Recruits target in pipeline
Targets are to be imposed on universities to encourage them to recruit more students. Four targets are being developed by the funding council. It wants to set goals to increase the proportion of...
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£2.5bn for AoC shopping list
College chiefs have presented the government with a £2.5 billion spending list that they say is needed over the next five years to recruit more students into further and higher education. The extra...
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Informal meeting of Industry and Research Ministers, 1+2 February 2002
Brussels, 31 January 2002 EU Industry and Research ministers will meet for two days in Girona, Spain. During the first day, they will hold three debates together. On the second day they will meet...
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Following German decision on stem cell imports: Council of Europe Secretary General recalls importance of Biomedicine Convention
Strasbourg, 31 January 2002 Subsequent to the vote in the German Bundestag, allowing the importation of human stem cells from abroad under strict control, the Secretary General of the Strasbourg-...
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Industrial leaders want to make the most out of women scientific talents
Brussels, 31 January 2002 Women in Industrial Research (WIR) So far, women and science activities have concentrated mainly on the public research sector. In order to develop effective strategies to...
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EP Briefing 2002-02-05: Private sector to be involved in GALILEO - but not as member of Joint Undertaking
Brussels, 30 January 2002 The Industry Committee is strongly backing the Galileo satellite radionavigation system, which is designed to give Europe an independent technology, applicable to a wide...
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Latest news
Charges brought against 11 in ILA case Eleven people have been charged with plotting to defraud the government's Individual Learning Accounts scheme. They are bailed to appear before Northampton...
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From today's UK papers
Most teachers say they have enough cash The stereotypical image of teachers as cash-strapped malcontents is banished today with the publication of a survey showing an unappreciated level of affluence...
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V-cs to veto subject review
Top universities are preparing for a showdown with the government over quality assessment. The "94 Group" of research-intensive universities is joining forces with the elite Russell Group of 19 top...
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Netgazette
APPOINMENTS Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London Conrad Atkinson has been appointed distinguished visiting professor to the institute, the first practising artist to be invited...
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For the record
AUT decries stealth introduction of PRP The Association of University Teachers has vowed to fight the back-door introduction of performance-related pay amid concerns that national pay bargaining...
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Next week
News V-c money: exclusive THES league table of vice-chancellors' pay. Features Tim Birkhead and David Buss assess the science behind that St. Valentine Plus : Fred Inglis examines the legacy of...
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NHSU chief outlines future vision
The National Health Service University may eventually provide courses for patients as well as staff, the incoming chief executive Bob Fryer said this week. "In a patient-centred NHS, courses for...
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Screws get on with cons in TV experiment
The BBC's follow-up to the notorious Stanford prison experiment ended early with fraternisation between guards and inmates rather than the disturbing violence of the original research. There had been...
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Vulnerable may get extra cash
The government's review of undergraduate support may recommend means-tested, non-repayable grants and fee waivers for part-time, mature and disabled students. The review is expected to conclude that...