Campus round-up - 12 September 2013
Source: Science Photo LibraryCold comfortStudents interested in microbiology are set to benefit from an annual joint field trip module with the University of Akureyri, Iceland thanks to a British...
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Chairman of ABS attacks STEM "tyranny"
The chairman of the Association of Business Schools has attacked the "misplaced tyranny" that science, technology, engineering and maths subjects have in policymaking circles and argued that...
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Green light for world’s biggest telescope
The world’s largest telescope is a step closer to being built after organisers gave the go-ahead to its plans at a meeting last week.
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Willetts hands-on in the speech that never was
David Willetts put science and future technology at the heart of his vision of markets created by "strong and effective government" - in a speech that was never delivered.
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Student Review: Case Studies in Japanese Management
Editors: Parissa Haghirian and Philippe GagnonEdition: FirstPublisher: World ScientificPages: 316Price: £41.00ISBN: 9789814340878To date, there are few English-language books that provide a detailed...
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Leave the Irish sector alone to get on with the task of renewal
The state and its agencies must stop their constant interference with a national success story, argues Ferdinand von Prondzynski
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Cancer Research UK to join forces with venture capitalist
The charity Cancer Research UK has teamed up with a venture capital organisation to launch a £50 million investment fund aimed at boosting the translation of its discoveries into new cancer...
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Super-skinny models won't supersize the profits
Academic's research makes compelling case for 'diversity in fashion'. Matthew Reisz reports
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Biotechnology (Extracted from Industry Council, Luxembourg 6 June 2002)
Brussels 5 May 2002 The Council is expected to adopt Conclusions that address the development of life sciences and biotechnology in Europe. These focus on the overall approach set out in the...
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Radical treatment? Not radical enough
UCL professor says life sciences strategy doesn't have 'big enough vision'. John Morgan reports
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Part-timers don't get support they need or credit they deserve
Part-time teachers are not getting the support they require from university departments, despite their growing importance within the academy.
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Have it our way, NI tells its sector
Institutions get targets on 'economic relevance', income and dropout rates. David Matthews writes
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London South Bank v-c to step down
The vice-chancellor of London South Bank University is to retire at the end of the current academic year.
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Knowledge transfer, innovation vouchers and sandwich courses: a ministerial recipe for growth
David Willetts has urged universities to redouble their efforts to boost knowledge transfer income from businesses despite a stagnant economy.
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Animated future for UK universities
You might think higher education mission groups only get animated when they are scoring points at each other's expense.But the University Alliance of "business-engaged" universities is taking a novel...