Appointments
The London School of Economics has appointed Thandika Mkandawire to a new chair in African development. Professor Mkandawire is currently director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social...
The London School of Economics has appointed Thandika Mkandawire to a new chair in African development. Professor Mkandawire is currently director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social...
Turkey has warned universities that student demonstrations on their premises will be regarded as "terrorist or anarchist activities" and that anyone taking part will put their scholarship at risk. A...
Gary Day on the Time Lord's festive caper, Wallace and Gromit's latest escapade and the Nativity
Islamic fundamentalism threatens Turkey's universities, the country's President Ahmet Sezer warned last week. Speaking to students at the Middle East Technical University, he said: "You should...
Even after 300 years, the Siege of Vienna by the Ottoman army holds a highly symbolic place in popular historical imagination. Recently, opponents of Turkey's bid to join the European Union invoked...
To: All Academic Staff. From: Jamie Targett, Director of Corporate Affairs. Subject: Staff Xmas Dinners The tradition of Staff Xmas Dinners at Poppleton is one of the few elements of university life...
Fred Halliday examines the broad historical issues of a Dutch society in crisis
What to do with the leftover Christmas turkey? Turn it into a floral display. Ewan Manson, a third-year fine art student at Dundee University, specialises in turning poultry and fish bones into...
EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCILThe European Research Council has announced the winners of its Advanced Grants in life sciences. The awards are worth up to EUR2.5 million (£1.95 million), but they can rise...
Brussels, 18 Oct 2005 European scientists are currently in Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria evaluating the avian influenza situation in these countries after the virus was detected in Turkey and Romania...
But former Higher Education Minister Alan Johnson's status in the history books looks secure. While he was getting acquainted with the fiery issue of the nation's pensions crisis, he was honoured...
Top nations in engineering based on impactRankCountry Papers CitationsCitations per paper1Denmark4,186 25,406 6.072 Switzerland9,711 57,980 5.973 Belgium8,358 43,289 5.184 Sweden9,948 50,148 5.045...
Ulster University's Richard Lynn continues to alienate much of the human race with his controversial theories on IQ. This time he has hurt Bulgarians' pride by ranking them 19th (equal with France...
LAHORE UNIVERSITY SIX: CHARGES DROPPED Charges against four Pakistani professors and two students accused of chalking graffiti on a wall have been dropped. The six from Lahore University of...
Data provided by Thomson Scientific from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1998–29 February 2008