Leader: Struggling in a global market
Virtually every university has a well-resourced research office whose aim is to bring in cash from the Government, charities, companies and overseas funders. They seem to be a success: UK higher...
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The oral history of a sacred vocabulary
The Language of the Gods in the World of Men
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Bath-time dreams to right world wrongs
Making Globalisation Work
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Ariane 5 lifts record payload into space
Paris, 11 Aug 2005 This morning an Ariane 5G launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. On board was the largest telecommunications satellite ever to be placed into geostationary...
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Effects of Chernobyl worse than expected
Brussels, 19 Apr 2006 Chernobyl has become more than just the name of the world's biggest ever nuclear disaster. Chernobyl has become a by-word for the dark side of modern life - how technology can...
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Hi-flyers make most of import
Asian Business and Management
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In line for a licking from our mother tongue
Universities in other European countries are increasingly offering courses conducted in English. This could have serious implications for recruitment of students to UK institutions, Anna Fazackerley...
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Flying visits to ancestral homelands
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilisations
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Latest research news
Statistics to dominate research assessment Radical changes to the way British academic research is assessed and funded were announced today by Bill Rammell, the higher education minister. The...
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A new monitoring system to deal with natural disasters: Commission launches pilot phase of GMES
Brussels, 14 November 2005 Natural and manmade catastrophes in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, coupled with increased security needs, have further reinforced the case for improved monitoring...
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Environmental NGOs Welcome Aarhus Convention Amendment Giving Public Right to Participate in Decisions on GMO-Related Activities
Almaty , Kazakhstan , May 2005 Civil society organizations, gathered at the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention in Almaty, today welcomed an amendment to the Convention giving the...
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Rankings spark debate abroad
The Times Higher 's second World University Rankings have fuelled debate in countries concerned about the future of their higher education systems. The response was especially vigorous in Malaysia,...
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Monkey business and the hunt for early man
The Complete World of Human Evolution
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Ice cores reveal 2.5 degree Celsius increase in 150 years
Brussels, 20 Feb 2006 Ice cores drilled in Siberia from the Belukha glacier by a joint Swiss-Russian team have revealed increases in temperature of 2.5 degrees Celsius over the past 150 years. The...
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BBC quiz goes global
The BBC television show University Challenge is going global. Victorious teams from Queen's University, Belfast, Aberystwyth University, Birkbeck College and Edinburgh University are being pitted...