Robin Dunbar remembers having his mind blown
SUMMER OF LOVE: ART OF THE PSYCHEDELIC ERA. Tate Liverpool until September 25 I hadn't realised that I could be part of history so soon. Though, come to think of it, it was 40 years ago. The US phase...
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Heads for the hunting grounds
Are we about to witness another high-level recruitment scramble, with some truly juicy vice-chancellor positions hitting the headhunters' inboxes? Quite possibly. Bournemouth University's Gillian...
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Surprise guy
Tony Blair took the learned societies by surprise this week when he arrived unannounced at their parliamentary meeting about science and the G8. An official for the Royal Society of Chemistry, which...
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No eye for an 'i'?
A picture in lecturers' union Natfhe's magazine, The Lecturer , gets to the heart of the strike over pay at London Metropolitan University. One disheartened looking protester holds aloft a placard...
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Just William, gran and grandpa
News that St Andrews University has awarded Prince William four tickets to his graduation ceremony instead of the usual two - apparently he may have a couple of grandparents in tow - has put many...
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It takes all sorts
Those who claim that the science community is becoming more hip should be aware that there may be some distance to travel. At a recent party thrown for researchers, one scientist eyed a trendy...
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Why I... think the history national curriculum would benefit from a little more colour
Deian Hopkin. Vice-chancellor, London South Bank University When I was nine, long before the national curriculum was dreamt of, my primary schoolteachers told us about great inventors and pioneering...
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No lawyers necessary
Tackling student complaints without resorting to law is faster, fairer and less costly, says Ruth Deech. The first annual report of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) for higher...
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Make campus poverty history
Unison is pressing universities to set the standard by ending their disgraceful low-pay culture, Christina McAnea says. When the higher education pay negotiations resume this week, Unison will push...
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Draft Summary of Conclusions COST JAF Group Meeting1 Held in Warsaw on 19-20 May 2005 (link)
Brussels, 23 Jun 2005 Full text of Document 6/05 Suite of documents 6/05 [...] [Public Info Net automatically generates links to Council Register documents where an appropriately formatted document...
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Provisional Agenda 2670th Meeting of the Council of the European Union (Environment) Date: Friday 24 June 2005 (10.00) (link)
Brussels, 23 Jun 2005 Full text of Document 10133/05 Suite of documents 10133/05 1. Adoption of the agenda 2. Approval of the list of "A" items 10284/05 PTS A 33 3. Proposal for a Directive of the...
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Commissioner Ján Figel’: Universities and the knowledge society, Academic Senate Università La SapienzaRome, 23 June 2005
Academic Senate Università La Sapienza Rome, 23 June 2005 Magnifici Rettori, Membri del Senato accademico, Chiarissimi professori, Cari studenti, Signore e signori: First of all, I would...
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Amendments for the Report on Security Research - The Next Steps (link)
Brussels, 23 Jun 2005 Amendments 001-001 Amendments 002-025 Link to the Report http:///www2.europarl.eu.int//omk/sipade2 ?TYPE-DOC=REPORT&REF=A6-2005-0103&MODE=S IP&L=EN European...
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MEPs to welcome boost for EU security research
Strasbourg, 23 Jun 2005 Bogdan Adam KLICH (EPP-ED, PL) Report on Security Research - The Next Steps (2004/2171(INI)) A6-0103/2005 Procedure: Own-initiative Debate: 22.06.2005 Vote: 23.06.2005...
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Governments should use space more effectively to address society's needs, says OECD
Brussels, 23 Jun 2005 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published a report advising governments to use space technology more wisely in order to address civil needs...