Lapping lives
So, we have a vice-chancellor with leather suites and his own en-suite bathroom; a head of school who seems to connive with the idea that it "may be difficult" for students to read three books in...
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Independent minds 1
Flattering though it may be to be cast in the role of "leader" or, less comfortably, "scapegoat" in the aftermath of the Imperial/University College merger debacle, in the interests of historical...
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Independent minds 2
If Derek Roberts and Richard Sykes had still been chief executives of top companies, it is inconceivable that one or both would not have been obliged to "fall on his sword" following the failure of...
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Let's see the money
I welcome Deian Hopkin's commitment to national bargaining and his remarks on London weighting's inadequacy ("Comrades, we are on your side", THES , November 15). Unions are seeking a £4,000 flat-...
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Making champions
Ian Gibson writes that "it is an unwritten rule that you can only have so many firsts and 2:1s", so perpetuating the confusion between performance and standards to which Michael Tomlinson draws our...
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Exiting gladly
I am ready to retire at 65 at the end of this academic year. I am gasping for the moment. There are now half as many full-time members of staff in my subject area than there were six years ago with...
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Commission's opinion clears plan for disposal of radioactive waste from MOX demonstration facility at Sellafield, UK
Brussels, November 2002 Commission Opinion of 26 November 2002 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the operation of the MOX Demonstration Facility at Sellafield...
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Biotechnology Strategy and action plan - Council conclusions (Extracted from Council/Commission press releases on the Competitiveness Council of 26 November)
Brussels, th November 2002 The Council adopted conclusions to the Commission's Communication and Action plan on life sciences and biotechnology ( COM/2002/ ). Council conclusions provide a roadmap...
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The European Research Area, towards 3% of EU GDP (Extracted from Council/Commission press releases on the Competitiveness Council of 26 November)
Brussels, th November 2002 The Council held an exchange of views, based on the Commission's communication, " The European Research Area: Providing new momentum - Strengthening, reorienting, opening...
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And the winner is...
Brussels, Nov 2002 On 5 December, ten finalists will be vying for the €1 million in prizes at this year's Descartes Prize. The award ceremony will be hosted at the European Patent Office (EPO) in...
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French bi-lateral research tie-ups
Brussels, Nov 2002 As reported in FAST, the bi-weekly email newsletter published by the Science and Technology Office of the Embassy of France to the United States, France is working on bi-lateral...
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JRC scientists co-authored a paper in Nature magazine
Brussels, Nov 2002 Karlsruhe (DE): a paper co-authored by JRC staff entitled "Plutonium-based superconductivity with a transition temperature above 18K" was published on 21 November in Nature...
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Commission funds project to deliver the world's most advanced human language interaction technology
Brussels, Nov 2002 The European Commission has awarded funding of 3.47 million euro to an international consortium that aims to produce the most advanced and commercially attractive human language...
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European CO2 capture and storage seminar, London
Brussels, Nov 2002 With the support of the Research DG of the European Commission, Technology Initiatives Ltd, as the co-ordinator of CO2NET, is organising a seminar entitled 'FP6: opportunities for...
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FP6 Priority 7 Meeting
Brussels, Nov 2002 The European University Association (EUA) is holding a conference on research in the social sciences, economics and humanities in Brussels on 3 and 4 December. The EUA represents...