We will show you the money
In a desperate attempt to boost turnout at this week's ballot for industrial action, the Association of University Teachers has been trumpeting a "new study" of vice-chancellors' pay - based on The...
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Call for Barbara Woodhouse?
The princess royal this week visited the Open University in Milton Keynes and met Colin Pillinger, head of planetary and space sciences and the mastermind behind the Mars probe Beagle 2 . Observers...
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Rector at girl-power lunch
Higher education is to be represented at the queen's "girl power" lunch next month by Bernie Porter, rector of Roehampton University of Surrey. Porter will join some 200 celebrated women from the...
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Beyond the pail
What is education? Doug Peterson, associate professor of psychology at the University of South Dakota, has offered a new perspective to the Annals of Improbable Research . He said: "I start my...
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Why I think academics should take part in public inquiries
Five years ago this month, Jack Straw, who was then home secretary, announced the findings of the Lawrence inquiry - a "watershed" in policing - to an expectant Parliament. Last week, Straw, now...
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Curie didn't need a club
Susan Greenfield's defenders and critics alike do a disservice to her and science, says Vivienne Parry Last week, in a mind-boggling display of playground petulance, various fellows of the Royal...
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Cold heart needs to be revived
The moral core of universities, like that of the BBC, is still alive but requires nurturing to regain strength, says Fred Inglis The intellectual life of our country is in the hands of the...
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Avoid science, girls advised
Young girls should not be encouraged to go into science until universities can provide a proper career structure for female scientists, a debate at Oxford University heard last week. Panellists...
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Whistleblowers: Professor faces sack after backing student against Cardiff
A Cardiff University professor is facing dismissal after she agreed to represent her PhD protégé in his race discrimination case against her employer. Patricia Fosh, a professor in the university's...
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OFT persuades suppliers of laboratory materials to end agreements under UK Competition Act
London, 12 February 2004 Nine companies involved in the supply of laboratory equipment, glassware and chemicals have ended anti-competitive market-sharing arrangements. The companies, which formed a...
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WTO case against EU's moratorium on commercial release of GMOs: Commission answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 12 February 2004 Verbatim report of proceedings on 12 February, Part A Question no 66 by Patricia McKenna (H-0012/04) Subject: GMOs and the WTO The USA, Canada and Argentina have decided...
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"I/A" Item Note and Statements for the Minutes: Proposed Directive on Standards for the Use of Human Tissues and Cells - Approval of EP Amendments at Second Reading
Brussels, 12 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 6160/04 Suite of documents 6160/04 Subject: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on setting standards of quality and...
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Belgian Delegation Comments on the Nuclear Package of Legislation (link)
Brussels, 12 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 6074/04 Suite of documents 6074/04 Nos prev. docs.: 5206/04 ATO 2 ENER 4 ENV 9 5207/04 ATO 3 ENER 5 ENV 10 No. Cion prop.: 8990/03 ATO 95 ENER 132 Subject...
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'SAFEE' targets on-aircraft security
Brussels, 12 Feb 2004 The SAFEE project, aimed at improving security onboard commercial aircraft, held its kick-off meeting in Paris on 5 February 2004. Thirty-one partners from 12 countries,...
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Space Policy debate in Leuven
Brussels, 12 Feb 2004 High-profile personalities from academia, government, the space sector and the media met in Leuven, Belgium on 4 February 2003 to discuss important challenges as Europe moves...