Coshep lauds value of Scottish research
Kymata, a spin-off company from Glasgow University, could ease the global communications traffic jam and bring down costs. Its work on planar optoelectronics has produced a system that can "funnel"...
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Consumption's potent political purchase
Cultural studies is fighting for its survival in a harsh research marketplace, says Richard Maxwell, while Mica Nava argues that shopping is all part of politics Until the late 1980s, consumption was...
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Literary sense left for political points
The Politics of Jane Austen
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WHY I... agreed to go back to university - this time at Luton
Lembit Opik: Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire and a graduate of Bristol University. At the Sharp End airs at 7.30pm, 19 January on BBC2. Few people even know Luton has a university, never mind...
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World Education Market 2002: <br> Voices of hope give courage to deliver
Can distance learning help get South African higher education back on its feet, asks Richard Mawditt For nearly a decade following the African National Congress initiative, which set the parameters...
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If one sees an haitch, drop it
The New Elites
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City fathers win medal for style but last place in social events
The 1992 Olympics brought cash and kudos to Barcelona, but not everyone enjoyed the bonanza, reports Beatriz Garcia. The year 2002 will be remembered for many things in Britain - not least of which...
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Pots of gold at the end of regional rainbows
Rich rewards are waiting for higher education institutions that plug into industry and play their part fully in regional development, says Richard Brown Involving higher education more in local...
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Still a white man's world
Hefce is increasingly alarmed that only 13.1 per cent of professors are women and just 3.8 per cent are from ethnic minorities. Helen Hague reports The stresses and disappointments of working in...
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The 'shambles' over Daresbury
Labour MP Ian Gibson attacks his government's handling of the siting of the new synchrotron source. Kam Patel reports Former academic and Labour MP Ian Gibson has launched a scathing attack on the...
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Philippe Busquin: Présentation du Livre Blanc sur la Politique Spatiale européenne Conférence de presse - Salle de presse de la Commission Bruxelles, le 11 novembre 2003
Bruxelles, le 11 novembre 2003 Le Livre blanc Mesdames, messieurs les journalistes, merci de votre présence. Ce matin la Commission a adopté un Livre blanc sur la politique spatiale européenne. Ce...
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Philippe Busquin: Présentation du Livre Blanc sur la Politique Spatiale européenne Conférence de presse - Salle de presse de la Commission Bruxelles, le 11 novembre 2003
Bruxelles, le 11 novembre 2003 Le Livre blanc Mesdames, messieurs les journalistes, merci de votre présence. Ce matin la Commission a adopté un Livre blanc sur la politique spatiale européenne. Ce...
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A hard sell for easy money
Singapore's dearth of universities has allowed unscrupulous providers, often backed by overseas institutions, to fill the gap, says one whistleblower. The other week I received an interesting...
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Councils share Pounds 4m costs of research into humanb side of IT
Adventurous research collaborations between social and computing scientists are being encouraged as the Economic and Social Research Council and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council...
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E-envoy backs broadband bid
Britain has to make sure it becomes the world's number one broadband nation - not least to underpin effective lifelong learning - but it will take more than just government action to achieve that...