Montreal, 7 December 2005 Renewables side-event co-organised with German Government Montreal, 7 December 2005 Minister Gabriel, Dear delegates, Let me thank you all for joining us at this side-event...
Brussels, 08 Dec 2005 'Until recently, it would have been very unlikely that a major award would go to a team working in the social sciences, and this signifies an overdue and welcome recognition of...
Brussels, 08 Dec 2005 One of the oldest organisations supporting European research, COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) is initiating reforms that will...
Brussels, 08 Dec 2005 Access to effective research infrastructures in Europe is a key factor for competitiveness in both fundamental and applied research, said Science and Research Commissioner Janez...
Brussels, 7 December 2005 The EFTA Surveillance Authority decided today to prolong its State Aid Guidelines on short term export credit insurance until 30 June 2006 or until the date the Authority...
Paris, 08 Dec 2005 The second round of the women 'bed rest' experiment being carried out by ESA and CNES has now been completed. The 12 volunteers are back on their feet again, after spending two...
From: Maureen To: All members of department It's that time of year again, so I thought I'd remind you of the traditional treats of the season. 1. Christmas party Last year's decision to abandon the...
With Labour's "education, education, education" increasingly reverting to an exclusive concentration on the primary and secondary phases, the presence of "well-funded universities" among the...
Academics' enthusiasm for a merged trade union made even the Tories' support for David Cameron look positively lukewarm: the turnout may have been lower, but almost 90 per cent backing for the...
I was a little disappointed that computer scientists and English academics alone were asked to "ponder whether computer games could be artistic equals of great novels" ("Lara can hold a candle to...
I sense a category error: it is not for the Booker prize that some future computer game will be shortlisted ("The prize for literature goes to...," December 12) but for the Turner prize. And talking...
The fact that students are likely to have their university bursaries delayed due to data protection requirements ("A missed tick could bite into bursaries", December 2) highlights a ludicrous...
I would ask that The Times Higher apologises to Birmingham University staff for using the phrase "skiving off" in the article "V-c raps staff who skip graduation", (November 25). It is offensive to...
Manchester University has sought to increase its profile through the appointment of Nobel laureates, with the first appointee to be paid an initial package worth £250,000 ("Manchester offer entices...
A world in which desperate universities hunt down research stars in a quest for cash may resonate with the cynics, but for many of us this is not the case ("RAE poachers take big game", December 2)....