Unions fear private effect on research
The government is to examine the opportunities for public sector research establishments to increase the commercial exploitation of their work. But union chiefs are concerned that the move will...
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Funding council aims to boost business ties
The Higher Education Funding Council for England is planning a "third leg" of support alongside its funding of research and teaching. It wants to help institutions boost their "professional...
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V-cs seek part-time loans rethink
Vice-chancellors have called on the government to redefine student loans so they can be extended to part-timers. Although recently announced changes in accounting rules for student loans were a...
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Government proposals on lifelong learning are pitched too strongly at the lower skills levels
Engineering organisations say government proposals on lifelong learning are pitched too strongly at the lower skills levels and those who do not currently participate in learning, writes Kam Patel....
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Glass works
(Photograph) - Rare antique glass from America, Poland and Sunderland is pieced together in a stained glass window depicting some of Yorkshire's most celebrated structures including the Ribblehead...
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Navy leaves a legacy of literature
"You are to send, at six o'clock this morning, two boats each to the ships named in the Mayfair, for the purpose of conveying them on board the Medusa and Discovery." The order book entry, dated...
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Farmers pigeonholed
Organic farmers tend to be younger, manage smaller farms and rely less on their farms for income than others, an Economic and Social Research Council project has found. They are also more likely to...
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Digital profile revealed on web
The clearest way of assessing universities in the digital age may be found in cyberspace, according to an academic who has conducted a survey of web sites. Martin Dodge, researcher in the Centre for...
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Easy access to animal alternatives promised
RESEARCHERS who perform experiments on live animals are to get access to a European database of alternative techniques, following concerns about the number of animals used. There were 2.64 million...
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Teaching research valued highly
Research into teaching and learning in higher education could receive a significant boost if plans to include it in the next research assessment exercise go ahead. The Higher Education Funding...
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The Hodge dodge
Disgruntled ministers ousted in last week's reshuffle could do worse than step into Margaret Hodge's shoes as chair of the potentially powerful education and employment select committee. After all...
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Coarse details
Organisers of a new women's history MA at the University of Essex had a shock last week after a press release designed to boost recruitment landed them with a full page in the Daily Star. The article...
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Sainsbury for science
Department of Trade and Industry officials are peeved that higher education minister Baroness Blackstone spilled the beans on the identity of the new science minister. The new science supremo, Lord...
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On the Tuscan trail
It is reassuring to know that despite the Labour government's attempts to woo the Liberal Democrats by redrawing the political map there are still small but crucial differences between the two...
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Secret surfers
Plans by Peter Mandelson to reveal "Surfball: The New 21st Century Sport" appear to be floundering. Asked by culture committee MPs probing the Dome project for details about this extraordinary new...