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Nottingham named university of the year Nottingham University has received a First for its efforts to create a genuinely international institution. It was named higher education institution of the...
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Looking small, thinking big – keeping Europe at the forefront of nanotechnology
Brussels, 13 June 2005 The European Commission has today announced the ways in which it intends to keep Europe at the forefront of the fast-moving field of nanotechnology in a safe and responsible...
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Set workers study targets
UK business and academe must band together to maintain levels of key skills, says Helen Connor If the UK is to be internationally competitive, we have to increase the skills of our existing workforce...
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Today's news
Anti-terror bill 'threatens academic freedom' University lecturers have warned that the Government's terrorism bill will restrict academic freedom and could force staff to fall foul of the law if...
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Inside track...
Damned statistics? The UK could soon be left with just 12 or so statistics departments, with dozens more condemned to serve as mere support staff for other academic fields, it was claimed this week....
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Proposed Council Decision a Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (link)
Brussels, 03 Aug 2005 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member...
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CO2 capture and storage - towards zero emission power plants
Brussels, 21 Feb 2005 A conference on CO2 capture and storage - 'Towards zero emission power plants' - will take place in Brussels, Belgium, from 13 to 15 April. The event is portrayed as an...
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Conference: the knowledge-based bio-economy
Brussels, 30 Jun 2005 In recognition of the growing importance of the emerging knowledge-based sector of the bio-economy, the European Commission is to hold a high-profile conference in Brussels (...
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FE told to fight for contracts
Further education colleges should play a central role in the government's forthcoming skills strategy - but only if they are willing to compete for training contracts with private providers -...
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Makeover mania
Image is everything and universities are lining up to pay branding agencies serious money to create the right profile. But is this market-driven approach a step too far, asks Hannah Fearn
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UK Government welcomes Stem Cell report and commits 拢100m for research into incurable diseases (plus link to 'a new deal for medical research')
London, 02 Dec 2005 The Government today announced that 拢100m will be made available for UK stem cell research over the next two years to help develop treatments for devastating illnesses and medical...
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Published this week
ARCHAEOLOGY- The Tomb in Ancient Egypt: Royal and Private Sepulchres from the Early Dynastic Period to the RomansBy Aidan Dodson, research fellow of archaeology and anthropology, University of...
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Independent expert group urges Europe鈥檚 leaders to take radical action on research and innovation 鈥渂efore it is too late鈥
Brussels, 20 January 2006 In a final report submitted to the European Commission today, an independent Expert Group has called for a Pact for Research and Innovation to be signed by political,...
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Turn on the green light
Hefce should push institutions to embed sustainability in business strategies, argues Martin Wiles The environment and sustainable development were notable by their absence in the general election...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: Why is hydrogen so important for Europe? 16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference
Lyon, 13 June 2006 16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference Lyon, 13 June 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen, This World Hydrogen Energy Conference was initiated some 30 years ago – with a vision of...