CBI call to replace 'costly' RAE
Captains of industry have called for a radical overhaul of the research assessment exercise. The RAE's method of assessing and grading departments should be replaced with one that focuses instead on...
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From today's UK papers
Failing colleges could be closed for poor results Weak colleges face closure as part of a crackdown on standards in further education that will be outlined by the government today. Ministers are...
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Unions square up for strike
Employers were due to improve on a 3.3 per cent pay offer in a crunch meeting with the trade unions as The THES went to press this week. But the expected increased offer is unlikely to be good enough...
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A healthy e-volution
The NHS, the third largest employer in the world, plans to offer all staff, from consultant to porter, online training. Claire Sanders writes. It is a major prize in the e-learning world and three as...
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Time to educate the UK about sustainability
The world summit in August should put sustainability higher up the education sector's agenda, says Sara Parkin. More than a year ago, education was passed over as a theme for August's World Summit on...
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Motion calls for Triesman to resign
Activists at the Association of University Teachers have called for the resignation of union general secretary David Triesman after his decision to suspend industrial action. The extent of their fury...
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Life Sciences and Biotechnology (consultation paper, adopted)
Brussels, 21 Nov 2002 Elisa Maria DAMIßO (PES, P) Report on the Commission communication on Life sciences and biotechnology - A Strategy for Europe ( COM(2002) - C5-0260/2002 - 2002/2123(COS)) Doc...
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Twists in fibres of trade
Industrial Crisis and the Open Economy
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Europeans Say Yes! to a strong Europe in Space
Brussels, 24 June 2003 A four-month consultation on Europe's future in space came to a close in Paris today, with EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin, European Space Agency Director General...
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Bafta heralds UK as online Hollywood
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has added a new category in its annual awards, aiming to create a "beacon of excellence" for online learning. Bafta believes the UK can become the...
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Antibiotics: EUR.3 million to step up EU research on antibiotic resistance
Brussels, 28 November 2003 Today 200 scientists meet in Rome at the EU conference on "The Role of Research in Combating Antibiotic Resistance". It was organised by the European Commission together...
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Antibiotics: EUR.3 million to step up EU research on antibiotic resistance
Brussels, 28 November 2003 Today 200 scientists meet in Rome at the EU conference on "The Role of Research in Combating Antibiotic Resistance". It was organised by the European Commission together...
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Adult access model muddled
A single national fund is needed for the prime minister's vision of a broadband Britain to become a reality, according to a leading e-learning expert. The broadband network is considered essential...
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Colleges told shape of things to come
The shape of further education in the next century was outlined in a national implementation plan released by the Further Education Funding Council this week. Networking Lifelong Learning: Making It...
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Don's diary: Clearing at Greenwich
Thursday, August 15: A-level results day 8am Bathway, London's largest students' union venue, is our clearing helpline base for the next few weeks. Brightly coloured banners hang from the roof of the...