Three ESA satellites reveal Etna's complexity
Paris, 31 Oct 2002 As detected by ESA satellite sensors, the recent eruptions of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily are throwing huge amounts of ash and trace gases into the atmosphere. Instruments on...
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Ghosts found in space
Paris, 31 Oct 2002 For Halloween this year, watch out for some real ghosts cruising through space, destined never to 'cross over' to the other side. These ghosts are scientific satellites that have...
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New service to help find Scottish RTD partners
Brussels, 31 Oct 2002 The innovation relay centre (IRC) Scotland has launched a Scottish innovation showcase, which assists European companies in finding research and technological development (RTD)...
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IST in FP6 - workshop
Brussels, 31 Oct 2002 A workshop explaining the Commission's proposals for new mechanisms of research support will take place in Cambridge, UK on 6 December. The event is aimed at research managers...
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CORDIS offers new gateway to information on research involving candidate countries
Brussels, 31 Oct 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, has launched a new service offering access to news and European funded research information in...
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Update: 13:05
New members for Adult Learning Inspectorate Lifelong learning and higher education minister Margaret Hodge has appointed three new members to the Adult Learning Inspectorate. The new members are...
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Today's news
Parents should save £1,200 a year to pay university fees Parents should start saving £1,200 a year from a child’s birth to cover the cost of higher university fees, financial analysts said yesterday...
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E-university strikes multimillion-pound deal
The e-university (UKeU) has struck a multimillion-pound deal with London-based Fujitsu Services to provide internet backing for online degrees sold by UK universities and colleges starting in January...
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Agitated canines prefer Bach to Black Sabbath
Bach succeeds in calming dogs where Black Sabbath fails, but Kylie appears to have no effect. Psychology researchers at Queen's University, Belfast, carrying out research for the National Canine...
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Thatcher opens archive wing
Lady Thatcher this week opened a new archive centre at Churchill College, Cambridge. The purpose-built wing will enable the Archives Centre to house the Thatcher Papers alongside the archives of...
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Profile: Charles Clarke, the serious operator
Charles Clarke sees education as an agent of change to a more equal society. He is likely to be as appalled as his old boss Neil Kinnock would have been at the idea of allowing the most prestigious...
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An opportunity that's full of eastern promise
Britain is in pole position to capitalise on EU enlargement, but is it ready? asks George Blazyca. A contestant in Big Brother admitted that he had never heard of Czechoslovakia. Poor Czechoslovakia...
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Why I ...believe Cambridge's IPR proposals threaten academic freedom
The debate on intellectual property rights convulsing Cambridge University is more than a storm in a fenland teacup. And it doesn't just concern scientists. The wording of the proposals under...
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Reason not the means
If we are to have differential fees, means-testing is not the best way to ensure that poorer students apply, says Abigail McKnight. The government is soon to publish a higher education white paper...
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Concentrate on what you do best
The success of the higher education 'system' lies in the individual strengths of its parts, argue Ted Tapper and Brian Salter. British institutions of higher education are often described as...