Campus round-up - 12 September 2013
Source: Science Photo LibraryCold comfortStudents interested in microbiology are set to benefit from an annual joint field trip module with the University of Akureyri, Iceland thanks to a British...
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Cancer Research UK to join forces with venture capitalist
The charity Cancer Research UK has teamed up with a venture capital organisation to launch a £50 million investment fund aimed at boosting the translation of its discoveries into new cancer...
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Super-skinny models won't supersize the profits
Academic's research makes compelling case for 'diversity in fashion'. Matthew Reisz reports
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Radical treatment? Not radical enough
UCL professor says life sciences strategy doesn't have 'big enough vision'. John Morgan reports
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Knowledge transfer, innovation vouchers and sandwich courses: a ministerial recipe for growth
David Willetts has urged universities to redouble their efforts to boost knowledge transfer income from businesses despite a stagnant economy.
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Have it our way, NI tells its sector
Institutions get targets on 'economic relevance', income and dropout rates. David Matthews writes
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London South Bank v-c to step down
The vice-chancellor of London South Bank University is to retire at the end of the current academic year.
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Part-timers don't get support they need or credit they deserve
Part-time teachers are not getting the support they require from university departments, despite their growing importance within the academy.
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Animated future for UK universities
You might think higher education mission groups only get animated when they are scoring points at each other's expense.But the University Alliance of "business-engaged" universities is taking a novel...
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Research intelligence - Matchmaking creates good vibrations
KTPs bring together businesses and universities for their mutual benefit
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European Advisory Group on Aerospace outlines way forward for industry
Brussels, 16 July 2002 The High-Level European Advisory Group on Aerospace today presented its report, Strategic Aerospace Review for the 21 st Century (STAR 21) to the President of the European...
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Italians rethink industry research links
Italian universities are showing signs of backing away from their strategy of developing industrially-orientated undergraduate courses in favour of a general education followed by specialist...
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Reducing animal testing: Industry commits to action programme, Commission tables guidelines for labelling cosmetics as “not tested on animalsâ€
Brussels, 21 June 2006 The fight against animal testing gets more concrete. Initiated by the European Commission, the new “European Partnership on Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing...
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Hungry Treasury eyes universities 'awash with cash'
Further austerity measures could wreak havoc with BIS’ stretched finances
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Rich pickings?
New austerity measures could wreak havoc on BIS’ stretched finances. By John Morgan and Jack Grove