ICT supplement No. 7
 ICT in higher education Published in The Times Higher on May 5 2006 Leader  "A new generation has grown up with technology and is as comfortable with a keyboard as with a pen" Crystal clear for...
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Hired guns offer aid in today's cut-throat market
Overseas consultants are advising UK universities on how to keep ahead of their rivals, says Stephen Phillips As the global competition for students, star academics and cash hots up, many British...
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'They can kick us hard, but they also hold out a helping hand'
When Cambridge University was deciding how its 800th anniversary could best be used not only to celebrate its history but also to raise much-needed money, it turned to US consultant Anthony Knerr,...
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It's not just the eyes that have it
The academy was for centuries blind to anything that could not be rendered into text, but a 'sensory' revolution is afoot, discovers Sara Wajid When I asked Sukhdev Sandhu to write about a Muslim...
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We'll be left in the soup if we take sea turtles for granted
The Chinese who study in the UK provide a vital source of income, so, Boris Johnson hears on his visit to China, we can't afford to be complacent Ah," said the jovial Chinese don next to me, dressed...
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'There is a void at the heart of this country'
In Burma, teaching has been ravaged by a Government intent on repressing free thought and by monastic schools' rote learning. But, finds William Barnes, there are attempts to repair the damage...
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Weapons of choice for tree huggers
Outraged by Lancaster's links with an arms firm and the prosecution of activists, academics went on a word offensive. Adam James explains In January, a peeved vice-chancellor e-mailed Bill Rammell,...
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Latest research news
What the ape can tell us about that horrific human drug trial New drugs such as the one used in the Northwick Park Hospital trial may be intrinsically unsafe for human beings because of an immune...
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Coreper Agenda Entry on adoption of the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement with Switzerland
Brussels, 03 May 2006 Full text of Document 8833/06 Suite of documents 8833/06 PROVISIONAL AGENDA for: 2138th MEETING OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (Part 1) date: Wednesday 3 (11:00) May...
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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at the heart of the Commission’s job and growth initiative
Brussels, 3 May 2006 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at the heart of the Commission’s job and growth initiative There is a very close link between IPR and the competitiveness of the EU...
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President of the European Commission meets leading members of the European Research Council
Brussels, 03 May 2006 This evening Commission President Barroso, with Commissioners Potocnik and Figel', will meet members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council, including its...
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EFC Chief Executive talks of a new start for Europe's research foundations
Brussels, 03 May 2006 The recent Eurobriefing Brussels conference brought together research foundations from around Europe, as well as European Commission officials, and could mark a new beginning...
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Report indicates decreasing biodiversity and increasing number of endangered species
Brussels, 03 May 2006 The 'Red List' of threatened species, published by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) had been updated, and now contains 16,119 individual species classified as endangered....
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Study finds drop in fertility rates among men over 40
Brussels, 03 May 2006 A new study has revealed that men's fertility, like women's, declines with age. Scientists from the French National Institute for Demographic Studies, INED, in partnership with...
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G8 calls for action on avian flu, report highlights Asia-Pacific Achilles' heel
Brussels, 03 May 2006 A meeting of G8 health ministers in Saint-Petersburg has concluded that the best way to deal with any outbreak of avian flu is to ensure rapid detection in anticipation of a...