Fraunhofer head predicts expansion of model in UK
Fraunhofer UK plans to create up to four research centres in its first five years, according to the head of the country’s first centre in Glasgow
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A new industrial policy: creating the conditions for manufacturing to thrive
Brussels, 5 October 2005 In the face of globalisation and intense international competition, the European Commission has today launched a new, more integrated industrial policy to create better...
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News in brief - 21 August 2014
Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesChina gains ground on WestChina’s universities are catching up with the West on research strength, but only slowly, according to the Academic Ranking of World...
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News in brief - 20 March 2014
Research and developmentUK’s spend is below EU averageBritain’s spending on research and development as a proportion of gross domestic product fell in 2012, according to the latest figures. Data from...
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UCU 'U-turn': some members say leaders are backing off showdown
Some members have branded the University and College Union’s decision to hold a series of two-hour strikes a “shameful” attempt to scale back industrial action over this year’s 1 per cent pay offer
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UK science to benefit from long-term capital plan
A commitment by government to consult over a long-term plan for science capital investment has been welcomed by the Lords Science and Technology Committee.
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Nerc casts wide net for science funding ideas
Council to seek suggestions from industry and the public on grant award decisions
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Question time: THE election panel grill the politicians
Higher education figures interrogate the main parties on subjects from policy mistakes to part-time study
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FP7 to play essential role in EU security strategy, says Verheugen
Brussels, 07 Feb 2005 The development of an EU strategy for collective security requires a competitive defence industry and innovative, technologically advanced security solutions, the EU...
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Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism, by Judy Wajcman
It’s not machines but rather man that makes us dread the clock’s tick, Stina Lyon discovers
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David Willetts quits as universities minister
Departure announced as Prime Minister carries out cabinet reshuffle
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Italy begins revamp of research strategy
In late July, Italy instated two commissions that should radically change research funding - the Comitato di Esperti per la Politica della Ricerca (CEPR) and the Comitato di Indirizzo per la...
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Essex changes tack on strike pay row
V-c acknowledges ‘agonising’ decision faced by staff over two-hour walkout
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News in brief - 24 July 2014
Student visasLords’ plea for rethink rebuffedThe chair of the Lords Science and Technology Committee has expressed disappointment that the government is unwilling to review its immigration policies....
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Multidisciplinary departments: do they work?
Tim Hall describes staff and student experiences of interdisciplinary mergers, including an awkward departmental ‘speed date’