London Met staff hold protest during QAA visit
Staff plan to refuse to invigilate exams at London Metropolitan University from next week, in an escalation of the dispute over employment contracts, writes Alison Goddard. Members of lecturers'...
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Commission Vice-President G¨¹nter Verheugen: A new partnership to reduce Animal Testing -- EP Conference on Animal Testing
Brussels, 7 November 2005 Introduction/Objectives of the Conference Janez Potočnik and I take great pleasure in welcoming you to the Conference on “Alternative Approaches to Animal...
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The key to a continent
Africa and the international community recognise that higher education is essential to development. John Rowett explains the Commonwealth's vital role The key to Africa achieving the UN's Millennium...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Working together for the Europe of knowledge, EUREKA Inter-Parliamentary Conference
Den Haag, 26 and May, 2005 Honourable Ministers, Members of Parliament, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the Dutch Parliament and the EUREKA Chairmanship for inviting me to speak at this...
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Head for business, heart for academe
What makes a good vice-chancellor? The Times Higher asked those in the job to identify the essential qualities. * The job today requires a balancing act between what is academically desirable and...
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'I feel privileged to lead brighton at a critical time for the sector'
Brighton's new v-c, Julian Crampton, has a strong track record in higher education and linking up with industry Julian Crampton, an expert in venomous snake and spider bites, was this week announced...
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New alternatives to animal tests approved
Brussels, Mar 2006 Six new alternative testing methods that can replace animal tests for certain drugs and chemicals have been developed by the EU's European Centre for the Validation of Alternative...
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Pre-commercial public procurement should become a bridge from research to innovation, says Commission ICT expert group
Brussels, 24 March 2006 Proposals to drive forward innovation in the field of information and communication technologies through public procurement were presented yesterday in Vienna by an ad-hoc...
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Northern science lobbies to lift profile
The Northwest is the first English region to launch its own science strategy dedicated to regenerating and encouraging science. "England's Northwest - a strategy towards 2020", launched by the...
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Commissioner Joe Borg: Speech on the occasion of the adoption of the Green Paper on Maritime Policy to a joint meeting of EP Committees
Brussels, 7 June 2006 Speech on the occasion of the adoption of the Green Paper on Maritime Policy to the joint meeting of the Committees on Transport and Tourism; Environment, Public Health and Food...
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Reding targets European Research Area for Grids
Brussels, 01 Jun 2005 The continued and growing investment in Grid research under the Fifth and Sixth Framework Programmes (FP5 and FP6) is clear evidence of the enormous potential that many in...
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Commission Vice-President G¨¹nter Verheugen: Towards a knowledge-based European economy -- European Investment Bank Forum
Helsinki, October 2005 Mr. President, Mr. Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to this Forum. I am looking forward to an active exchange of views on the reform efforts needed in...
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Broken pledge betrays post-92s, Driscoll says
Downing Street and senior ministers have "reneged" on a promise to give post-92 universities the lion's share of funding for applied research and knowledge-transfer work, it was claimed this week....
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European project develops new technologies to detect food contaminants
Brussels, 12 Oct 2005 The EU funded BioCop project is bringing together research expertise on new techniques to screen a variety of foodstuffs for multiple chemical contaminants, including pesticides...
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Some applied creative thinking
Innovation Management