The government says its 14-19 initiative will construct a clear route to higher education. But critics disagree. Tony Tysome reports. A revamped modern apprenticeship that could provide a vocational...
The government says its 14-19 initiative will construct a clear route to higher education. But critics disagree. Tony Tysome reports. An overarching "matriculation diploma" marking the completion of...
Do not blame your golf clubs - it is not their fault. An investigation into how the characteristics of different clubs affect a person's game has found that the problems most golfers suffer out on...
Up to now, artists who used computers to generate their work ran into difficulties when they wanted to print out their images on art-quality paper. Printed artwork images have been known to disappear...
United Kingdom researchers are being asked if patent law should be changed to allow an inventor to discuss or sell an invention for a limited time before filing a patent application. The Patent...
A Dundee-based e-learning company has sent a Valentine email to 400,000 students in the hope of wooing them into transforming the way that they study textbooks. Mindwarp Pavilion, founded by former...
Parliament's public spending watchdog has put its weight behind the government drive to use the private sector to help deliver education and training. The National Audit Office has praised a Ministry...
Denmark's Liberal-Conservative government has dumped proposed cuts in higher education after a week of protests by academics, students and business. The coalition parties promised in last November's...
Academics at Greece's universities and technological institutes are squaring up for industrial action after a new education act was adopted by parliament. Five of the country's largest technological...
Twenty-five universities and institutes in Spain, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are to build solar power installations over the next three years as part of a European Union project...
Germany is to go ahead with pioneering human embryonic stem-cell research after parliament voted to allow the import of stem cells under strict conditions. But Germany's main research funding...
Italy's education minister has announced that all degree courses offered by the country's universities will have to meet certain standards within a couple of years or lose funds. Speaking at the...
Colonel Muammar el Gaddafi's word may be final in Libya, but in Uganda a decision as to whether he should hold a doctorate of law at Makerere University is subject to a senate vote. University...
Kenyan police have smashed a certificate and degree-faking racket by ministry of education officials - but the possibility remains of Kenyan students using false certificates to secure admission to...
The first year at university is taking a toll on the physical and mental health of many American students, according to a new survey. Significant numbers of students said that once they arrived at...