The UK's 100 leading practising scientists
A list of the UK’s 100 leading practising scientists has been published to highlight the many talents of this diverse community
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Concern at proposed passport checks by landlords
Home Office bid would set huge hurdles for overseas students seeking private rentals, warns UKCISA
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Report on the 18 Nov meeting of the COST Strategy Issues Group
Brussels, 03 Jan 2002 Full text of Document 290/02 19 December 2002 SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS Subject: First meeting of the Strategy Issues Group (SIG) held in Brussels on 18 November 2002 1. OPENING OF...
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News in brief - 7 November 2013
Science fundingByrne fired up over ring-fencingThe capital element of the science budget should be ring-fenced to avoid the risks of “announcement-based politics”, according to Labour’s new shadow...
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AstraZeneca cuts UK headcount and moves to Cambridge
In a further demonstration of the lure of the so-called golden triangle, pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has announced plans to relocate its UK-based research and development activities from Cheshire...
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IT skills and links between industry and universities vital, says Clarke
The government's commitment to a fundamental shift in the relationship between higher education and business was reinforced at a skills launch on Tuesday. Charles Clarke, secretary of state for...
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Student retention software comes under microscope
By Carl Straumsheim, for Inside Higher Ed
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Research intelligence - Northern apprentice aims to become master
Huddersfield fosters entrepreneurial and academic excellence side by side. Paul Jump writes
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The spirit of enterprise is everywhere at Huddersfield
Entrepreneurial and academic excellence are pursued side by side, and the dividends are clear to see
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Is the MBA still an express ticket to the top?
Some people feel the degree got them where they are today, others query its worth in a fast-changing global scene, says Peter Bartram
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News in brief - 3 October 2013
Knowledge transferSharpening the scalpelDavid Willetts, the universities and science minister, met with business leaders and academics at the University of Leeds last week to discuss the government’s...
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Construction sector announces conference to stimulate industry-led research
Brussels, 11 May 2004 The European Council for Construction Research, Development and Innovation (ECFREDI), currently coordinating the EU network E-CORE, is to organise a conference to showcase...
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The Fissured Workplace: Why Work Became So Bad for So Many and What Can Be Done to Improve It, by David Weil
Virginia Doellgast finds workers pay dearly when big firms devolve oversight of pay and conditions
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Critics sceptical that EPSRC will act on review findings
Report calls for a more ‘transparent and inclusive’ structure, but scientists await council’s response
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Working abroad: is the grass greener?
Six academics share their experiences of university life overseas