Research initiative brings fillip to North
Investment in energy and molecular engineering centres will boost job and career options. Tony Tysome reports New research opportunities are expected to open up with the launch of five new research...
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Conference round-up: Israel boycott, IQ and class, commercial inroads and mooted merger
- The University and College Union's policy on academic engagement with Israel is "profoundly disturbing", Bill Rammell, the Higher Education Minister, told its annual congress last week.Speaking...
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Report on the proposed decision establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) (link)
Brussels, 23 May 2006 FINAL A6-0180/2006 12.5.2006 Type of Procedure: Codecision procedure (first reading) REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council...
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Knowledge is Europe's Equivalent of Oil, says Verheugen, and "We have to defend it like the oil producers defend their resources."
Brussels, 18 Sep 2006 Research and innovation are key to a successful European industrial policy, but more needs to be done to protect intellectual property rights (IPRs). This was one of the...
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Cardiovascular disease in the EU
Brussels, 6 November 2006 Cardiovascular diseases (mainly coronary heart disease and stroke) are the main cause of illness and premature death in the European Union. This group of medical problems...
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European e-ID Card Conference - Leuven, 8-9 March
Brussels, 3 November 2006 Find out how the various national e-ID card schemes across Europe are developing and the implications for Governments and business at The European e-ID Card Conference. This...
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Strike it rich by drilling into the vulnerable core
Halting dropous could bring big rewards, says Ormonjd Simpson in our series on new ideas for higher education New students entering British universities this autumn are taking a considerable risk....
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Student voice gets Lord's ear
The student voice is about to get louder with the launch of a new initiative to give students a greater say in government, writes Rebecca Attwood. In the week in which Lord Triesman, the Higher...
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Dating agency brokers profitable partnerships
Scotland marks two years of a venture that helps businesses to make use of university research, says Tariq Tahir. It is a "dating agency" that can boast that it has helped establish lasting and...
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Dutch put up £70m to seal a lucrative marriage
Dutch universities are drawing up applications for a €100 million (£70 million) research programme intended to support collaboration with industry. The programme's emphasis on exploiting academic...
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Tara Brabazon: Book to the future: how bookshops can survive
The internet does not have to spell disaster for the publishing industry: Tara Brabazon visits the San Francisco bookstore that holds out hope
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Appointments
The University of Salford has appointed former Shell, Mars and BP marketer Phil Huggon as its new marketing director. Mr Huggon has the brief to raise the university's profile and attract more UK and...
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Re-searching women in science and technology
Brussels, 08 Mar 2006 A conference entitled 'Re-searching women in science and technology' will take place in Vienna, Austria, on 15 and 16 May. The event is intended to give a new impetus to...
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At last, real creative spark
Government proposals to redefine and promote innovation mark a major step forward, argues James Wilsdon
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EGEE becomes world largest scientific grid
Brussels, 04 Oct 2006 The EU funded 'enabling Grids for e-science' (EGEE) project is processing more than 30,000 computing jobs a day - over a million a month - making it the world's largest...