchester "I think people feel beleaguered. They feel they have fewer resources with more students. The department...