Man is messing up the climate so let's act now
Floods are proof enough that the UK must respond to its change in weather, says Merylyn McKenzie Hedger. At a recent forum on the south coast, the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) and others...
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What works in the work place?
Theory of Employment Systems
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The EU has a key role to play in space, says Growth programme Director
Brussels, 26 February 2002 Knowledge, market exploitation and influence are the three reasons why the EU must now have a space policy, Jack Metthey, the recently appointed Director for the '...
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Top-flight cooperation
Airbus Industrie
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Staring into space
European leaders want to integrate public space efforts into other activities. Jane Marshall reports. Space is no longer a separate entity, and space exploration must be fused with other activities...
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If we're different, it's for the same reason
In our series on the Big Science Questions, Aisling Irwin looks at the evidence for differences between the sexes beyond the basic mechanics of reproduction. "Why can't a woman be more like a man?"...
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Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
Brussels, 15 October 2002 This questions and answers fact sheet is divided into two sections; Part A covers legislation in force; Part B covers the legislative proposals on tracability and labelling...
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Analysis: UK outspins rivals in US
A revolution in attitudes to science and its funding has led to a new era of growth in entrepreneurial zeal in British universities. Steve Farrar and Caroline Davis report Two years ago, John...
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The people v. the nerds
World War 3.0
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Lecturers protest at 2,000 job cuts
Two thousand jobs are under threat in new universities and course closures are blocking access to key degree subjects such as languages and social work for working-class communities, lecturers' union...
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Analysis: Mixed report for class of '92
Ten years on from the end of binary divide in higher education, Claire Sanders assesses the successes and failures of new universities in a united sector Ten years ago Liverpool Polytechnic declined...
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E-dream will only come true through teamwork
Open and distance learning is the future. David Hardy explains how Europe is overcoming the hurdles Higher education announces revolution more often than it achieves it. This is hardly surprising...
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GLA's education voice
Whoever the political winners and losers of the Greater London Assembly elections may be, one winning profession is academia. Five of the 25 members of the London Assembly have university links,...
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Analysis: You've got to be loud and proud
In an era of increased competition, image is everything and the university that rests on its laurels is destined to lose out. Alison Utley reports. Image is all in the modern university. Parents,...
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Colleges let their IT slip
COLLEGES are failing to embrace information technology, according to a report published this week by the Further Education Funding Council. The report, which is being seen as a warning to ministers...