Many medical journal editors are put under pressure to alter editorial content by the associations that employ them, a survey has found. The authors of the study warn that whenever editorial freedom...
Surrey University is to make 70 of its 350 contract research staff permanent from January. All staff at grade RA2 and above who have more than six months to run on their contracts will be eligible....
Business studies students have shown an alarming tendency to abandon ethical awareness after exposure to the workplace and need earlier training in ethics, a researcher has warned. A study conducted...
Loughborough University has bought a 163-acre site adjoining its campus from gas company Advantica in a project that could create hundreds of jobs. It plans to use the existing hi-spec buildings to...
It was the most catastrophic episode in our planet's history and came close to wiping out all complex life. Now it seems that even the survivors of the Permian-Triassic mass extinction carried its...
A horse's leg bone is providing the inspiration for a new generation of synthetic materials. Analysis of the microstructure of the animal's third metacarpus has revealed a way to strengthen weak...
Student leaders have accused universities of reneging on commitments to be more accountable for the quality of their courses and lecturers because they fear an explosion of litigation. The National...
The world's universities face a "global manpower war" as they compete for a shrinking pool of graduates with doctorates to replace retiring faculty, according to Michael Gibbons, secretary general of...
The number of international students in the US has increased 6 per cent this year in spite of terrorism, visa restrictions and the economic downturn, to the surprise of university officials. The...
Student leaders at the University of Pristina have called for a boycott of classes following a decision by Kosovo's ministry of education to raise tuition fees by what they describe as an "appalling...
The vice-president of Bulgaria's governmental education committee has accused 250 international universities of operating "illegally" in the country. Dimitar Kamburov said a report on education in...
Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has announced funding for public universities and colleges to establish "unity clubs" to "bridge the growing racial gap between students". The main racial...
More with less - THES reporters describe efforts around the world to meet the rising demand for trained medical staff without compromising quality A system that produces more nurses and doctors than...
More with less - THES reporters describe efforts around the world to meet the rising demand for trained medical staff without compromising quality French medicine is facing imminent upheaval, with...
More with less - THES reporters describe efforts around the world to meet the rising demand for trained medical staff without compromising quality Continuing growth in demand for doctors has created...