Does the Booker Prize have any relevance to the academic study of literature? The answer is a complicated yes. Winning novels, and many shortlisted ones, constitute a chief part of the (non-US)...
Undergraduate top-ups lead the news but masters students will be hit harder, says Bruce Yardley Mention "fees" to most people and the first thing they think about is the cost of undergraduate courses...
While universities have learnt to generate income, they can be slow to collect the cash, says Peter Buckle English universities earn more than £2 billion each year from commercial activities such as...
Students today come with mum and dad attached. Valerie Atkinson offers some advice on how to deal with them. Sometimes, when a student's parent contacts a departmental office, there is no alternative...
The university's history and English departments are revving up their recruitment drive in pursuit of the much coveted 6* status in the next research assessment exercise. Caroline Davis reports....
Carol Granger, 42 Job advertised, THES, November 22 2002 DE MONFORT UNIVERSITY UK Human Tissue Bank (UKHTB) Customer Liaison Manager Circa £35,000 Fixed term - One year contract The UK...
Progress files are benefiting tutors and students. Angela Smallwood describes a growing assessment initiative. It all started in 1993. That autumn I took on the job of director of studies at the...
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage. Name : Guglielmo Volpe Age : 38 Job : Senior lecturer in economics, London Metropolitan University. Salary : about £24,000...
It should be one of the palaeontological announcements of the decade - the discovery of a fossilised vampire pterosaur that drank the blood of dinosaurs. But scientists regard the research delivered...
The number of universities forced to hand back millions of pounds could double to nearly 50 next year under teaching cash reforms outlined by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The...
Luxembourg, 16 October 2003 C-325/02, Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Judgment of the Court of Justice (Second Chamber) on 16 October 2003 (link to English version...
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 The European Commission has published a communication, responding to the STAR 21 report on creating a coherent framework for aerospace in the EU, and pledging to strengthen...
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 The eContent programme has successfully demonstrated the potential economic benefits of developing a European multimedia content industry, a mid-term evaluation programme report...
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 Following a scientific risk assessment, the European Parliament and the European Council adopted a directive prohibiting the use of growth promoting hormones on 14 October. The...
Bruxelles, le 16 octobre 2003 J'ai sollicité votre attention aujourd'hui car nous avons de nouveaux résultats, dans le cadre des actions " femmes et sciences ", et plus particulièrement dans deux...