Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 Eurydice, the information network on education in Europe, has recently released its 'Key Data on Education in Europe 2005' report. The paper covers 30 European countries, and...
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 A joint conference of three FP5 projects - PINCHE, ChildrenGenoNetwork and Plutocracy - will take place in Brussels, Belgium, from 23 to 25 November. The meeting will present...
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 A European workshop on heavy metal contaminated marine sediments will take place in Bremen, Germany, from 13 to 14 October. The aim of the workshop is to bring scientists and...
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 A joint UNESCO-ROSTE and CERN event on grid computing, 'Grid - the Key to Scientific Collaboration', will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 28 to 29 September. Grid...
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 The first general meeting of the BioSim Network will take place in Mallorca, Spain, from 6 to 8 October. Organised by the BioSim Network of Excellence, the objective of the...
Brussels, 22 Sep 2005 The European Commission has published a call for proposals in the area of 'sustainable energy systems - research activities having an impact in the medium and longer term' under...
LSE request for more 'home' students refused The London School of Economics has had a request for help to increase the number of British students on its campus turned down despite having been...
"Managers seek cure for staff cynicism" - Times Higher , September 16 From: Jamie Targett, Director of Corporate Development The Universities Personnel Association is considering the problem of staff...
The Open University's achievement in producing by far the most satisfied students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland illustrates both the strengths and weaknesses of the new survey. The OU's...
Republican administrations have come a long way since Ronald Reagan threatened to shut down the US Department of Education. Now, not only is the federal Government content to intervene in schools,...
Sadly, the article "Bullying rife across campus" (September 16) only confirmed what many of us working in higher education have experienced or witnessed in the past few years, that bullying is part...
As a sector we must take action to create work environments in which bullying is seen to be unacceptable. But your presentation of the problem is one-dimensional. There is a fine line between...
There are two reasons why bullying may be more prevalent in universities than in other large organisations. First, it is harder for an academic than for a schoolteacher or journalist, for example, to...
All too often managers in higher education are not willing, or possibly not able, to engage in the level of intellectual debate with academic staff that is necessary to make sensible decisions. When...
Andrew Linzey encapsulates his piece about the Anglican church's attitude to gays ("Don't tolerate hatred of gays in the name of God", September 16) by referring to a nutty website. A straw man...