This is no time to cut the strings of Britain's economic parachute
University research generates ideas and keeps the country competitive - so we must protect its funding, argues Paul Wellings
Search
-
-
For the many, not the few
It is time to extend R.H. Tawney's 1922 vision of universal secondary education to universal access to tertiary study, argues Simon Szreter, and also to reject the coalition's fatally misguided...
-
Business & management round-up
Work and Organizational BehaviourAuthors: John Bratton, Peter Sawchuk, Carolyn Forshaw, Militza Callinan and Martin CorbettEdition: SecondPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanPages: 560Price: £39.99ISBN...
-
Accident Prone: A History of Technology, Psychology, and Misfits of the Machine Age
Before reviewing John Burnham's thoughtful book, let us review the Times Higher Education books editor. That lady suggested to your reviewer, a former RAF and airline pilot, that this book, Accident...
-
‘Now is the time to invest in science, not to make cuts’
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee hears warnings of danger to the future of research – and the risk of fewer scientists – if planned cuts go ahead
-
Post-War Italian Cinema: American Intervention, Vatican Interests
Post-War Italian Cinema: American Intervention, Vatican Interests. By Daniela Treveri Gennari. Routledge. 218pp, £65.00. ISBN 9780415962872. Published February 2009For many people, postwar Italian...
-
Say it loud: I’m a ranker and I’m proud
Rankings can be a positive force in higher education, says Phil Baty in his speech from Going Global 2011
-
Research intelligence: Change of climate
A consultation aims to ensure that postgrads in environmental science are ready for the future. Zoë Corbyn reports
-
Master link
Umit Bititci has been honoured for his work helping to bring academics into knowledge transfer partnerships
-
Strategic Management of Technological Innovation
How to get ahead of the game
-
A Short History of Celebrity
While Leo Braudy's history of fame, The Frenzy of Renown, began in antiquity with specific reference to the self-publicising strategies of Alexander the Great, Fred Inglis, in A Short History of...
-
Give us a sporting chance
Whitehall's creative industries strategy is welcome, but where is its support for Britain's athletic endeavours, asks Simon Chadwick
-
Hong Kong opens up to overseas providers
Economic development strategy calls for foreign boost to knowledge economy, writes Phil Baty
-
Grant winners
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILInsect Pollinators InitiativeAbout £10 million has been granted to nine UK-based projects to explore the causes and consequences of threats to...
-
Marketing Literature
Author: Claire SquiresEdition: FirstPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanPages: 248Price: £48.00 and £14.99ISBN: 9781403997739 and 9780230228474The fact that this lively and meticulously researched monograph...