Few fans of funding exercise
Nothing fires emotions in universities like the research assessment exercise. In a speech this week, Baroness Greenfield highlighted the challenges for higher education. But it was her remark that...
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Why I...fear for the treatment of laboratory animals
Last November, an inquest decided that a young serviceman had been unlawfully killed by the British Government. He was, reportedly, one of more than 700 soldiers used as "guinea pigs" at the Ministry...
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Have faith in reason
Environmental fundamentalism is threatening the very foundations of democracy, says Dick Taverne Modern science and liberal democracy were linked at birth during the Enlightenment and have been...
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A fair cause for celebration
The new support arrangements will ensure students are not deterred financially, insists Martin Harris The diverse range of financial packages announced today represents a significant milestone in the...
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1am: made a complete monkey of myself
Not even a free prize draw could coax Tim Birkhead to record what he does 24/7 Researchers in animal behaviour, such as Jane Goodall, often need to know how much time their subjects - chimpanzees in...
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Star-studded future starts here
When it comes to the research assessment exercise, quality sells itself. Still, a touch of rune-reading and a bit of self-publicity do no harm, says Harriet Swain As everyone knows, the research...
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Students looked bored as the blood trickled
A valiant effort to break into (and out of) her house left Delia Davin battered but not beaten Many years ago I was driving from my home in Leeds to my department at York University when I realised I...
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Teacher audit
Name: Marina Mozzon-McPherson * Age: 45 * Job: Senior open learning adviser, Hull University. Director of Reach Out, a project aimed at supporting and promoting language learning and teaching in the...
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Research spawns 200 jobs
Swansea University plans to recruit 100 researchers to work in its new Pounds 50 million Institute of Life Sciences, and is expecting at least another 100 jobs to be created through related spin-off...
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Who got that cash?
Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, has been awarded a £3 million National Health Service contract to set up a Scottish School of Audiology. Christine Cnossen, head of the School of Social...
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More stress in pre-92s
Staff in new universities are more likely to suffer from stress and to become ill as a result than their counterparts in old institutions, according to a survey. The study found that university staff...
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Ethical aspects of ICT implants in the human body: opinion presented to the Commission
Brussels, 17 March 2005 The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE), chaired by the Swedish philosopher, Göran Hermerén, adopted on 16 March 2005 Opinion N...
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Special visas to attract researchers from outside the EU
Brussels, 17 Mar 2005 For Europe to meet the Lisbon and Barcelona targets of increasing research investment and to offset the "brain drain" of recent decades, much more must be done to bring non-EU...
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UK Budget sees announcement of stem cell and science city initiatives
Brussels, 17 Mar 2005 UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown unveiled new initiatives to boost science and innovation on 16 March when he presented to 2005 Budget. Among the new schemes are the...
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Strong showing for Nordic countries in global ICT survey
Brussels, 17 Mar 2005 Four of the six highest ranking positions in the latest ranking of the world's most advanced nations for exploiting information and communication technologies (ICT) are occupied...