UCL scholar shocked that government overlooked one great technology
Polina Bayvel of University College London says investment strategy missed the transformative potential of communications technologies
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Europe’s 200 best universities: who is at the top in 2016?
Ellie Bothwell examines strengths and weaknesses in different higher education systems across the Continent
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Making the future with nanoelectronics: a strategy for Europe
Brussels, 29 June 2004 To become the world’s most competitive powerhouse, Europe must lead the transition of the micro-electronics sector to the next generation of nano-electronics, with co-ordinated...
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Cambridge v-c ‘would be concerned about increases in fees’
Stance of Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, who calls fee rise linked to TEF ‘contentious’, appears to contrast with that of Oxford counterpart
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Evolution of the life science industries
Brussels, 09 Dec 2004 An international conference on evolution of the life science industries will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 23 to 25 February. The event will focus on four key areas...
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The Dignity of Chartism, by Dorothy Thompson, edited by Stephen Roberts
Kathryn Gleadle on an admiring and useful tribute to the life and work of a leading social historian
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University of Bristol gets its graduates ‘career ready’
New vice-chancellor Hugh Brady hopes innovation programmes will spur graduates to become social and business entrepreneurs
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University and art collaborations ‘the new normal’
Will open doors between the academy and the arts create a golden age?
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Strikes loom as UCU urges rebuff
Union advocates rejection of pay offer and Prevent strategy implementation
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Industry input 'may weaken research'
Young scientists could find their research suffers under proposals for an industry-led advisory council to direct science funding in Wales, it was claimed this week. A report from the Welsh Assembly'...
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University of London vice-chancellor heralds ‘HE innovator’
Sir Adrian Smith on what he feels is the institution’s undeserved reputation for fustiness
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Bedfordshire joins Glasgow in fossil fuel commitment
The University of Bedfordshire has become the second higher education institution in the UK to commit to not investing in the fossil fuel industry
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Engineering degrees still not appealing to women
Little change in uptake over past 10 years despite millions spent on initiatives to widen participation in STEM subjects
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China leads in the BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016
Investment in research and development pays off, says World University Rankings reporter Ellie Bothwell
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UKTI unit to lure investors with the right mix of risk
Student beds, government bonds and science parks in investment packages assembled by new UK innovation team