Challenges for the new year and beyond
Margaret Hodge outlines the government's long-term strategy for addressing the key issues facing higher education. The year 2002 will be one of challenges for higher education - challenges for us in...
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Loyola de Palacio: New and original ways for Hydrogen to reach the market. High Level Group for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Brussels, 10 October 2002
Brussels, 10 October 2002 Dear Commissioner, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the High Level Group for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies. Thanks for coming. It's for me a great pleasure to...
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After John and Paul, picture this alliance
The recently discovered cache of previously unpublished photographs of The Beatles at Dundee University is also a treasure trove for its sister university across the Tay, St Andrews. Two years ago,...
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Today's papers
Students shun new universities Students are turning their backs on new universities in favour of traditional institutions. Many former polytechnics and colleges have suffered a huge dip in...
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We'll raise you seven prisons
As Labour tries to out-bid the Tories in the fight against crime, nobody has checked the facts, say Roger Matthews and Jock Young. Between 1995 and 1999 there was a 23 per cent drop in the crime rate...
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E-learning guru joins IT centre
E-learning guru Steve Molyneux has been appointed director of a national research centre that will investigate the impact of information technology on education, training and employment. The...
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ESA/EC to 'boost' space-related entrepreneurs
Paris, 13 Sep 2002 European entrepreneurs using space technology and systems now have a better chance of starting up in business thanks to the European Space Incubators Network (ESINET), launched...
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From an ism to a wasm
Margaret Thatcher: Volume Two
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IT offers kickstart to Welsh economy
The University of Glamorgan is developing a raft of programmes that could help foster business regeneration in the valleys of South Wales. As proposals take shape for a super-university created...
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Commission Communication: More Research for Europe - Towards 3% of GDP
Brussels, 12 Sep 2002 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION MORE RESEARCH FOR EUROPE Towards 3% of GDP Table of Contents Full Text EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In March 2000, at the Lisbon European Council, Heads...
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Towards sustainable agriculture for developing countries: options from life sciences and biotechnologies
Brussels, 30 January 2003 Discussion Platform, Brussels, 30-31 January, 2003 Q. What are the background and objectives of this event? The need to increase crop yields in developing countries in a...
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Agony aunt
Q: I am often asked by students to extend the deadline for their work assignments. What is the best approach to take? Terry Kee, Director of the industrial training programme, School of chemistry...
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Bring this supply in from the cold
The UK's army of part-time lecturers, who teach up to a third of undergraduate degrees, has lacked support and secure employment for too long, says Richard Blackwell. My experience of part-time...
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Randall up for NHS post
Former quality boss John Randall this week emerged as a contender for chief executive of the government's University of the National Health Service. Mr Randall, who resigned as chief executive of the...
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'Unwieldy' DTI under attack
A new Science and Innovation Agency should replace the Office of Science and Technology, according to a report published this week. Independent think-tank Demos has called for a restructuring of the...