Rise in thresholds
Universities may have to tweak their 2006 fee and bursary plans after the Government changed the thresholds for students claiming financial support. In the latest earnings data, the Government...
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The lucky and the not-so-lucky fellows
* Alison Lloyd , Cancer Research UK senior fellow in the Medical Research Council-funded Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at University College London, is a star researcher. She wants to...
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View from both ends of the audit trail
The audited "Claims that the system is 'light touch' are just not borne out by experience," said Fraser Reid , associate head of Plymouth University's School of Psychology, who has just taken the...
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Commission gives favourable opinion of modified plan for disposal of radioactive waste at COGEMA's Pierrelatte site (OJ link)
Brussels, 4 August 2005 Commission opinion of 3 August 2005 concerning the modified plan for the disposal of radioactive waste at the TU5 Facility on the COGEMA Pierrelatte site in France, in...
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Commission gives favourable opinion of modified plan for disposal of radioactive waste at Aube storage centre (OJ link)
Brussels, 4 August 2005 Commission opinion of 3 August 2005 concerning the modified plan for the disposal of radioactive waste at the Aube Storage Centre located in France, in accordance with Article...
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UK researchers transfer nearly 1.3 million euro in research grants to Germany
Brussels, 04 Aug 2005 Around 900,000 GBP (1.3 million euro) in UK research grants has been transferred to German institutions in the past four years, thanks to a scheme to promote mobility among...
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Scientists track magnetic eruptions from Sun to Earth
Brussels, 04 Aug 2005 A team of researchers from the UK and France have used two spacecraft to trace the journey of an eruption on the sun to its arrival at planet Earth. The team, led by scientists...
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An introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology
Brussels, 04 Aug 2005 A conference on nanoscience and nanotechnology will take place in Rome, Italy, from 14 to 16 November. The event will bring together leading experts in research and innovative...
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UN-HABITAT, China and EU host conference on sustainable urban development
Brussels, 04 Aug 2005 A conference on sustainable urban development within the context of the UN-HABITAT project will take place in Nanning, China, from 9 to 11 November. The event is being held in...
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Innovation networks in information society development and deployment
Brussels, 04 Aug 2005 The European Commission's Information Society and Media DG has published a call for tenders for networks of innovation in information society development and deployment in...
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Today's news
Evolution dispute set to split Catholic hierarchy The conflict at the highest level of the Catholic Church about the truth of Darwin's theory of evolution breaks out publicly today. Recent comments...
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Laurie Taylor Column
" RAE panels have agreed that 'super-books' will count as two items ", Times Higher, July 29 From: The Office of the Comptometer-General, Higher Education Funding Council for England. Subject:...
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Leader: Northern lights brighten sector
The Oxbridge universities have for centuries dominated UK higher education. Other institutions can only envy their history, traditions and resources. With an array of Nobel prizewinners and other...
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Leader: Welcome to the club
The six latest entrants to Britain's university club make their debut at a time of massive change and no small anxiety for the higher education sector - whether it is the uncertainty surrounding the...
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Why Hull is far from being dull
You quote the vice-chancellor of Lincoln University as saying that Hull is unappealing to students and "lacks attractiveness as a university city" ("Hull hath no fury like a city scorned", July 15)....