The decision to allow couples to test their embryos for an inherited bowel cancer gene brings us a step closer to the creation of designer humans. Parents can now influence the genetic hand their...
Degree classification fails to give the full picture of a student's achievements, insists Robert Burgess We all love scores and ratings. Whole industries revolve around the top 50 or 100 of...
A once fulfilled academic tells of the boss who has made his life a nightmare I sit here in my office in a dismal basement, alone, peering out of the window at the blank wall a metre away. I feel...
How can anyone feel 'agnostic' about research-led teaching, asks Frank Furedi. Although higher education managers often pay lip service to research-led teaching, it is evident that they praise it in...
At a meeting, I presented a spoof version of a draft funding bid with pieces of complete nonsense, such as that we should: Establish a proactive working party to map the impact of bullet point...
Parents' growing involvement in the admissions process means answering their concerns - just don't divulge any confidential information, advises Harriet Swain. So you thought you'd be able to avoid...
How do you get students to start thinking about careers from Day 1 at university when their minds are on sampling the local beer? Staff at Edinburgh University's Careers Service, one of two...
Sue James , head of school, gives the lowdown on philosophy at Birkbeck College , University of London Total number of academic staff : 17 Permanent academic staff : 13 Number on fixed-term contracts...
Cardiff University has announced a multimillion-pound recruitment drive to attract new research stars. It is looking for 12 research fellows in six interdisciplinary areas: medical technologies;...
Stephen Holgate, professor of immunopharmacology, is one of three Southampton University academics celebrating the successful flotation of their company, which last week raised £10.5 million through...
A row has broken out between staff and management at University College London over the perceived academic downgrading of the college's education and professional development department. The EPD...
Where are you placed in the World University Ranking? The Times Higher presents the first comprehensive global university ranking today. The World University Ranking 2004, compiled by QS, is the...
Geneva, 4 November 2004 European Communities - measures affecting the approval and marketing of biotech products. Communication from the Chairman of the Panel. Document WT/DS291/ WT/DS292/21 WT/DS293...
Brussels, 04 Nov 2004 Full text of Document 4040/04 1. EURATOM related research ­ information from the Commission 2. International Science and Technology Centre ­ information from the...
Brussels, 04 Nov 2004 The European Commission is providing 225,000 euro for a new one-year project aimed at harmonising pan-European clinical research. Funded under the Priority I 'Life Science and...