Brussels, 07 Mar 2003 What is today's driving force behind research in the field of space? Is it still the inspiring images of humans in space, or is it the more practical applications of space...
Brussels, 07 Mar 2003 The Model Contract Working Group The Model Contract Working Group was set up by the research DGs to work on the drafting of model contracts for the new instruments for the Sixth...
Brussels, 07 Mar 2003 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for the compilation of the European trend chart on innovation. The European trend chart on innovation is a European...
Portsmouth student attacked A Portsmouth University student has suffered serious head injuries during an assault. The 19-year-old was walking home when he was attacked on a railway bridge. Police are...
One-third of academics want to quit Nearly one in three of Britain's university academic and teaching staff is seriously considering quitting the profession because of a growing workload and poor pay...
Brussels, 06 Mar 2003 The European Commission has announced that it will draw up guidelines on how to address the issue of coexistence of genetically modified (GM), conventional, and organic crops....
Brussels, 06 Mar 2003 Full text of Document 6903/03 Subject: Adoption of a common position by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council...
Brussels, 06 Mar 2003 A recently published assessment of information society technology (IST) research has concluded that the effectiveness of research in the European Research Area (ERA) depends on...
Brussels, 06 Mar 2003 Full text of Document 6903/03 Subject: Adoption of a common position by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council...
More cash to widen access for students Universities are to receive a five-fold increase in the cash they are given to widen participation by recruiting more students from a broader range of social...
Funding chiefs today cut Bristol University's teaching grant for failing to recruit enough students from poorer backgrounds, days after private-school heads agreed to boycott the university for...
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has launched a review of partnership agreements between universities and further education colleges. A team of reviewers from three universities, two...
The University of Bath is set to double its size in the biggest shake-up since it received its royal charter in 1966. Vice-chancellor Glynis Breakwell has received the go-ahead from higher education...
A series of studies in which criminals are filmed re-enacting their offences and are then interviewed about them has been unveiled by one of the UK's leading crime specialists. Martin Gill, professor...
Bad experience at A level is a key reason why students are shunning language degrees, according to an Anglo-German Foundation report published this week. Sixth-formers are put off by the jump in...