Willetts cooks up 'half-baked' plan for science institutions
Clarification needed on how any of the proposed consortia partners would benefit. Paul Jump writes
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Occupied by fear
Demonstrators are not the only ones with profound if unarticulated questions. Stefano Harney says we owe students more than teaching
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: The Contribution of Technology Platforms to a Europe of Knowledge - Opening address at Seminar of Industrial Leaders of European Technology Platforms
Bruxelles, 9 June 2005 Ladies and gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you here today. It is encouraging to see leaders of European industry gathered together to make a success of the...
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Appointments
University Campus SuffolkBill TancredA former athlete who represented Great Britain in the discus at two Olympic Games has been appointed director of sport and visiting professor of sports leadership...
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Research intelligence - Juggling act earns EPSRC mixed reviews
'Shaping capability' resulted in few changes but doubts linger about its agenda, Paul Jump writes
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Leader: It's lost control again
As poor steering threatens to cut off the supply of homegrown STEM graduates, coalition policy looks set to crash and burn
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EU risks brain drain if it fails to adopt new approach on innovation, Finnish State Secretary for Trade and Industry Paasivirta tells CoR Bureau
Brussels, 10 July 2006 Europe risks a “brain drain” to Asia and America unless it makes innovation a priority and invests more in education, research and business knowledge,...
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City University London - Post-recession preparation
A new course aims to produce graduates primed for success in the post-recession economy. The MA in innovation, creativity and leadership at City University London has been launched in response to the...
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Consumption and Its Consequences
Hedonism and selfish materialism are noticeably absent from the shopping list, says Eric J. Arnould
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Poachers' paradise
The economic woes of public universities in the US present ‘a prime opportunity’ for institutions with money to swoop in and snatch up staff. Jon Marcus reports
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News in Brief
Wakeham reviewRCUK's 5 per cent solutionUniversities and institutes with the least efficient research will be required to reduce their indirect costs by 5 per cent. The Research Councils UK report...
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Bangor University - Staying alive, alive, alive-o
A project aimed at protecting the Irish Sea's £54 million shellfish industry has been launched in Wales. The Bangor University programme will involve academics from the Republic of Ireland and Wales...
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Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities
Rivalry with Ivy Leaguers and for-profits is harming the 'squeezed middle', discovers Charles Middleton
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The Body Adorned: Dressing London
Are the curiosities of dress of various native peoples really so different from those of today’s London ‘tribes’, asks Matt Lodder
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History round-up
The Second World WarAuthor: A.W. PurdueEdition: SecondPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanPages: 240Price: £60.00 and £19.99ISBN: 97802309353 and 9360One of the most concise yet comprehensive accounts of...