No point in dwelling on past crises
Name: Helen Thomas Age: 58 Job: Research director, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts. Previously, sociology professor at Goldsmiths, University of London. My job is to develop a long-...
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Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I work as a secretary to a senior member of staff who has told me that she is moving...
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Who got that cash?
Marcus du Sautoy , 55, an Oxford University professor of mathematics, has been given a multimedia challenge of bringing maths to the masses. Professor du Sautoy has been awarded £144,061 by the...
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Academics' good health is not to be sneezed at
University staff appear to be in rude health, taking far fewer "sickies" than public and private sector employees, according to a new study. Employees in higher education institutions take an average...
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Policy boosts study of childcare
Wolverhampton University seems to be benefiting from increased national interest in the education of young children and those with special needs. It is advertising six posts in this week's Times...
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Biotech industry leaders publish Healthcare Manifesto and set out policy challenges (link)
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 Introducing you to healthcare biotechnology An overview of EU policies in biotechnology: the Lisbon agenda and beyond European biotech industry leaders publish a new Healthcare...
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COST Calendar 2005 - 2006 - CSO, JAF and TC Meetings (link)
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 Full text of Document 232/2/05 Revision 02 Suite of documents 232/2/05 [...] [Public Info Net automatically generates links to Council Register documents where an appropriately...
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Agenda of the Research Working Party, 22 September 2005
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 Full text of Document 3238/05 1. Commission proposals for Specific Programmes: ­ Presentation by the Commission: overall approach 2. Commission proposals for Specific...
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Proportion of graduates in science and technology increasing slightly each year, says Eurydice report
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 Eurydice, the information network on education in Europe, has recently released its 'Key Data on Education in Europe 2005' report. The paper covers 30 European countries, and...
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Conference on child health and the environment
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 A joint conference of three FP5 projects - PINCHE, ChildrenGenoNetwork and Plutocracy - will take place in Brussels, Belgium, from 23 to 25 November. The meeting will present...
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Workshop on heavy metal contaminated marine sediments
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 A European workshop on heavy metal contaminated marine sediments will take place in Bremen, Germany, from 13 to 14 October. The aim of the workshop is to bring scientists and...
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Grid - the key to scientific collaboration - Switzerland
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 A joint UNESCO-ROSTE and CERN event on grid computing, 'Grid - the Key to Scientific Collaboration', will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 28 to 29 September. Grid...
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General meeting of the BioSim Network
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 The first general meeting of the BioSim Network will take place in Mallorca, Spain, from 6 to 8 October. Organised by the BioSim Network of Excellence, the objective of the...
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Call for proposals - sustainable energy systems
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 The European Commission has published a call for proposals in the area of 'sustainable energy systems - research activities having an impact in the medium and longer term' under...
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Today's news
LSE request for more 'home' students refused The London School of Economics has had a request for help to increase the number of British students on its campus turned down despite having been...