Who got that job?
Kit Nicholson Director, International Centre for the Uplands - Cumbria Lancaster University Job advertised in The Times Higher , January 9, 2004 The Cumbrian fells have long been a powerful source of...
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Knickers at the ready, wherever you're from
Caron Freeborn's Essex twang got a few laughs when she arrived at Cambridge. But 12 years on, she's still there, relishing class distinctions. When, aged almost , I got a place to read for a degree...
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Teaching: On the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Name : David McAlpine. Age: 36. Job: Reader in auditory neuroscience, University College London. Salary : About £38,000 plus the risible London weighting....
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Today's news
Student offers 'should recognise easy A levels' Top grades in some A-level subjects are easier to achieve than in others and universities should take this into account when making offers to students...
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Eurochambres Position Paper on Information Technologies and Research
Brussels, 02 Sep 2004 EUROCHAMBRES call on the Commission to promote a greater involvement of SMEs and new Member State companies and proposes an alternative. EUROCHAMBRES urges the European...
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Commission grants Euro 93 million to upgrade European Research and Education Internet (GÉANT)
Brussels, 2nd September 2004 A contract to upgrade Europe’s world-leading GÉANT communications network for research and education has been signed by the European Commission in Brussels. Upgrades will...
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Bookmakers cut odds on scientific breakthroughs
Brussels, 02 Sep 2004 Bookmakers in the UK are cutting the odds on scientific breakthroughs, believing that the chances of remarkable discoveries being made before 2010 are increasing. The first...
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UK trade union worried about shortage of scientific experts
Brussels, 02 Sep 2004 Following an announcement from the UK government that it cut 104,000 civil service posts, the professional workers' union (Prospect) has warned of a potential shortage of...
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International workshop on accessibility requirements for public procurement in the ICT domain, 19-21 Oct. in Brussels
Brussels, 02 Sep 2004 An international workshop on public procurement policy will be held in Brussels, Belgium, from 19 to 21 October. The workshop will address the harmonisation of e-accessibility...
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JRC calls for scientific support for chemicals research
Brussels, 02 Sep 2004 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has launched a call for tenders for support for the scientific and technical work of existing chemicals work relating to...
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Laurie Taylor Column
University of Poppleton Clearing Hotline Centre. Sorry, I'm in a phone box. Could you say that again? I SAID, UNIVERSITY OF POPPLETON CLEARING HOTLINE. Right. Is this the number for people with lousy...
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Alan Ryan
'You may get muddled if you put the same label on different things and can't remember which is which, and we have now encountered that problem' The Government needs to be less concerned about what...
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Leader: Foundations in need of securing
For a qualification that is so central to government plans to expand higher education, three years after the first courses were launched the foundation degree remains remarkably little understood....
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Leader: Old attitudes die hard
There are many reasons why one university may pay higher average salaries than another. The subject profile, large numbers of postdoctoral researchers, even location, may all contribute to apparently...
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Rookies risk fall at RAE hurdle
Your article, "NZ RAE batters rookies' morale" (August ) highlights a problem that the planners of the next research assessment exercise should note. Documents for the RAE in 2008 suggest that new...