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Eyeing up the future
Do you have the leadership vision to take your institution forward into the knowledge economy? Steve Molyneux assesses the positions taken by the various players in the field and says the time has...
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Commission launches debate on how to turn European universities into a "world-class reference"
Brussels, 5 February 2003 Today in Brussels, the Commission published a Communication on the role of universities in the Europe of knowledge, as part of an initiative instigated by European Research...
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British struggle with innovation
Many British firms are struggling with what innovation means despite almost universal recognition that it is critical to making companies and nations more competitive, according to a newly published...
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A fine measuring tool
A five-layered 'footprint' for assessing engineering research excellence may be invaluable in other sciences, writes Jennifer Gristock A new approach to research assessment was unveiled this week by...
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French PM moves to promote innovation
France is to break down the legal barriers separating public research and private industry and introduce tax and other financial breaks to support the creation of high-tech and other innovatory...
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Analysis: Why the smart cash is not so clever
The Russell Group has made all the right moves so far as the research assessment exercise is concerned, but its financial tactics may not make long-term business sense. Alison Goddard reports...
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Task force to review qualifications
Scotland's Knowledge Economy Task Force, set up by enterprise and lifelong learning minister Henry McLeish, is set to debate whether higher education should include inbuilt professional accreditation...
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New-Tech Society: Why China's great firewall may not be so great after all
In a six-page special, The THES looks at the impact of new technology on our society and the degree to which we control it or it has come to control us. There is growing political and commercial...
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Our world not beyond repair
Globalisation and its Discontents
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Participation in and dissemination of research results: draft parliamentary report
Brussels, 7 June 2002 Report on the amended proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and...
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Institutions join bid for NHS contracts
A consortium of universities, National Health Service trusts and small businesses are poised to bid for education and training contracts in health informatics - the use of information within the...
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Work experience gets a cash carrot
A pot of new cash to develop business and community links will reward institutions with good graduate employment records. The Higher Education Reach-Out to Business and Community Fund will eventually...
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Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
Brussels, 9 October 2003 This questions and answers fact sheet is divided into two sections; Part A covers legislation in force; Part B covers the new Regulations on tracability and labelling, which...
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Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
Brussels, 9 October 2003 This questions and answers fact sheet is divided into two sections; Part A covers legislation in force; Part B covers the new Regulations on tracability and labelling, which...