Brussels, 15 February 2002 The Budget DG of the European Commission has given prior information of a call for tenders for a strategic evaluation of EU financial support to small and medium sized...
Paris, 15 February 2002 After nearly 12 years of incredible scientific discoveries, the ESA/NASA Hubble Space Telescope orbiting Earth is about to have another service visit. The purpose is to...
Pay set to rise for public sector workers Public sector workers are set to receive "substantial" pay increases this year as part of a drive to boost recruitment, according to a report today. Many...
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The number of mature and overseas students applying to UK universities appears to be on the increase, according to figures released today, writes Alison Goddard. The number of people over 25 who had...
Fears may force change to Scots information bill Scottish ministers are expected to amend their radical freedom of information bill after fears that it could threaten academic research and provoke a...
Textile designer Asha Peta Thompson of Brunel University was shortlisted for the female inventor of the year award for her fabric that incorporates electronic circuits. It can be developed to enable...
The information technology industry is suffering from a severe skills shortage despite massive increases in the number of IT and computer science graduates. A survey by the Real Time Club, a group of...
The government is reconsidering its position on undergraduate support after the Welsh Assembly completed a Celtic hat-trick by reinstating means-tested grants for the poorest students. Ministers and...
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is to launch a modified version of its controversial teaching funding scheme in the coming academic year. But there are fears that some institutions will...
Funds awarded as a result of the research assessment exercise should be dependent on the recipient institution complying with a standard code of practice for contract researchers, the Academy of...
Conservative peer Baroness Perry has called for a new quality assurance system that fosters diversity between higher education institutions, writes Alan Thomson. Baroness Perry, pro vice-chancellor...
The University of Bradford and Bradford College are to take the first steps towards merger after pledges of support from funding bodies. Financial backing has been secured from the Higher Education...