Germany goes private
THE GERMAN state of Baden-Wurttemberg is planning to set up a private international university to attract more foreign students to the region. Education minister Klaus von Trotha is studying the...
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Asian flu spawns antibodies
When it became obvious about a year ago that certain Asian currencies were not going to regain their previous strength, several countries took drastic steps to stop sending students to study in the...
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Current sources of research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT ANDTHE REGIONS www.technopolis.co....
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Recruitment drive Down Under
The British Council will launch a drive this month to attract more Australian students to study in Britain. It wants to boost the numbers by 70 per cent over the next three years to more than 3,000....
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Offshore campus opens
AUSTRALIA's largest university is expected to open two more offshore campuses, one in South Africa and another in Indonesia, following its success in Malaysia. More than 400 students enrolled at the...
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Fellowships
Cardiff University Honorary fellowships: Claude Allegre, French minister of education, research and technology; David Cooksey, chair of the university's Challenge Fund Steering Group; Ieuan Evans,...
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Fellowships
Welsh College of Music and Drama Honorary fellowships have been awarded to: Keith Allen, actor; Roy Bohana, music director of the Arts Council for Wales to 1997; Julian Bream, lutenist; Rebecca Evans...
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Glittering prizes
The Royal Academy of Engineering has given fellowships to: Anthony Ball, director of materials engineering, University of Cape Town; Yvonne Barton, chairman of British Gas Asia Pacific Pte Limited;...
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Sir Ron takes Melbourne seat
SIR RON Dearing is to become one of two overseas members of Melbourne University's new governing council in 1998. It is the first time an Australian university has invited distinguished foreign...
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Cutting the red tape to catch the tigers of the east
By opting for more regulation, the Dearing committee missed its chance to improve UK higher education, says Robert Taylor Sir Ron Dearing told vice chancellors last week that if the United Kingdom...
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Bug that bears the mark of death
While researching a strain of typhoid wreaking havoc in Vietnam, British scientists made a chilling discovery. At the heart of the typhoid bug they glimpsed the Black Death. Steve Farrar reports. It...
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Cities light torch of excellence
One of the most remarkable developments in the 20th century is the way modern education has become accepted as the norm throughout the world. All those who regularly attend meetings on education...
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French want one front in Aids fight
Ministers want more private-public cooperation to fill 'missing link' in Aids research. Jane Marshall reports French government ministers have berated drugs firms for their lack of action in fighting...
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A not so special relationship
THE CLASH. US-Japanese relations throughout history. By Walter LaFeber. 508pp. Norton. Pounds 22. - 0 393 03950 1. The binational polls that regularly measure the mood of United States-Japan...
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Whispers of ancient times speak volumes for history
The Cambridge History of China, Volume Eight - The Cambridge History of Ancient China