Learning skills in HE
Learning skills in higher education Published in The Times Higher on May 13 2005, in association with Palgrave Macmillan Leader "How realistic is it to seek to instil in students skills that,...
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Bologna supplement
Bologna: a dream to reality Published in The Times Higher on April 1 2005 Introduction 2010: a shared space odyssey As her country prepares to host the key ministerial meeting in May,...
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Will we rob Peter to pay Pavel?
A European Court ruling on EUstudents' eligibility for loans while studying in Britain is just one recent change that could affect the fortunes of UK universities, reports Harriet Swain Karim Mijal...
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Voters who double-click don't want double talk, just real interaction with their politicians
With a general election looming, Huw Richards speaks to an academic about the internet's effect on political participation Stephen Coleman is one of those academics fated to spend part of his time...
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O brave new world of caffe latte and couscous 1
In the last in our series, English and Scots team leaders meet the challenge of taking student catering from stodgy past to cosmopolitan future Lizzie Anderson of Stirling University's catering...
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O brave new world of caffe latte and couscous 2
In the last in our series, English and Scots team leaders meet the challenge of taking student catering from stodgy past to cosmopolitan future York University's Helen Matheson casts envious eyes at...
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Peer power in a costume drama
Alan Macfarlane considers what makes law effective. Is it down to demographics, isolation, independence from politics or a belief in the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? In most...
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Swedish Studies Shed Light on How People View Science and Why (links)
Brussels, 30 Mar 2005 How Teachers View Science, 2004 - interview survey How Researchers View Public and Science, 2003 - interview survey The Swedes have turned the tables in the science and society...
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Commission presents ideas for increasing gender equality in science
Brussels, 30 Mar 2005 The European Commission has drafted a staff working document outlining the main challenges that must be addressed in order to increase gender equality in science. In addition to...
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UK Environment Agency: Consultation on future regulation of disposal of radioactive
London 30 March 2005 Windscale Public Consultation Explanatory document [download time 2 minutes] Appendixes [download time 1 minute] Index [download ineffective 30 March 2005] We have been reviewing...
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Aeronautics: taking the Strategic Research Agenda forward
Brussels, 30 March 2005 The Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe presents the second edition of its Strategic Research Agenda (SRA-2) today in Brussels. Two years after the launch of...
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Europe must invest more in cancer research, finds survey
Brussels, 30 Mar 2005 Europe needs to double the amount it spends on cancer research, concludes a new survey on the way cancer research is funded across the EU. The European Cancer Research Funding...
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EU and Japan pledge further climate change research cooperation
Brussels, 30 Mar 2005 The European Union and Japan have highlighted their common objectives in the field of climate change research, and have pledged to strengthen scientific cooperation in the near...
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Workshop on the INSPIRE proposed directive
Brussels, 30 Mar 2005 A workshop on a European Spatial Data Infrastructure (ESDI) and the INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe) proposed directive will take place in Alghero,...
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Satellite survey enhances knowledge of Tuscan landslides
Paris, 30 Mar 2005 The 240-km-long River Arno winds its way seaward through the tranquil countryside of Umbria and Tuscany, but this tranquillity masks potential danger. There are more than 300 areas...