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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Biotechnology: Progress In Implementing the Strategy and Road Map  Council Conclusions (Extract from the Provisional Minutes of the Competitiveness Council of 22 Sep.)
Brussels, 22 Sep 2003 "Council conclusions on "Life sciences and Biotechnology ­ a Strategy for Europe" 18 THE COUNCIL: 1. Recalling comprehensive and responsible development of biotechnology...
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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...
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Cap and gown learning on a shoestring budget
With novel credentials being developed and employers seeing the value of low-cost study based on open courseware, Jon Marcus asks if the bricks-and-mortar elite will end up on the wrong side of...
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Inside Higher Ed: The Lure of the City
By Kevin Kiley, for Inside Higher Ed
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The War of the Sexes: How Conflict and Cooperation have Shaped Men and Women from Prehistory to the Present
Women are born to demand their share - just ask the hunter-gatherers, argues Camilla Power
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Union draws ire for its decision to hold fire
The leadership of the University and College Union is under fire from the Left of the organisation amid accusations that its retreat from a national strike ballot is a "debacle" that demolishes any...
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Campus round-up
Goldsmiths/Edinburgh/HertfordshireProphet margin vanishesAn experiment that supposedly proved the existence of psychic powers has been challenged by a group of British psychologists. Academics at...
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Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power
A call for political morality reveals top-level debates often missed outside China, writes Jonathan Fenby
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Research Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Technology Platforms: champions to leverage knowledge for growth Seminar of Industrial Leaders of Technology Platforms (link)
Brussels, 15 December 2004 I am pleased to welcome you to this seminar today. As new Commissioner for Research, it gives me great pleasure to have the opportunity to address this first-ever gathering...