Ariane-5 with Envisat on the pad
Paris, 28 February 2002 Ariane 5 and Envisat's roll-out seemed to go without a hitch but around 6 pm local time an anomaly with the venting at the level of the Vehicle Equipment Bay was discovered....
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Draft Council conclusions on Galileo for adoption on 26 March 2002
Brussels, 28 February 2002 GALILEO ­ draft Council Conclusions. Note from Presidency to Delegations. Brussels, 22 February 2002 (document 6576/02 AVIATION 31 MAR 22 TRANS 63 RECH 44). Full...
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Whistleblower: Law students given the wrong exam results
Hundreds of students at the University of Wolverhampton's law school were given the wrong exam results, with dozens incorrectly told they had failed, just months after The THES reported on exam and...
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Flashy sign of extreme storm
Extreme storms on the brink of unleashing tornadoes, hail and severe gales betray their intentions with tell-tale lightning signatures, a study has found. Nasa scientists believe that an automated...
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Tadpoles' tips for immunity
Unexpected links between the innate immune system and metamorphosis in invertebrates have provided scientists with glimpses of some of evolution's most significant milestones in the fight against...
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Review reforms cause concern
Welsh academics have condemned proposals for sweeping reforms to the higher education system, writes Tony Tysome. A survey of professors, lecturers, researchers and administrators by the Association...
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Scots v-cs condemngrants with strings
Universities Scotland has condemned a new condition for grants from the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council as "heavy-handed and unnecessary". The Scottish principals have long complained that...
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V-cs mount campaign to keep fees
Universities want the freedom to charge top-up fees and fear that the government's student-support review could rule them out. Universities UK has warned the government that any proposed graduate tax...
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Next week
News Higher education funding allocations; Analysis: Pot (peer observation teaching) pushed on quality agenda Features Robert Wintemute argues that partnership rights are human rights Plus:Priced out...
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From today's UK papers
Employer demand for graduates rises Employers' skills demands are rising quickly, according to a survey commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills from the ESRC Research Centre on Skills...
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Cost of London life threatens study opportunities
Students are being priced out of London and the capital's universities are in danger of becoming polarised as a result, says a study for the Greater London Authority. Claire Callender, professor of...
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Student demo fails to inspire
Student union leaders have dismissed last week's mass protest by the National Union of Students as a waste of time. Darius Laws, external affairs officer at Lincoln University's students union, said...
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Union ups price of expansion
It will cost more than £750 million to recruit the minimum of 22,000 new lecturers needed to hit the government's higher education expansion target by 2010, according to the Association of University...
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For the record
Projects scoop £20m in technology awards The first projects sharing £20 million in the cross-research council Basic Technology Programme were announced this week. The government gave £41 million for...
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'Charity costs must be met'
Funding chiefs should demand more than £200 million extra for research to prevent universities losing out when they do charity-funded work, according to a report published this week. The report by JM...