Changes to enable profit from research
Kam Patel reports on the white paper on innovation Public-sector research establishments could be handed control over their own intellectual property under proposals being considered for the...
Search
-
-
Mail move
The National Academic Mailing List service is to move from Mailbase at the University of Newcastle to the Central Laboratories of the Research Councils at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in...
-
Time to rethink rewards offered by charmless sector
Admiral House 66-68 East Smithfield London E1W 1BX Fax 020 7782 3300 Tel 020 7782 3000 Email editor@thes.co.uk Website www.thesis.co.uk Waiting until damage is obvious means that it is much more...
-
Facing the challenge of widening participation
The Action on Access team discuss the obstacles to making higher education 'a force for social justice' David Blunkett's Greenwich speech, setting out the government's view of the future direction of...
-
The saddest of a very sad bunch
If it's job satisfaction, low stress and a happy home life you're after, you're in the wrong job, Michael Rose warns lecturers When we compiled a table on job satisfaction we expected university...
-
ADHD's genetic root
The brains of hyperactive children are physically different from those of other infants. Compelling evidence has been gathered during the largest magnetic resonance imaging study of juvenile brains...
-
Treasure trove of genome junk
Huge tracts of genetic material that have been written off as "junk" DNA may be relics of missed evolutionary revolutions. Margaret Kidwell, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the...
-
People are hungry for healthy data
Mark Dyball of the Office of Science and Technology told the AAAS meeting about how the United Kingdom was raising the public's understanding of science The renaissance of science communication in...
-
Just what the postdocs ordered
Invisible societies of postdoctoral researchers worldwide, most noticeably in the United States, are beginning to reveal themselves in efforts to win better working conditions. Postdocs have long...
-
Marie Curie stirs the fellows
The Marie Curie Fellowship Association, set up by the European Union to promote its fellowship scheme for postdoctoral scientists, is starting to play a key political role as a voice for young...
-
Cutting Edge
Scientists have solved the mystery of Loch Ness, but their discovery has more to do with what Nessie eats than whether she is alive Driving along the shore of Loch Ness you are sure to spot some...
-
Australian drive for innovation
Industry and academe demand more spending on science and technology, writes Geoff Maslen. Australia's most powerful leaders in business, industry and academe last week called on the federal...
-
To be 'e' or not to be 'e'?
The first students to enrol at Britain's new e-university will probably be using traditional distance-learning materials, the funding council has said. The e-university was launched last week by...
-
Opposition to entry proposals
Admissions tutors have hit out at proposals to conceal the other institutions to which a potential student has applied, writes Alison Goddard. Under pressure from schools, the Universities and...
-
Private students still fare best
Private school students are still more likely to be offered a place at Oxford University than their state school counterparts, despite a significant increase in the number of applications from the...