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University steps in over pay row Academics at St Andrews have been urged by the university and their local union representatives to accept a 12.5 per cent pay rise over three years. The offer, which...
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EU and China to link up high-speed electronic networks for an open exchange among their best researchers and students
Brussels, 28 April 2006 Communication and collaboration among 45 million researchers and students across Europe and China will be greatly facilitated by a new Sino-European high-speed network...
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EP Briefing 26-27 April 2006: State aid for innovation should be an exception, but has its place
Brussels, 28 Apr 2006 State aid for innovation (A6-0073/2006 - Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld) European Parliament resolution on sectoral aspects of the State Aid Action Plan: aid for innovation The...
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Commission Agenda Entry: Wednesday, 10 May: Communication on the modernisation of the EU’s universities (follow-up to Hampton Court Council)
Brussels, 28 Apr 2006 The news: On May 10th the Commission will adopt a communication calling for a modernisation of Europe’s higher education systems and their linked...
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Commission Agenda Entry: Saturday, 13 May: Joint Research Centre opens its doors to the public
Brussels, 28 Apr 2006 The news: The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) is to hold an open day to showcase the work it does in the fields of science and...
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German non-profit sector calls for 100 per cent funding for EU project participation
Brussels, 28 Apr 2006 German private, non-profit research organisations have collaborated to draft comments on the forthcoming Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), and in particular on the proposed...
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Website launched on energy performance of buildings under Directive 2002/91 (link)
Brussels, 28 Apr 2006 Information on this initiative can be found in the Platform website, www.buildingsplatform.org A few months after the deadline for transposition, the implementation of the EC...
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Today's news
Ex-professor jailed in US Jihad case Former Florida university professor Sami al-Arian was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison on Monday for aiding the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad....
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Who got that cash?
Dancers have long braved pain and injury for the sake of their art, but a study by academics at the London College of Fashion could help to bring about a change. Helen Thomas , LCF research director...
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Fellows share £50m pot
Manchester University emerged as the big winner in the second round of Research Councils UK Fellowship Awards designed to nurture postgraduate talent. Manchester won 22 of the 400 fellowships...
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Tomorrow's stars at risk if RAE is ditched
The careers of promising young researchers could be blighted if the research assessment exercise is replaced with a metrics-based system for allocating university-wide research grants, a study...
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'Fatal blow' to v-c as committee rules to overturn plan to axe chemistry
Sussex University may be forced to make a humiliating U-turn on its controversial decision to axe chemistry, placing a question mark over the future of its vice-chancellor, The Times Higher can...
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'Like a football referee, If they were not there the game could not continue'
Cambridge University registrary Tim Mead is celebrating 500 years since the creation of the post. Tim Mead's post as registrary, far from being a misprint, has a unique definition in the Oxford...