Letter: Chutzpah and the RAE 1
Professor Lapping's otherwise insightful analysis of citations as an index of research excellence (Laurie Taylor, THES , March 8) misses one important point - the willingness of researchers to cite...
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Letter: Chutzpah and the RAE 2
Lapping, Odgers and Quintock neglect a deeper flaw in the citation index method for the RAE than "gratuitous citing", namely PABHEPITRY (publish absolute bollocks hoping everyone piles in to rubbish...
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Letter: The Cambridge train 1
Malcolm Grant writes admiringly of universities that place a premium on central leadership and that have central control over resources, but as a pro vice-chancellor he would, wouldn't he ("The world...
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Letter: The Cambridge train 2
I could not agree more with Malcolm Grant on the opportunities for Cambridge with 21st-century governance. During six years on the University of Surrey council, I saw the lay members bring real-world...
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Letter: Linguistic Enronitis
David Adger (Letters, THES , March 1) makes generative linguistics sound as productive and innocuous as a job at Enron. To split psychology and sociology of language may suit academic divisions of...
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Research and development in the regions of the EU: Regional R&D expenditure highly concentrated
Brussels, 13 March 2002 While expenditure on research and development (R&D)1 accounted for an average of 1.87% of GDP in the EU in 1998, the four regions2 that were most active in this field...
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Calls made for Barcelona summit to focus on broadband, innovation and candidate countries
Brussels, 13 March 2002 A number of high profile requests have been made prior to the European Council due to take place in Barcelona on 14 and 15 March, including calls for it to give appropriate...
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Italian phytoremediation project opens experiment site to visitors
Brussels, 13 March 2002 Researchers and policy-makers will soon have the opportunity to visit the site of a project, based in La Spezia, Northern Italy, on the use of plants to 'clean' land polluted...
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Prior information notice on services, commerce, tourism, e-business and IDA
Brussels, 13 March 2002 The European Commission's Enterprise DG has issued a prior information notice for calls for tenders for services, commerce, tourism, e-business and IDA (interchange of data...
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Commission proposes ratification of Biosafety Protocol
Brussels, 13 March 2002 The European Commission today adopted a Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which aims at ensuring the ratification of...
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Lack of brain specialists 'alarming', says report Thousands more specialist brain doctors are urgently needed to bring Britain’s health service up to continental European standards, experts...
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From today's UK papers
Blair sidesteps biggest issue of all Prime minister Tony Blair prompted speculation on his beliefs about the origin of the universe yesterday when he refused to criticise a city technology college...
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Researchers outline visions of integrated projects and networks of excellence
Brussels, 12 March 2002 Representatives from the research community presented their visions on the possible uses of the new instruments proposed for the Sixth Framework programme (FP6), at a...
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Research Council gives 'positive response' to 2010 target for business R&D investment
Brussels, 12 March 2002 The European Research Council, meeting in Brussels on 11 March, gave a 'positive' response to a Commission target of involving businesses in achieving research expenditure...
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Biomedical engineers call for more opportunities in FP6
Brussels, 12 March 2002 More opportunities are needed to involve biomedical engineers in the Sixth Framework programme (FP6), according to an open letter sent to EU Research Commissioner Philippe...