Before reviewing John Burnham's thoughtful book, let us review the ߣߣÊÓƵ books editor. That lady suggested to your reviewer, a former RAF and airline pilot, that this book, Accident...
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee hears warnings of danger to the future of research – and the risk of fewer scientists – if planned cuts go ahead
Post-War Italian Cinema: American Intervention, Vatican Interests. By Daniela Treveri Gennari. Routledge. 218pp, £65.00. ISBN 9780415962872. Published February 2009For many people, postwar Italian...
Rankings can be a positive force in higher education, says Phil Baty in his speech from Going Global 2011
A consultation aims to ensure that postgrads in environmental science are ready for the future. Zoë Corbyn reports
Umit Bititci has been honoured for his work helping to bring academics into knowledge transfer partnerships
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While Leo Braudy's history of fame, The Frenzy of Renown, began in antiquity with specific reference to the self-publicising strategies of Alexander the Great, Fred Inglis, in A Short History of...
Whitehall's creative industries strategy is welcome, but where is its support for Britain's athletic endeavours, asks Simon Chadwick
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILInsect Pollinators InitiativeAbout £10 million has been granted to nine UK-based projects to explore the causes and consequences of threats to...
Economic development strategy calls for foreign boost to knowledge economy, writes Phil Baty
Author: Claire SquiresEdition: FirstPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanPages: 248Price: £48.00 and £14.99ISBN: 9781403997739 and 9780230228474The fact that this lively and meticulously researched monograph...
Plan proposes 5,000 apprenticeships and better links with industry and schools. John Gill reports
Funding chiefs want at least half of England's universities to make industry workforce-training requirements a core strategic priority.At a board meeting in February, the Higher Education Funding...
Vocational degreesHigher education for apprenticesThe Government has pledged to help more apprentices go to university and says it is considering a new form of vocational degree. John Denham, the...