$7 million maths prize
Paris Seven as yet unsolved problems that could provide keys to the mathematics of the 21st century are the focus of a millennium challenge offering millions of dollars in prizes for their resolution...
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Beijing
Beijing University has merged with the city's medical university, giving the university a medical school for the first time. Vice-premier Li Lanqing said the merger reflects the overall move to...
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La Paz
Hundreds of students from El Alto have been arrested in the Bolivian capital of La Paz following demonstrations against government plans to open a new university in El Alto without, they say, full...
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Ouagadougou
The government of Burkina Faso has agreed to enter negotiations with lecturers at the universities of Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso, whose four-week-old strike action threatened final-year...
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Threat to youth activists
Belgrade Serbian authorities are threatening to use a stringent anti-terrorism law against activists from the youth resistance group Otpor, which is recruiting support from students across Serbia and...
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Distinguished Dell
Michael Dell, founder and chief executive of Dell Computers, will be speaking about his e-business model at the London Business School on June 12. Details: jconcannon@london.edu
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Right note
Bedford College is offering exclusive access in the Eastern region to training in industry-leading virtual studio technology. Details from course leader John Verity (tel 01234 291000)
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Treasury threatens 3% cut
The government is considering substantial cuts to university funding as it prepares to finalise its public spending commitments up to 2004. Cuts of up to 3 per cent a year in the unit of public...
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Endowment income drops
Endowment income has dropped for British universities, raising doubts about whether they will ever be able to compete with super-wealthy institutions in the United States. Figures from the Higher...
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FE makes progress in widening participation
Further education has made significant progress in widening participation and raising standards since the publication of the Kennedy report three years ago, according to three funding council reports...
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Wales could ease England's penalty pain
Sports scientists at the University of Wales, Swansea, have bridged the gap between theory and practice by building a laboratory high enough for trampolining, long enough for penalty kicks and wide...
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Chiddick new v-c for Lincs and Humberside
David Chiddick will become vice-chancellor of the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside when Roger King retires later this autumn. Professor Chiddick (above), currently a pro vice- chancellor at...
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Managers meet to discuss Euro research
More than 150 senior managers in higher education from across Europe will meet in Norway next week to discuss universities' role in the future of European research. Issues being discussed at the 53rd...
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NUS dismisses Scots' vote on Section 28
The National Union of Students Scotland this week dismissed claims that businessman Brian Souter's referendum on Section 28 reflected the majority view of Scottish society. More than a million Scots...
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Extra cash hope for skills councils
The government looks set to provide extra money to ensure that local employers sitting on the new learning and skills councils understand national training requirements. Local employers, representing...