Obituary - Mike Morwood
An archaeologist who discovered the bones of a 鈥渉obbit鈥 in Indonesia, which may represent a completely new species of early human, has died.Mike Morwood was born in Auckland, New Zealand on October...

An archaeologist who discovered the bones of a 鈥渉obbit鈥 in Indonesia, which may represent a completely new species of early human, has died.Mike Morwood was born in Auckland, New Zealand on October...

A new marketing drive aims to boost country鈥檚 share of students from BRICS countries

A new strategy seeks to inflate the country鈥檚 share of BRICS students. Jon Marcus reports

UK women are in the majority at almost all levels of university study

The proportion of 18 year olds applying for non-European language degrees has fallen by more than a third in three years, according to new research

Private universities will keep US system ahead of Asia for decades yet, conference hears
INMAY, the popular magazine Asiaweek in Hong Kong offered "the first listing of Asia's 50 best universities". The front cover published a photo of Tokyo University, listed as number one. Number two...

Caroline Osella on a page-turning survey of people and politics in a region once at the heart of global trade and imperial histories
Brussels, 18 Nov 2004 The Head of International Affairs at the Swiss Science Agency, Claudio Fischer, was in Brussels, Belgium, on 17 November to explain how and why Switzerland is creating outposts...

Georgetown鈥檚 Doha campus violates 1815 charter, claims a 21-page brief. Jon Marcus reports

US institution鈥檚 Doha venture is said to contravene its 1815 charter

Sport鈥檚 on-campus growth reflects rising number of overseas students in country
The rise of China has provoked such shock and awe that predictions of the time when the People鈥檚 Republic will dominate the world have become commonplace. Sustained strong economic growth, especially...

An Australian vice-chancellor has been named as the new head of King鈥檚 College London.

Source: ReutersEggs benedictionA research project is under way that aims to聽shed light on how the relationship between humans and chickens has developed over the past 8,000 years. Led by Mark Maltby...