- The University and College Union's policy on academic engagement with Israel is "profoundly disturbing", Bill Rammell, the Higher Education Minister, told its annual congress last week.Speaking...
Helsinki, 12 September 2006 Nanotechnology researchers and experimenters focus on materials at the level of individual atoms and molecules measuring 1 to 100 billionths of a metre. Nanotechnologies...
Brussels, 23 May 2006 FINAL A6-0180/2006 12.5.2006 Type of Procedure: Codecision procedure (first reading) REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council...
Joanna Lewis gets to grip with the workings of African democracies
Brussels, 18 Sep 2006 Research and innovation are key to a successful European industrial policy, but more needs to be done to protect intellectual property rights (IPRs). This was one of the...
Free, immediate and permanently available research results for all - that's what the open-access campaigners want. Unsurprisingly, the subscription publishers disagree. Zoë Corbyn weighs up the...
It was heartening to see that you have finally come off the fence against the Department for Innovation, University and Skills' attack on adult and part-time higher education by withdrawing public...
Brussels, 3 November 2006 Find out how the various national e-ID card schemes across Europe are developing and the implications for Governments and business at The European e-ID Card Conference. This...
The student voice is about to get louder with the launch of a new initiative to give students a greater say in government, writes Rebecca Attwood. In the week in which Lord Triesman, the Higher...
Brussels, 6 November 2006 Cardiovascular diseases (mainly coronary heart disease and stroke) are the main cause of illness and premature death in the European Union. This group of medical problems...
Halting dropous could bring big rewards, says Ormonjd Simpson in our series on new ideas for higher education New students entering British universities this autumn are taking a considerable risk....
Scotland marks two years of a venture that helps businesses to make use of university research, says Tariq Tahir. It is a "dating agency" that can boast that it has helped establish lasting and...
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGYSponsored by SunGardDe Montfort UniversityBagRack, a device that fits in a car boot and secures shopping to keep it upright during travel, was...
The University of Salford has appointed former Shell, Mars and BP marketer Phil Huggon as its new marketing director. Mr Huggon has the brief to raise the university's profile and attract more UK and...
Dutch universities are drawing up applications for a €100 million (£70 million) research programme intended to support collaboration with industry. The programme's emphasis on exploiting academic...