UCU in turmoil as its Left wing looks to make bid for control
Executive is split over support for fees protest, while officers threaten to strike, John Morgan writes
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Campus round-up
Oxford/ImperialEyes are the prizeThe first gene therapy for choroideraemia - a degenerative disease that causes incurable blindness - has been carried out as part of a trial involving two...
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Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can't Explain the Modern World
Until the 19th century, the average person consumed $3 per day (in today's prices). There were small blips for ancient Rome, the early medieval Arab world and late medieval Europe, but otherwise the...
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Creativity in a rural idyll will 'benefit from global focus'
Bath Spa's new vice-chancellor plans to expand through internationalisation. Simon Baker reports
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UK offers openness and quality assurance, but access remains a problem
A wide-ranging analysis that attempts to measure and rank aspects of national higher education systems suggests that the UK academy is one of the most "open" in the world and has among the best...
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Chemistry roundup
Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics for EngineersAuthors: S. Kjelstrup, D. Bedeaux, E. Johannessen and J. GrossEdition: FirstPublisher: World Scientific PressPages: 2Price: £42.00ISBN 9789814322157The...
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News in brief
Medical trainingShort-term regimen for fees painThe government has announced temporary measures for medical students who had feared they would have to pay up front to meet increases to tuition fees...
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The new new thing
MIT's Media Lab, long renowned for a 'Wild West' research culture that invents the future, has lost some of its cutting edge. Can a new director restore it to its creative zenith? asks Zoë Corbyn
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Research intelligence: Feeding of the nine billion needs science, not miracles
A collaborative strategy will prioritise research into how to feed an expanding population. Neha Popat reports
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Dundee tops THE Student Experience Survey as fees put focus on 'value for money'
Many universities are improving the experience for their students, as our survey shows. And they are achieving it by making the effort to understand their students’ particular needs. Zoë Corbyn...
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Erkki Liikanen: "Life Sciences and Biotechnology - a strategy for Europe", European Parliament Plenary Session Strasbourg, 20th November 2002
Strasbourg, 20 th November 2002 I would like to thank the Rapporteur, Mrs. Damião for a report that voices strong and clear support for the responsible development of life sciences and biotechnology...
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Offence is the best defence
As the UK looks to private companies to stimulate competition, the US for-profit universities are taking on their critics. Jon Marcus reports
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Full speed ahead for new degrees to suit business
Tailor-made courses to fill local skills gaps will also bring in much-needed cash. Hannah Fearn reports
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'Triple miracle' sees huge rise in EU funds for frontier research
Investment in innovation viewed as Europe's route to sustainable growth and jobs. Jack Grove reports
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Biotechnology Strategy and action plan - Council conclusions (Extracted from Council/Commission press releases on the Competitiveness Council of 26 November)
Brussels, th November 2002 The Council adopted conclusions to the Commission's Communication and Action plan on life sciences and biotechnology ( COM/2002/ ). Council conclusions provide a roadmap...