Teesside pays tribute to rail disaster don
The University of Teesside has paid tribute to Steve Baldwin, professor of public health, who died in last week's rail crash near York. Vice-chancellor Derek Fraser said: "Steve Baldwin joined us in...
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Straw son among those facing Oxford fine
Students, including William Straw, home secretary Jack Straw's son, who occupied Oxford University's divinity school in February face disciplinary action and possible fines. Thirty students were due...
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Morrison under attack over endowment plan
Alasdair Morrison, Scotland's deputy minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, came under fire this week in the parliament's enterprise and lifelong learning committee over "inadequate"...
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Imperial HIV lab fined for breaching safety
Imperial College, London, has been fined £20,000 for breaching safety regulations at an HIV laboratory. The college was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after an inspection found that...
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MRC offers cash greeting to students
The Medical Research Council is to raise its maintenance grant for students working towards their masters and PhDs to £10,000 a year and £12,500 in London. The move is a bid by the MRC to remain...
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Technology fund targets sustainable energy
The government is targeting research into biomaterials, sustainable energy, nanotechnology and mobile wireless communications with a £15 million technology fund. Science minister Lord Sainsbury...
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Scientists given means to exploit genome
A £4 million investment fund, backed by University College London, will help scientists exploit the human genome. The Bloomsbury BioSeed Fund has been formed by a six-strong consortium of biomedical...
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Cell study could be part of every Leeds course
Rowdy students in Leeds may face maximum penalties of five years in prison under proposals being discussed by the city council and residents' groups who have complained of noise, litter and crime...
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Corrections
• A report in The THES , January 26 2001, referred to Robert Ely, former principal of Rose Bruford College, Sidcup, Kent as Mr Ely. He should, of course, have been described as Professor Ely. The...
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£150m for Daresbury
A £150 million future for Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire was unveiled last week by trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers. Mr Byers announced support for a package of measures for Northwest...
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Budget boosts funding for universities' R&D
Universities will benefit from a raft of measures announced in chancellor Gordon Brown's budget designed to boost research, innovation and the knowledge economy, writes Alan Thomson. With a £23...
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Europe focuses research
The European Commission has put forward its blueprint for the future of scientific research, concentrating much of its £11.2 billion budget on seven priority fields. Framework 6's emphasis on a...
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Lecturers lured to schools
Hard-up academics are being lured from the lecture hall to the classroom to help schools cope with teacher shortages. Teacher supply agency Teaching Personnel said that with an estimated 10,000...
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Stirling confronts mistrust of politics
Stirling University academics have urged the Scottish Parliament to set up a register of lobbyists to help allay public mistrust of the parliamentary process. Philip Schlesinger, director of the...
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Pay talks may stall in union stand-off
Pay negotiations between university staff leaders and employers could be derailed by in-fighting among trade unions. Progress is being hampered by a stand-off between the Association of University...