A Sutton Trust report has highlighted a significant Oxbridge bias in an industry with more influence than most. Lee Elliot Major reports This is a tale of such deep-rooted social inequality that it...
Resentment still lingers among staff whose vice-chancellors took a hard line on pay docking, says Anna Fazackerley It was a terrifying letter to read over the breakfast table. "I have arranged with...
Technological changes challenge the raison d'être of research libraries. Stephen Phillips meets a man trying to ensure their long long-term future Brian Eno has enjoyed success at the cutting edge of...
Former tree-dweller Andy Letcher shares his passion for psychedelic fungi with Mandy Garner Andy Letcher is scared of heights - not a great qualification for living 25m up a tree for three months....
The worth of a degree should not be judged by institutional prejudice A friend of mine noted that the best way to avoid being chatted up by a "boatie" in Cambridge was to mention that you attended...
Brussels, 14 Jun 2006 A film made by scientists working in an EU-funded research programme beat off strong competition from European broadcasters to take top honours at a science media festival in...
Brussels, 14 Jun 2006 Full text of Document 2177/06 1. 7th Framework Programme (EC): ­ Examination of European Parliament amendments 2. A.O.B. [Public Info Net automatically generates links...
Brussels, 14 Jun 2006 According to a Eurobarometer poll, television is the number one preferred information source among Europeans for staying in touch with the latest scientific developments. It is...
Brussels, 14 Jun 2006 Science academies from 12 countries have called on world leaders, particularly G8 leaders, to not let the current interest in avian flu distract from ongoing work in eradicating...
Brussels, 14 Jun 2006 Photo of Bridget A prototype of the new six-wheeled rover that Europe intends to send to Mars in 2011 has been unveiled. The ExoMars rover, nicknamed Bridget, is part of the...
Brussels, 14 Jun 2006 Brussels-based Berkley Associates and Cambridge-based Walker Associates have organised a one-day course entitled 'FP7 Opportunities and Strategy Bringing You Up To Date' to be...
Brussels, 14 Jun 2006 An international conference on the study of nanoscience and nanotechnologies will take place on June, in Rome, Italy. The event will debate the convergence between biotechnology...
Many lecturers will reject pay offer, poll shows Lecturers are so unhappy with a proposed 13.1 per cent pay rise that many intend to reject the offer and demand that union leaders return to the...
Statistics to dominate research assessment Radical changes to the way British academic research is assessed and funded were announced today by Bill Rammell, the higher education minister. The...
Brussels, 13 Jun 2006 Full text of Document 1204/06 Suite of documents 1204/06 The meeting was chaired by Mr José SILVA RODRIGUEZ (European Commission, Director General for Research) and...