Beyond the league of gentlemen
Matthew Reisz charts learned societies' evolution from a world of armchairs and empire to inclusive, forward-thinking advocates for their disciplines
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Simon Dietz is keen to add an economist's perspective to the shaping of policy on climate change in his new role at the LSE
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Patent Failure: How Judges, Bureaucrats and Lawyers Put Innovators at Risk
Fiona Reid dissects an analysis that aims to move patent policy beyond faith and towards evidence
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The Red Queen Among Organizations: How Competitiveness Evolves
It takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place," says the Red Queen in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, a fitting metaphor for this book about organisational competition,...
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Innovation Policy and Competitiveness (Extract from Commission note on preparations for the Competitiveness Council of 25 Sep)
Brussels, 22nd September 2006 At their 2006 Spring Summit meeting, European Heads of State and Government called on the Commission to present “a broad based innovation strategy for Europe...
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THE Awards 2008: shortlist announced
Which universities are stepping into the spotlight?
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Drama cuts raise fears of final curtain
Underfunding threatens viability of Scotland's theatre, warn top thespians. Olga Wojtas reports
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We must preserve our great treasure
The latest funding rise is too small to safeguard the proven excellence of Scotttish higher education, warns Anton Muscatelli. I will not be the only Scottish vice-chancellor disappointed at last...
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Economics round-up
Pricing Derivative SecuritiesAuthor: Thomas Wake EppsEdition: SecondPublisher: World Scientific PressPrice: ?46.00ISBN 97898100339A presentation of techniques for valuing derivative securities at a...
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Published this week
? = review forthcomingART AND DESIGN- Art and Design at Brighton 1859-2009: From Arts and Manufactures to the Creative and Cultural IndustriesEdited by Philippa Lyon, research fellow in the Centre...
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Canonical texts: are these the most influential books ever written?
Are you obsessed with a 'baggy monster' or has a photocopied pamphlet sparked your passion for a whole new area of research? To kick off our new weekly series, leading scholars explain which books...
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Happy to be here
Times Higher Education's annual Student Experience Survey highlights a host of institutions bent on making the university experience first rate in every way. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Building the Rapid Manufacturing Platform
Brussels, 17 October 2006 What is the RM Platform? It is a community of (mainly industrial stakeholders) defining research and development priorities, timeframes and action plans on a number of...
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The bad news bearers
From Aids to climate change, scientists tackling global threats often struggle to balance accurate reporting with a commitment to drive governments to action. Matthew Reisz reports
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Name: DIUS. Year: 1. Shows willing but could do better ..
Rebecca Attwood assesses the sector's response to DIUS, one year on from its inception