Research councils fear that the Department of Trade and Industry will attempt to fill a hole in its coffers by clawing back £140 million that is already earmarked for research, it emerged this week....
The gloves came off in the fight to lead the University and College Union this week as the two main rivals for the general secretary's job went head to head for the first time at an election hustings...
Brussels, 31 October 2006 FIMAN Development Services, the coordinator of the European IST project, will organize on 8 December 2006 the "EUROPEAN IST Conference". The event will take place in...
Lancaster and Manchester move to give students more time with tutors, writes Rebecca Attwood
A future Conservative government should set up a £1 billion agency to turn research ideas into products and services, a task force has recommended. An Innovative Projects Agency would correct "the UK...
Brussels, 23 August 2006 "The EU has invested a lot of effort and funds in developing efficient European technologies capable of facing the enormous energy challenges of the North Sea. The success...
Brussels, 23 August 2006 "The EU has invested a lot of effort and funds in developing efficient European technologies capable of facing the enormous energy challenges of the North Sea. The success...
Alex Danchev finds law and war are indivisible
Brussels, 06 Oct 2006 Participants at the European Health Forum Gastein have heard of calls for improved pandemic prevention strategies and more research into rheumatic diseases. The ninth edition of...
The future of university expansion or a false hope? In the first of three articles, Claire Sanders looks at increasing employer involvement in higher education Employer-led higher education is still...
Brussels, 04 Jul 2005 The industry-led ARTEMIS technology platform (advanced research and technology for embedded intelligence in systems) has warned that investment in pre-competitive research in...
The big challenge is to adapt to new ways of educating people while maintaining standards, claims Sa'ad Medhat Work-based learning is redefining both the workplace and the classroom. Government...
Academics fear plans to judge applications on potential economic impact will stifle innovation, says Mark Rodgers Academics will have to prove the potential commercial worth of their research to...
Brussels, 30 May 2006 Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs welcomes today the official launch of the European Solar Thermal Technology Platform, an initiative of the European Solar Thermal Industry...
Profile: Ravi Silva, Director, Advanced Technology Institute, Surrey University "I might have to interrupt our interview this morning to sign some papers on a deal. The lawyers are waiting," says...