Brussels, 05 July 2002 The SME definition currently in force in Community law is that adopted by Commission Recommendation 96/280/EC. This text requires modification to: take account of economic...
Student fees could be doubled The education select committee is this week expected to recommend the doubling of university...
Learners lured by coffee and jazz Making education available in informal settings such as coffee lounges and shopping centres, and through social gatherings such as jazz evenings, is more likely to...
Brussels, 04 July 2002 Two events at the end of the year will look at how to get women more involved in EU funded research projects. Organised by the Centre of excellence for women, in collaboration...
Brussels, 04 July 2002 The issues surrounding patenting in Europe will be addressed at an event to be hosted by the Danish Presidency in Aalborg, Denmark on 28 and 29 October. The conference will...
Brussels, 04 July 2002 The European Commission's Environment DG has published a call for tenders for an evaluation study of future technology for small handheld spark ignition engines. The purpose of...
Brussels, 04 July 2002 'Greece does not have the most successful situation concerning technology parks in the world,' admits Yiannis Bakouros of the Centre for research and technology in Hellas (...
News Working through college - how students around the world manage when the money runs out Features Eric Hobsbawm describes his life in history; Mary Beard launches our tourism series with a look at...
Alice Brown, professor of politics and a vice-principal at the University of Edinburgh, is to become the first Scottish public-sector ombudsman. She was appointed by a cross-party selection panel of...
Further education colleges in Northern Ireland have introduced recovery plans after growing debt levels. The Department for Employment and Learning, which is overseeing a review of further education...
Newcastle University is to train the armed forces of the future. The Ministry of Defence has chosen Newcastle for its defence technical undergraduate scheme, which will offer first degree programmes...
Sir Graeme Davies, vice-chancellor of the University of Glasgow, is to become vice-chancellor of the University of London when Graham Zellick completes his six-year term of office in September 2003....
The University of East Anglia is to offer a new degree in pharmacy, helping to address a shortage of pharmacists in the east of England. The NHS Academic Pharmacy Practice Unit has been based on the...
European science is to receive an extra €1.6 billion (£1 billion) to prevent a brain drain, begin a brain gain and encourage a brain circulation. The European Commission is planning to double its...
Do-it-yourself online admission and fees payment to the academic course of your choice is fast becoming a reality with the rapid development of portals in post-16 education, senior managers heard at...