Appointments
The University of Bath has appointed Ron Humphreys the new director of Bath Ventures, the body set up to promote and generate income from the institution's intellectual property. Formerly head of...
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For the many, not the few
It is time to extend R.H. Tawney's 1922 vision of universal secondary education to universal access to tertiary study, argues Simon Szreter, and also to reject the coalition's fatally misguided...
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This is no time to cut the strings of Britain's economic parachute
University research generates ideas and keeps the country competitive - so we must protect its funding, argues Paul Wellings
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Strikes on cards as retrenchment worsens
Industrial action is being threatened at a number of universities as cutbacks continue.Staff at Thames Valley University have warned that they might strike in response to redundancy plans for its...
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News in brief
Online learningTask force aims to keep UK topA task force has been set up in an attempt to cement the UK's leading global position in online learning. The Online Learning Task Force will be chaired...
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Business & management round-up
Work and Organizational BehaviourAuthors: John Bratton, Peter Sawchuk, Carolyn Forshaw, Militza Callinan and Martin CorbettEdition: SecondPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanPages: 560Price: £39.99ISBN...
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Disappointment greets Budget announcement
No new money for places or researchUniversities must fight for grantsSavings demanded from research councils and institutions£50m for Technology Strategy Board Any hope that more money may be made...
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Say it loud: I’m a ranker and I’m proud
Rankings can be a positive force in higher education, says Phil Baty in his speech from Going Global 2011
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‘Now is the time to invest in science, not to make cuts’
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee hears warnings of danger to the future of research – and the risk of fewer scientists – if planned cuts go ahead
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Accident Prone: A History of Technology, Psychology, and Misfits of the Machine Age
Before reviewing John Burnham's thoughtful book, let us review the ̽»¨ÊÓƵ books editor. That lady suggested to your reviewer, a former RAF and airline pilot, that this book, Accident...
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Post-War Italian Cinema: American Intervention, Vatican Interests
Post-War Italian Cinema: American Intervention, Vatican Interests. By Daniela Treveri Gennari. Routledge. 218pp, £65.00. ISBN 9780415962872. Published February 2009For many people, postwar Italian...
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Research intelligence: Change of climate
A consultation aims to ensure that postgrads in environmental science are ready for the future. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Provisional Agenda for: 2731st Meeting of the Council of the European Union "Competitiveness" (Internal Market, Industry and Research) Date: Monday 29 (9:30) and Tuesday 30 (10:00) May 2006 (link)
Brussels, 26 May 2006 Full text of Document 9513/06 Suite of documents 9513/06 MONDAY 29 MAY 2006 (9:30) 1. Adoption of the agenda 2. Approval of the list of "A" items 9685/06 PTS A 26 3. Better...
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A Short History of Celebrity
While Leo Braudy's history of fame, The Frenzy of Renown, began in antiquity with specific reference to the self-publicising strategies of Alexander the Great, Fred Inglis, in A Short History of...
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Grant winners
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILInsect Pollinators InitiativeAbout £10 million has been granted to nine UK-based projects to explore the causes and consequences of threats to...