Brussels, 24 March 2006 Proposals to drive forward innovation in the field of information and communication technologies through public procurement were presented yesterday in Vienna by an ad-hoc...
Brussels, 24 March 2006 Brussels European Council, 23-24 March 2006 Presidency conclusions ANNEX I: R&D expenditure (2004) as % of GDP and targets set by Member States in National Reform...
Brussels, 24 March 2006 Brussels European Council, 23-24 March 2006 Presidency conclusions 18. In view of the importance of R&D for future growth and in providing solutions for many of the...
Brussels, 24 Mar 2006 Full text of Document 7698/06 Suite of documents 7698/06 No. prev. doc.: 7210/06 + ADD 1 Subject: Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament -...
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Oxford aspires to riches with US-style fund A new fund was launched this morning to manage money for Oxford University colleges in an attempt to mimic the success that America's Ivy League...
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Though the Political Studies Association's once-intimate get-together has grown bigger and more international, at heart it is still the academic equivalent of an annual party conference, says Huw...
Wikis, blogs, podcasts and memory sticks are transforming the ease, reach and interactivity of conferences - and in some cases doing away with a physical event entirely. Stephen Phillips surveys a...
You can't skirt the issue, insists Sally Feldman - academic intercourse is all that matters, and conference style is about dressing to pull. So, isn't it high time you learnt to decode the sartorial...
Help! I've agreed to organise a conference for my professional body. I've never done one before. What should I think about? There are two things to remember. First, don't panic. Second, both...
The Olympic Games are coming to Britain and, with them, thousands of visitors who will need somewhere to stay - a fact not lost on Kent University. But, reports Michael North, it is not the only...
When universities contemplate building swimming pools to attract Olympic teams rather than students, many will feel that the external visitors' tail is wagging the campus dog. Olympic-size pools do...
Want to make a mark with a wide audience? Can your smoking-hot research be linked to something controversial such as drug reclassification or sex? Grab that newsworthy element by the horns and sell...
Higher education faced a long and increasingly bitter battle over pay this week as unions and employers hit deadlock over negotiations. Geoffrey Copland, chairman of the Universities and Colleges...