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Jargon competitionCalling all guardians of clarity"Instead of adding to the overall footprint we are looking at the whole envelope of estate in terms of its conditionality." If that sentence makes no...
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Italians rethink industry research links
Italian universities are showing signs of backing away from their strategy of developing industrially-orientated undergraduate courses in favour of a general education followed by specialist...
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The old heave-ho
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald Kauvar and E. Grady Bogue on the many reasons higher education leaders end up walking the plank
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Decline and fall of American presidencies
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald Kauvar and E. Grady Bogue on forced departures and how to avoid them
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Commission Communication - Innovation policy: updating the Union's approach in the context of the Lisbon strategy
Brussels, 14 Mar 2003 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Innovation policy:...
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Conference on Industrial Technologies - European manufacturing of the future, 1-2 December, Milan
Brussels, 22 Sep 2003 A major conference on 'European Manufacturing of the Future: role of research and education for European leadership' is being organised by the Commission in Milan on 1 and 2...
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Provisional Agenda of the 13 May Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and Research) Council
Brussels, 09 May 2003 Full text of Document 8924/03 Suite of documents 8924/03 1. Adoption of the agenda 2. Approval of the list of "A" items 9073/03 PTS A 23 HORIZONTAL ISSUES 3. Industrial and...
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Higher education: Universities must deliver their full potential to contribute to the Lisbon strategy (plus link to MEMO)
Brussels, 20 April 2005 The European Commission adopted today a Communication on “Mobilising the brainpower of Europe: enabling universities to make their full contribution to the Lisbon...
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Appointments
University of GreenwichDarrick JolliffeA specialist in the psychology of crime and the development of criminal behaviour who has joined the University of Greenwich said he liked the idea of being...
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Lack of support thwarts strong alliances with business, institutions say
Sector embraces partnerships but finds cash and structure wanting. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Chancellor announces £200 million boost to science funding
Science organisations have welcomed the government’s announcement of £200 million in additional capital spending.
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THE 100 Under 50: Power flowers
The 1960s universities rose to prominence on the back of savvy leadership and a firm commitment to research, argues Paul Wellings
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Brands' central station
Universities are brands whether they like it or not. In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, the right strategy can enhance institutions’ reputations and allow them to stand out from the...
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Appointments
Conde Nast College of Fashion and DesignKate ChealThe new senior lecturer in e-learning at the soon-to-be-opened Conde Nast College of Fashion and Design said she hoped to create a technological...
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'God particle' physicist and VCs recognised in honours list
One of the men who predicted the existence of the Higgs boson particle has been given the highest possible accolade in the New Year Honours list, released today.