THE new higher education regulator may get involved in the case of a private architecture college castigated by auditors.

BARACK Obama is locking up the education vote in November, despite demanding scrutiny of college costs.

A newly launched doctoral centre is being touted as the MBA for science PhD students and a flagship for Commonwealth research training centres.

The European ideal of uniting the continent through education appears a waste of time.

Deregulation of student fees and enrolments will “bring about a cultural shift,” according Universities UK .

A British university said it would set up a scholarship in memory of an Indian student shot dead while studying in England.

SCARCE apprenticeships could thwart Gillard's plan to combat skill shortages by guaranteeing training for all Australians.

Mason slams the Gillard Government for over-committing and underfunding universities.

ALMOST 3.7 million tertiary students were enrolled outside their home country in 2009, the OECD says.

TWENTY years from now, every family will have a pet “dinosaur” in their backyard if Jurassic Park palaeontologist Dr Jack Horner has his way.

OPTUS has released the cost of its internet plans to be delivered over the national broadband network (NBN).

GOOGLE launches Google eBooks in Australia, a service they claim is all about choice.

THE telco industry's annual report card shows complaints have risen by 18 per cent - and it's not just Vodafone.

A JAPANESE supercomputer has broken its own record as the world's fastest machine by performing 10 quadrillion calculations per second, its developers announced.

ONCE the domain of the technologically savvy, ebooks are finding increasing popularity elsewhere.

STUDY finds the average Australian child first goes online just before they turn eight.

THE Apples are running low on juice, say thousands of Apple device users that are experiencing low battery lives on their products after installing an iOS5 software update.

AN iPad 2 encrusted with gold, diamonds and shaved Tyrannosaurus rex bone has been created by a British luxury goods specialist.

A MAP of Facebook friendships shows the world's connections across cities and countries.

The latest chapter in "World of Warcraft" sold more than 3.3 million copies in just 24 hours on the market.

AMAZON is set to release its own a smartphone in 2012, in a move designed to push the company's digital media content.

AUSTRALIANS will soon be able to leave video phone answering machine messages for each other on their big-screen TV.

COMPLAINTS over mobile phone and internet "bill shock" have reached record levels, statistics by the nation's watchdog reveal.

MORE than half the nation's mums join Facebook to keep an eye on their children's social networking.

FAR from turning us into socially isolated and selfish web surfers, the internet is actually good for us, a major new study has found.

AFTER months of speculation and delays, Apple has finally announced it will release a white iPhone 4 in Australia.

JAPANESE video game giant Nintendo has confirmed it will introduce a new games machine next year.