Report opposed by academics
A group of 1,400 Canadian academics have put their name to a letter that urges prime minister Jean Chretien to reject a report on university commercialisation. The Canadian Association of University...
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Northern Ireland gets science park
Northern Ireland's two universities are key partners in a new science park that aims to help create more than 3,000 new jobs over the next decade. The Pounds 10 million Northern Ireland science park...
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Net tool aids medics
An internet-based project that enables health-profession students to hone their diagnostic skills on a diverse set of "virtual patients" has won increased funding from the Nuffield Foundation....
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Niche products to govern research
Market opportunities offered by e-business could mean that research assessments will need to include a measurement of the success of technology transfer. Brian O'Neill, from the electrical and...
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Alliance culture could benefit Midlands renewal
Admiral House 66-68 East Smithfield London E1W 1BX Fax 020 7782 3300 Tel 020 7782 3000 Email editor@thes.co.uk Website www.thesis.co.uk Mergers in higher education can be laborious. Universities are...
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Public must be informed on sensitive research
The prospect of cloning a liver to replace your alcohol-ravaged one, or brain cells to restore your failing memory, is the stuff of dreams. Who could object to making it a reality? Plenty do,...
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When rank is a question of a balanced fruit diet
League tables have come under fire but they are hard to argue against. Mayfield University Consultants consider how to build the best Despite the criticisms, university league tables are...
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Hopes for cloning ban lift
British scientists are preparing to start medical research involving human embryo cells as soon as a government ban on therapeutic cloning is lifted. Teams from at least five universities working on...
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Hands-off approach for top research
Top-rated departments could opt out of the research assessment exercise under plans being considered by the Higher Education Funding Council for England at its annual conference held today in...
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High fees push student unions out of Busa
Student unions are being forced to pull out of Busa, the British Universities Sports Association, because overstretched budgets mean they cannot pay the affiliation fees and costs associated with the...
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Cambridge signs agreement with Turkey
As European Commission officials discuss Turkey's potential involvement in student mobility programmes as a step on the road to eventual membership, Cambridge University has signed a provisional...
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The calm apres Claude
The departure of an unloved minister should allow work on a packed French research agenda to progress more smoothly. Here, and overleaf, Jane Marshall reports from France. Suddenly Claude Allegre was...
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Cutting edge
Computational complexity can be a friend or an enemy. Either way, we need radical ideas to gain a better understanding of it. Computer science plays an increasingly important role in everyday life...
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At the centre of revolution in research
After three years at the head of France's premier research institution, Catherine Brechignac sees profound changes taking place. The National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) is regarded by some...
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My teacher's square and flat
Video-conferencing should be a valuable teaching tool. Philip Fine asks where it has gone wrong. At different points in the 90-minute class, one student was fast asleep and three others were having a...