Brussels, 12 October 2005 The European Commission has tabled an integrated innovation and research action plan, which calls for a major upgrade of the conditions for research and innovation in Europe...
CRAZY: The UK number one single by Gnarls Barkley The conventional wisdom is that if the pop charts ever mattered, they don't anymore. They no longer serve as a barometer of the taste and cultural...
Universities' property portfolios boast a range of often-forgotten treasures that are being renovated with spectacular results. Michael North reports. Mabel Wilson was bewildered by the...
Brussels, 2 November 2006 FINAL A6-0360/2006 16.10.2006 Type of Procedure: Consultation procedure REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the specific programme 'People' implementing the 7th...
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 Ministers from the countries affiliated to the EU and/or the European Space Agency met on 7 June to take stock of progress towards the implementation of a European Space Policy...
The lure of consultancy could influence specialism, reports Jessica Shepherd Consultancy work is becoming so commonplace in academic life that it could be influencing subject specialisms adopted by...
Brussels, 04 Oct 2004 In what proved to be a well received hearing for the Commissioner-designate for Science and Research on 1 October, Janez Potocnik pointed to the 'rich heritage' left by his...
The Servant Problem
Oxford silences animal activists Oxford University served an unprecedentedly strict injunction yesterday to protect students and staff by banning animal rights activists from screaming through...
Tourism chief executive Richard Dickinson visits Bournemouth University where he studied as a mature student in the 1980s There are buildings everywhere. Returning, it is hard to get a handle on the...
Brussels, 29 Sep 2005 The EU-funded research project HEALTHGRAIN is to identify new sources of nutritionally enhanced grain, as well as to develop methods for producing new, competitive, grain foods...
Brussels, 16 Feb 2004 The Oceanology International (OI) conference 2004 will take pace from 16 to 19 March in London, UK. The event is intended to provide an informed discussion on the status of the...
Brussels, 16 Feb 2004 The Oceanology International (OI) conference 2004 will take pace from 16 to 19 March in London, UK. The event is intended to provide an informed discussion on the status of the...
The Northwest is the first English region to launch its own science strategy dedicated to regenerating and encouraging science. "England's Northwest - a strategy towards 2020", launched by the...
University pay row threatens fee policy Universities are facing a year of pay strikes that could plunge the Government's flagship top-up fees policy into chaos. Academics are demanding at least one...