Poll uncovers academics' qualms about managers
A staff survey has revealed Manchester University academics' doubts about the management skills of their senior colleagues. Staff at the university were asked for their thoughts on their management,...
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Trends: A sorry state of affairs
The drop in numbers of pupils from maintained schools applying to study science and language should trigger alarm bells, says Sam Freedman Key departments at many universities, especially in science...
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Trends: Boys let the side down
Fewer male school-leavers are moving on to university than projected, prompting a review of the Government's participation target. David Jobbins reports The Government has revised downwards its...
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Bangui
Lecturers at the Central African Republic's national university have decided to continue a six-month strike in protest against the continued non-payment of academics' salaries.
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Buea
A student was killed and several police injured during protests over poor teaching and accommodation at the University of Buea in Cameroon.
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Cairo
The Egyptian Government censors university course books and outlaws research about controversial issues, according to a Human Rights Watch report this week. * Egypt has prevented playwright Ali Salem...
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Luxembourg
The European Investment Bank is lending E50 million (£33.7 million) to fund more than 130 schemes to expand and refurbish university buildings in Finland.
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Madrid
The 2005 Communication and Humanities Award of the Principe de Asturias Foundation has been won by cultural relations organisations in Spain, including the British Council, the Alliance Francaise,...
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Paris
New ministers for education are in place following last week's cabinet shuffle after the "no" vote on the European constitution. Gilles de Robien is the new Education Minister, and Francois Goulard...
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Cluj-Napoca
Hungarian minorities in Romania, Serbia and the Carpathian Ukraine, and France's Basque people face the biggest disadvantages in receiving higher education in their native languages, the European...
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China and Europe - one step closer to successful development of Galileo
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 A high level meeting on cooperation between China and Europe in satellite navigation, took place today in Beijing, gathering Rainer GROHE, Executive Director of the Galileo...
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EFSA follows up on Bt10 maize
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 On 12 April 2005 the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a statement on the lack of data available to assess the risks of Bt10[*] following the inadvertent release in...
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New web site for science education
Brussels, 9 June 2005 www.xplora.org Today sees the launch of the new “Xplora” portal, a new European gateway for science education. Such initiatives will be an important part of...
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Why Europe needs research spending (link)
Brussels, 9 June 2005 On 6 April 2005 the European Commission made a proposal for a spending programme for research and development from 2007 to 2013. This programme, in line with the Commission&...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: The Contribution of Technology Platforms to a Europe of Knowledge - Opening address at Seminar of Industrial Leaders of European Technology Platforms
Bruxelles, 9 June 2005 Ladies and gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you here today. It is encouraging to see leaders of European industry gathered together to make a success of the...