Remember them all
Many people are unaware there is a day commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz, on January , and many of our students either have not heard of Auschwitz or see it as a historical event with little...
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Lost in location
Your map of institutions given funds to set up centres for excellence in teaching and learning locates Edge Hill College of Higher Education in the Midlands (News, January 28). In fact, it is in...
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The market's the devil, and we're about to sell our soul
US college admissions are being skewed by commercial values, warns Lloyd Thacker, and the outcome could be catastrophic If I don't get into a top-ranked college, I'll have to go to a public...
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Take a lesson from a leading 'brand'
Students will 'shop' elsewhere if a university fails to treat them as paying customers, argues John McCarthy With a significant number of universities having declared that they will charge fees of £3...
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Hawking, Gorbachev, Said... and Kapranos
The Franz Ferdinand singer and ex-academic followed in illustrious footsteps this week. Olga Wojtas reports. It has been a year of recognition for the Glasgow indie band Franz Ferdinand: the Mercury...
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Inherited problems that an inclusivity agenda can't solve
In my first disorientated weeks at university, I felt frustrated that some students didn't care much about being here. I was reminded that there was a 20-year age gap between me and them, and then it...
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4 billion years in the making, so give it some respect
As scientists meet to discuss climate change, David Campbell says we can preserve diversity in Amazonia by following the lead of international cooperation in Antarctica The virtue of this planet,...
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$50 billion: How would you use it
Bjørn Lomborg would plough the money into tackling Aids and malnutrition despite cries of protest from the environmental lobby. Here, he explains why In theory, dealing with all the world's problems...
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OECD Guidelines for the Licensing of Genetic Inventions - for comment by 11 March (link)
Paris, 02 Feb 2005 Biotechnology and genetics research have been the subject of extensive investment by both the public and private sectors, with the products and processes emerging from these...
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Research Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: The Future of R&D as a factor for European Competitiveness, European Policy Centre dialogue
Brussels, 2 February 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, The day could not have been better chosen to discuss European Competitiveness and the future of R&D. As you know, my fellow Commissioners and I...
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Polish astronomer has stars in his eyes and Copernicus in his genes
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 If you were to ask Polish astronomers themselves why it is that their country produces more than its fair share of leading space scientists, it would not be long before one of...
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Reding unveils i2010 initiative and says 'double ICT research spending'
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding has launched a new initiative, i2010, intended to build on the current 'wave of technological and economic development...
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Strong universities for Europe
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 The European University Association (EUA) is organising a convention on 'an action agenda for the future: strong universities for Europe' to be held in Glasgow, the UK, from 31...
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Eurobarometer on Lisbon agenda: Europeans see more investment in knowledge and innovation as key to higher growth
Brussels, 2 February 2005 Most citizens of the European Union consider that the current economic and social situation in their country is bad. In particular, three out of four citizens say that the...
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Commission provides 8 million euro towards European bioinformatics 'data grid'
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 Access to biological information is set to improve dramatically, following the creation of a Network of Excellence tasked with standardising the way in which such data is made...