Multidisciplinary departments: do they work?
Tim Hall describes staff and student experiences of interdisciplinary mergers, including an awkward departmental ‘speed date’
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Fred Deakin of Lemon Jelly joins University of the Arts London
Who got that job? Recording artist takes up chair in interactive design. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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Member States dragging their feet on life sciences and biotechnology strategy
Brussels, 26 Apr 2004 A newly published progress report by the European Commission on its life sciences and biotechnology strategy outlines the initiatives that the Commission has implemented over...
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Sabbaticals: no longer so open-ended or available?
Five academics detail how taking leave of the grind has turbocharged their work – but can everyone get a break?
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Potocnik seeks industry support for EU research debate
Brussels, 31 May 2005 Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik has called on Europe's private sector to support the EU's bid to become the world's most competitive knowledge-based economy...
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IT industry selling short
The United Kingdom software and computing services industry places too much emphasis on immediate selling at the expense of crucial long-term marketing, a report from City University warns. The study...
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‘Hard core’ UCU activists urge staff to reject 2% pay offer
Marking boycott suspended as union warns accepting deal would represent a ‘damaging defeat’
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Prevent language death
In June 2013, the University of Salford announced that it would close its modern languages department. Following the local University and College Union branch’s resolution to support colleagues...
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Welsh research: punching above its weight
Wales does quite well from its small research base, but it can do better, says Peter Halligan
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Nye: The Political Life of Aneurin Bevan, by Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds
Roger Morgan lauds a biography charting Labour statesman’s rise from a colliery to the Cabinet
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Industry prefers slower reform
Responses to Learning to Succeed, the white paper on 16 to 19-year-olds Captains of industry have fired a broadside at the government's plans for an overhaul of post-16 education and training....
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Industrial biotechnology: Commission answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 18 December 2003 Verbatim report of proceedings on 17 December 2003, Part 2 Question no 45 by John Purvis (H-0726/03) Subject: Industrial biotechnology Would the Commission indicate its...
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Industrial biotechnology: Commission answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 18 December 2003 Verbatim report of proceedings on 17 December 2003, Part 2 Question no 45 by John Purvis (H-0726/03) Subject: Industrial biotechnology Would the Commission indicate its...
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Commission Communication: Towards a European strategy for nanotechnology (permanent link)
Brussels, 08 Jun 2004 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION Towards a European strategy for nanotechnology Full Text EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Nanosciences and nanotechnologies are new approaches to research and...
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Industry looks to Finnish Presidency to take the lead on important biotech issues
Helsinki, 19 June 2006 EuropaBio welcomes the initiative of the Austrian and Finnish Presidencies to bring together industry, the EU institutions, and Member States to discuss the EU's Life Sciences...