Why Is There No Labor Party in the United States?
In 1906, Werner Sombart's hallmark study of American political development sought to underline the peculiar social chemistry of an advanced industrial order that had achieved economic prominence...
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Appointments
Anne Neville of the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds has been awarded a ten-year research chair in emerging technologies - the first of its kind to be given by the Royal...
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Skills training is gaining ground
More work placements are making graduates more employable, says QAA. Rebecca Attwood reports
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When it's a question of sport, one man has the answers
Profile: Simon Chadwick Professor of Sport Business Strategy, Coventry University. Few scholars can say that an encounter with the North Korean football team, at the age of two, set them on the path...
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Grant winners
NC3RsThe National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research has funded ten new grants, totalling ?2.6 million.Award winner: Sue BarnettInstitution: University of...
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When it comes to the crunch...
The economic downturn is affecting most sectors in the UK, including higher education. But, writes Hannah Fearn, it is not necessarily all bad news
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Appointments
Annabelle Sreberny, professor of global media and communications at the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas), has been elected president of the International Association for Media and...
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Knowledge is Europe's Equivalent of Oil, says Verheugen, and "We have to defend it like the oil producers defend their resources."
Brussels, 18 Sep 2006 Research and innovation are key to a successful European industrial policy, but more needs to be done to protect intellectual property rights (IPRs). This was one of the...
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Fight or flight
Universities tried to stop further education colleges gaining the power to award foundation degrees. Hannah Fearn reports on the tension between the two sectors and asks whether their formerly close...
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In search of the superbugs
Funders are pledging ?16.5m in the highly topical field of applied infection research, reports Zoe Corbyn
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Preparing for a knowledge revolution
Only robust policies and funding will ensure a sustainable sector, says John Brooks. UK universities have a critical role to play in the development of the post-industrial knowledge-based economy....
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Setting sails for the future
Knowledge Transfer Partnership honours sector's innovators and collaborators. John Gill reports
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Special deliveries get smaller
A nanotechnology challenge aims to take healthcare to a new level with targeted therapy, says Zoe Corbyn
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EU flagship gets true Brit
Europe's lacklustre institute needs to up its game, says new board appointee Julia King. Zoe Corbyn hears how
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Scientific perspectives and risk management in relation to electro-magnetic fields: Third Mobile Communications Seminar - Brussels, 21-21 November
Brussels, 26 October 2006 The European Commission, in close collaboration with stakeholder organisations, is organising this event focused on the scientific perspectives and risk management...