Publisher's Synopsis
From Australia to Zimbabwe, this title keeps the academic world up to date with the changes taking place in the 600 universities of the Commonwealth. The 2002 edition has over 2600 pages of fully updated facts about these institutions: their academic structure, senior staff, degree programmes and research activities.;University profiles offer wide-ranging information on general facilities, student numbers, admission procedures, first and higher degrees and academic awards. Separately, national degree guides highlight the study opportunities available in many countries and identify the universities and levels - first, masters and doctoral - at which it may be undertaken. Summaries of the key areas of departmental research complement the extensive staff lists - 175,000 senior teaching and administrative staff - and provide an overview of each academic unit's work. Degree qualifications and status are included for all staff entries. Over 50,000 email addresses, telephone and fax numbers at departmental, faculty and central levels make it easy to contact universities and individual staff members.
