'This university has to be led by academics'
Malcolm Grant University College London The walls of the cavernous rooms of the provost of University College London have been re-papered but otherwise remain bare. Malcolm Grant, the new incumbent,...
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Robespierre is all the rage in America
The Roaring Nineties - The Great Unravelling
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Robespierre is all the rage in America
The Roaring Nineties - The Great Unravelling
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Not broke, don't fix it
Cambridge's plan to take ownership of most campus-generated intellectual property will do untold damage, writes Ross Anderson. Insurrection is brewing at Cambridge University over proposals to take...
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Spinoffs put UK in the lead
British universities compare favourably with their North American counterparts in their links with business, a survey has shown. UK universities spun off 199 companies in 1999-2000 - one company for...
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High Level Group on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Brussels, 05 Dec 2002 What is the HLG on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells? The High Level Group on Hydrogen and Fuel cells was formally launched in Brussels on 10th October 2002 by the Vice President of the...
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Bring this supply in from the cold
The UK's army of part-time lecturers, who teach up to a third of undergraduate degrees, has lacked support and secure employment for too long, says Richard Blackwell. My experience of part-time...
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Scots bid to boost contract security
The Scottish Parliament has called for action to give contract researchers improved status and greater job security. A debate on the plight of contract researchers had to be extended beyond its...
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Local union row threatens national talks
Relations between two of the chief negotiators in national talks on lecturers' terms and conditions have all but collapsed, threatening the progress of the new joint negotiating machinery. Jill Jones...
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Family firms trail on training
Northern Ireland's small businesses, which make up about 95 per cent of industry in the province, are falling behind other European countries and even Turkey and North Africa in staff training and...
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ESA's Artemis satellite reaches geostationary orbit - from total loss to full recovery
Paris, 18 Feb 2003 In the late afternoon of Friday 31 January, a final trim manoeuvre nudged Artemis into its assigned position in geostationary orbit, completing a most remarkable satellite recovery...
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New eEurope action plan to have fewer priorities than predecessor
Brussels, 08 May 2002 The new eEurope 2005 action plan will have fewer and more focused priorities than its predecessor, the eEurope 2002 action plan, EU Commissioner for Enterprise and Information...
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Commission raises profile of researchers to stop the brain drain
Brussels, 24 March 2003 In order to achieve the objective of raising Europe's investment in research to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP), as decided at the Barcelona European Council meeting in...
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Faithful duo woos inventive students
The University of Cambridge and Rolls-Royce are extending their long term partnership in a deal that will finance a new gas turbine research centre in Cambridge. The rolling five-year agreement is...
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Equity can trip us up
Initiatives to give students a career boost may be failing those most in need, argues John Brennan If you were born on the wrong side of the tracks and you haven't become a professional footballer or...