Think big to win a share of Europe's pot of gold
Early-career researchers with 'groundbreaking' work may earn an ERC windfall, reports Matt Rooney
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Grant winners
The Wellcome TrustThe 2008 Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships have been announced. Subsequent to an initial offer of 20 awards, 17 newly qualified postdoctoral researchers have been selected...
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Clocking on
Misha Ahrens looks forward to spending the four years of his Henry Wellcome Fellowship studying our perception of time
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Appointments
Sir Timothy O'Shea has been appointed chair of the Joint Information Systems Committee, the body that manages the universities' computer network, from January. Currently principal and vice-chancellor...
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Progressively benighted
Jonathan Taylor posits that our emphasis on the advancement of knowledge can crush creativity
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Generation Y is wired up and ready for action so what's the problem?
Graham Manville and Gill Schiel outline the challenges institutions face harnessing the potential of this new whirlpool of talent
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Deus ex machinations
The precedents, the tear-stained notes, the wisdom of Solomon (The External): Frank Burnet wonders whatever happened to exam boards
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1,000 British academics given ratings on US website
Anxiety mounts as students offer their verdict on whether lecturers are hot. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Libelled lecturer awarded £10K
Salford pays for refusal to apologise over expense claim allegation. Melanie Newman reports
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The week in higher education
Parents "dread" their children going to university because they fear financial ruin as they struggle to pay for higher education, according to a survey widely reported on 7 August. "University, a...
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'Utopian' institution is disowned by academics
Board members, co-founder and university step away from Sussex centre, says Melanie Newman
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Scholars remain unconvinced about the value of professional doctorates
Paper says PhD is still the 'gold standard' despite rise of work-based study, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Leeds Met caps tuition fees for a fourth year
Leeds Metropolitan University has announced that it will keep its fees capped at £2,000 for the fourth successive year.In a statement, the university said its governors had voted unanimously to set...
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Physicists fear mergers on horizon
Next month's Wakeham review may call for greater focus on applied research. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Degree of optimism as engineering on the up
Despite growing fears for the future of engineering, degree courses are enjoying a surge of popularity, according to a report from the Engineering and Technology Board.The number of applications to...