EU funds Scottish bioscience
Brussels, 01 Sep 2004 The Scottish Centre for Genomic Technology and Informatics (SCGTI) at Edinburgh University is set to receive 4.5 million GBP (6.6 million euro) to accelerate the development of...
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French CEO calls for the creation of more research poles of excellence
Brussels, 01 Sep 2004 Creating research poles of excellence at European level is a necessity if France and Europe want to play a significant role in the world economy, says Philippe Camus, CEO of the...
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Latest research news
Britons attack US cloning ban bid Top British scientists are backing an international campaign to stop the United States obtaining a worldwide ban on all types of human cloning. The Royal Society is...
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Today's news
London lecturers reject new contracts Lecturers at London Metropolitan University will today demonstrate against contracts that unions claim compromise academic freedom and threaten the jobs of...
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Today's news
Scots physics pool to challenge Oxbridge Scottish universities have begun to create a single physics "superdepartment" to compete with the scientific might of Oxbridge and Imperial, in a move that...
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Delay term to aid fair entry, say top v-cs
Two prominent university heads declared for the first time this week that they would be willing to delay the start of the academic year to make it possible to select students after they have received...
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B-grade maths students are so bad, they may as well guess the answers
A-level maths standards have dropped to the point where B-grade students score little better in a basic university test than they would if they were randomly guessing, according to a new study. The...
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In the news: Patrick Tissington
The third anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US is little more than two weeks away, but it was only last month that the Government published advice on how to survive a similar...
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Appointments
Leeds University has appointed: Kenneth Hay , former deputy head of the School of Design, to the chair in contemporary art practice; Constantine Katsikeas , formerly at Cardiff Business School, to a...
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Union call for strong watchdog
Academics could soon get a new ombudsman to deal with their complaints against university managers and governors, as unions begin fresh talks with vice- chancellors over plans to replace the defunct...
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Welsh look for great thinkers
Physical beauty and prowess command ever-more respect in today's celebrity-obsessed world, but Glamorgan University is seeking to redress the balance by launching a poll to highlight the world's...
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Next week
Are you earning enough? We look at how academic pay varies across the sector Also What are British values? Sir Bernard Crick, David Cesarani, Tariq Madood, Keith Hart and Keith Ward debate the make-...
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Title up for grabs
A new generation of universities was given the green light this week as the Government published revised criteria for those wishing to gain degree-awarding powers and use the university title. Under...
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Student offers online
The National Union of Students will relaunch its website on Monday to mark the start of Freshers Week. It will offer 50 discounts of between 10 and 20 per cent on fashion, travel, computers, music...
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Big money for tiny tech
Birmingham, Newcastle and Nottingham universities have secured more than Pounds 5 million for nanotechnology research. The grants have been allocated as part of the Department of Trade and Industry's...