After the gold rush
Ireland's economic boom brought equally impressive growth in higher education enrolment. But in a chillier fiscal climate, what awaits the Celtic Tiger's universities? Hannah Fearn reports
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Dating agency brokers profitable partnerships
Scotland marks two years of a venture that helps businesses to make use of university research, says Tariq Tahir. It is a "dating agency" that can boast that it has helped establish lasting and...
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Windfall for stem-cell science
MRC distributes ?15m to help turn discoveries into applications that advance patient care. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Appointments
The Arts and Humanities Research Council has appointed a professor of art history as its new director of research. Shearer West will take up the post in May. Professor West is a professor of art...
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The Book of the Week: Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-first Century
Alex Danchev finds law and war are indivisible
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Expert conference on nanotechnologies - Espoo, Otaniemi, 14-15 September
Helsinki, 12 September 2006 Nanotechnology researchers and experimenters focus on materials at the level of individual atoms and molecules measuring 1 to 100 billionths of a metre. Nanotechnologies...
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Cheques and balances
A move to put research on a sustainable footing was keenly embraced by all sides, but disagreements over implementation are hindering progress. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Appointments
The University of Portsmouth has appointed the veteran higher education communications expert Peter Reader as its new director of marketing and communications. He is former president of the European...
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All against poor policy
It was heartening to see that you have finally come off the fence against the Department for Innovation, University and Skills' attack on adult and part-time higher education by withdrawing public...
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Don't 'panic' over science-shy Britons, ESRC says
Britain is gripped by an unfounded "moral panic" that it needs to produce more home-grown science graduates to keep the economy competitive, the director of a six-year, ?5 million science and society...
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At last, real creative spark
Government proposals to redefine and promote innovation mark a major step forward, argues James Wilsdon
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Student voice gets Lord's ear
The student voice is about to get louder with the launch of a new initiative to give students a greater say in government, writes Rebecca Attwood. In the week in which Lord Triesman, the Higher...
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Academics split over teaching contact hours
Lancaster and Manchester move to give students more time with tutors, writes Rebecca Attwood
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THE Awards 2008 - part 2
Outstanding Support for disabled StudentsBrunel UniversityBrunel's Disability and Dyslexia Service set up support services for students with learning differences and for those with mental-health...
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Strategic resources
Governors perform an important and complex function in higher education, but what exactly do they do and what skills can they bring to the role? Hannah Fearn investigates.