Who got that job?
Vincent Gillespie. Job advertised in The Times Higher December 19, 2003 Oxford University has appointed Vincent Gillespie J. R. R. Tolkien professor of English literature and language. He will take...
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Will the virtuous circle be unbroken?
Further education must develop its research capability to lead students smoothly to higher education, but how feasible is that? asks Ross Davies. For many academics, teaching and research are part of...
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Teaching: On the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Name: Matt Bridge Age: Job: Lecturer in applied golf management studies and sport, physical education and community studies, School of Education, Birmingham...
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UKeU chief hits back
The former chairman and chief executive of the failed UK e-university robustly defended its records at a House of Commons Education Select Committee hearing this week. John Beaumont, the former chief...
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Union says £7 rise will not halt London exodus
Three-quarters of the capital's universities are having problems recruiting and retaining staff, a report leaked to The Times Higher reveals. The findings come as unions expressed anger at an offer...
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Hung like a Norse
They may be the epitome of rugged masculinity but it seems that even the heroes of Viking Age sagas were troubled by the thought that size really does matter. Analysis of Icelandic sagas in their...
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University finances: Income and endowments tables 2001-03
University finances are improving, bu the figures reveal a wide disparity between the haves and the have-nots. Full tables below. University incomes Institutions 2002-03 £1,000s 2001-02 £1,000s %...
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Ministers remain split over authorisation of GM maize
Brussels, 22 Jul 2004 European ministers meeting in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 19 July were not able to resolve their differences over granting market authorisation for food and food...
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The Information Society: New Horizons for Science, Berlin, 7-10 November 2004 (19th International CODATA Conference)
22 Jul 2004 Virtually everything we do has been profoundly affected by the Information Revolution: How we travel, how we shop, how we communicate, how we do business. Computers, telecommunications...
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A promise of half a million years: EU research provides new insight into climate change
Brussels, 22 July 2004 Within the €3.6 million EU research project PROMESS1 (PROfiles across MEditerranean Sedimentary Systems), with an EU contribution of €2.7 million, European scientists...
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Research and pharmaceuticals: EU ‘pharming’ solutions to major diseases
Brussels, 22 July 2004 A team of European researchers plans to perfect techniques for producing antibodies and vaccines, obtained from plants, to prevent and treat major human diseases, such as AIDS...
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EU project targets better understanding of the role of coastal sands
Brussels, 22 Jul 2004 Up to 70 per cent of the European coastal shelf is made up of permeable sand, and as well as producing some memorable beaches, this sand also represents a valuable resource...
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Grid projects launch and concertation event
Brussels, 22 Jul 2004 A launch event for two new Grid projects under the information society technologies (IST) section of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Brussels from 15 to...
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World conference of science journalists
Brussels, 22 Jul 2004 The world conference of science journalists will take place in Montréal, Canada, from 4 to 8 October. The aims of the conference are to: - enhance the story-telling skills that...
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EQUAL project invites participation from laboratories carrying out molecular diagnostics
Brussels, 22 Jul 2004 The EU funded EQUAL project has published a call for tenders for laboratories to carry out molecular diagnostics in areas such as clinical chemistry, human genetics, haematology...