N8 misses a trick over funding
So David Secher, Cambridge University's research director, has been appointed chief executive of N8 - the partnership of research-intensive northern universities that aims to seriously ruffle the...
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No news is bad news
There were reports of serious unrest among the governing council of University College London this week. Another row over the college's rebranding? A debate about the future of the federal University...
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Artful dodgers hide behind Act
A veil of secrecy has descended, it seems, over the art adorning the walls of Bristol University. The Times Higher asked all universities for information about their art collections for a feature in...
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Always listen to your peers
A pointed Parliamentary question from David Cameron, the Tory leadership hopeful and shadow education secretary, appears to have backfired. He asked when was it decided that August 1, 2005 should be...
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A jack tar and bit of a jack the lad
Lord Horatio Nelson, who died defeating the Napoleonic fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, had an elaborate funeral at St Paul's Cathedral. It was the first state ceremony for...
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Why I believe that political research is too important to languish in journals
The other day, a balding thirtysomething academic sat on a bench in central London reading a fictitious newspaper. Despite the cold, he read the same pages - which contained nothing but gibberish -...
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Del.icio.us way to talk
To become transliterate, publishers need to start a dialogue with e-learners, Sue Thomas says Transliteracy. It's another of those new usages for old concepts. It was originally applied to the...
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Handle China with extra care
We must be helpful, honest and forthright when dealing with overseas students, says Tom Thomas For those of us grappling with international marketing and overseas targets, this year's 22.5 per cent...
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European scientists develop H7N1 avian flu vaccine
Brussels, October 2005 Supported by the EU Research Framework Programme, influenza experts from the UK, Italy and Norway, working with vaccine researchers from Sanofi Pasteur in France, have...
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Legal protection of biotechnological inventions
Brussels, Oct 2005 By approving on Wednesday a joint resolution on the patenting of biotechnological inventions, Parliament confirmed its support for biotechnology, but only within an appropriate...
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European Patent Office Press Release in Response to EP Vote on Biotech Inventions (link)
Munich, Oct 2005 Full text "The EPO follows the EU's Directive on biotechnology patents" The European Patent Office (EPO) has noted the concern that several groups in the European Parliament have...
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EU funded project launches technology roadmap for agent-based computing
Brussels, Oct 2005 A roadmap which suggests how agent-based computing could develop over the next decade has been launched, presenting a vision of the development of this technology, its application...
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Agreement on Earth observation data signed by Commission and ESA
Brussels, Oct 2005 An agreement on space-based information services and access to, and provision of, Earth observation data was signed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Commission's Joint...
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Conference on replacing animal testing with alternative methods
Brussels, October 2005 In Europe, about 11 million animals are used for experiments and other scientific purposes each year. Although 30 years ago about three times as many animals were used, the...
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Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen: Towards a knowledge-based European economy -- European Investment Bank Forum
Helsinki, October 2005 Mr. President, Mr. Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to this Forum. I am looking forward to an active exchange of views on the reform efforts needed in...