My worst nightmare
A few years ago, as external examiner for an institution in Sri Lanka, I got a day off and I was taken to an elephants' orphanage. As I walked through the lush vegetation, I passed an attractive Sri...
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Fill in the gaps with inspiration
Chancellor Gordon Brown last week urged students to do more voluntary work in their gap year. And once they've caught the volunteering bug, what better place to continue such work than in the...
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Some apples leave a bitter taste
A student's crush may at first seem flattering, but if you handle it badly things could turn nasty. Harriet Swain suggests ways to avoid any unpleasant consequences She blushes as you walk into the...
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Teacher audit
Name : Melanie Hani Age : 31 Job : Programme leader for animation and design, Sunderland University. Salary : Disproportionate to the spread of global wealth. Qualifications : BA (Hons) in design...
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Manager roles fail to attract core staff
Academics have little desire to become managers, with the result that universities are not being run as well as they could be, says the organisation set up to improve the quality of university...
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AHRB creates post to improve academic links
The Arts and Humanities Research Board is looking for an academic with a good research record to fill the post of director of research when it becomes a research council in April. Geoffrey Crossick,...
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Who got that job?
Guy Grant Research associate, Unilever Cambridge Centre for Molecular Informatics, department of chemistry, Cambridge University Job advertised in The Times Higher , March 19, 2004 Guy Grant is in...
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Expert panel supports Commission proposal to boost research funding
Brussels, 10 February 2005 An expert panel led by Dr Erkki Ormala, Vice President of Technology Policy at Nokia, has concluded that the European Union’s Research and Development Programmes have made...
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European researchers collect first seafloor images of tsunami earthquake zone
Brussels, 10 Feb 2005 Researchers from the Southampton Oceanography Centre and the British Geological Survey have helped to collect the first seafloor images of the earthquake zone that caused the...
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New research points to larger role for nature in climate change
Brussels, 10 Feb 2005 A new study of climactic conditions in the northern hemisphere over the last 2,000 years has led scientists to increase their estimates of the impact of natural climate change...
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France sponsors scientific TV programmes
Brussels, 10 Feb 2005 The French Ministry for Research has announced that it will sponsor, for the first time, scientific programmes on television. Those one-minute programmes entitled 'La science...
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French researchers protest against new law on research
Brussels, 10 Feb 2005 French researchers took to the streets again on 4 February to protest about the new Research Reform Law (LOPRI), unveiled by the government on 14 January. Organised by the 'Let'...
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Education Commissioner Ján Figel': Enabling European higher Education to make its full contribution to the Knowledge Economy and Society, EAC Conference
Brussels, 10 February 2005 Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to welcome you all to this debate on the key policies that will shape the future of European higher education...
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The clock ticks as the SOPHIED project seeks to modernise the colour industry
Brussels, 10 Feb 2005 As more and more dye manufacturers relocate outside of Europe, the need to address the difficulties that are forcing them out is becoming critical. These range from lower...
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Stage is set for Earth and Space Week
Brussels, 10 Feb 2005 The Earth and Space Sphere, erected as part of the EU's Earth and Space week, was officially inaugurated and illuminated in Brussels on 9 February by Janez Potocnik,...