Still under social sail
In case my colleagues in the social policy community think I've jumped ship, may I reassure them that I am still professor of social policy (not public policy as stated in My Revolting Past, January...
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Back a brand and earn as you learn
Undergraduates can grab a share of a £10 billion market by exploiting their student status, reports Harriet Swain. Every month, 18-year-old Andrea receives £70 for a couple of hours, work. Last...
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Under the skin of the woman in black
During her lifetime, Susan Sontag was feted and disparaged in equal measure but, writes Angela McRobbie, she always remained true to herself. How strange it is that, for one to whom the word feminism...
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The Right must get radical and go back to 'small-c' roots
The Tories can win over academics who feel that Labour is dabbling in social engineering if they are willing to learn a thing or two from their sceptical forebears, says Kieron O'Hara. Let me begin...
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The door is always open for friends in the North
Scots and Canadians share more than egalitarian ideals. They both have challenging neighbours, says Olga Wojtas. Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau memorably described his country's...
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Dirty war smoulders on in wake of disaster
Aid workers hope their presence can end years of bloodshed in Aceh but the Indonesian military has other ideas, says Damien Kingsbury. As bodies are buried, debris is cleared and rebuilding gets...
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OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI): 2004/2 edition (link)
Paris, 19 Jan 2005 This biannual publication provides a set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of the efforts undertaken by OECD Member countries and eight non-member economies (...
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IST programme must be preserved, but with reforms, concludes five-year assessment
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 Europe's Information Society Technologies (IST) research programme is a unique resource and should therefore be reinforced, according to the conclusions of an expert panel that...
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EU wants European workers to 'have a go' alone
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 The EU has announced plans to encourage workers to create their own businesses in a bid to reach its goal of becoming the world's most competitive economy by 2010. Following the...
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UNICE response to the questionnaire regarding the review of the Community framework for state aid for research and development
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 Full text Introduction At the Barcelona meeting of the European Council in March 2002, Heads of State and Government agreed that research and technological development in the EU...
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Antarctic Collision Path of Earth's Largest Floating Object Monitored by Envisat
Paris, 19 Jan 2005 Some anticipated the 'collision of the century': the vast, drifting B15-A iceberg was apparently on collision course with the floating pier of ice known as the Drygalski ice tongue...
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Closer ties between ESA and Russia
Paris, 19 Jan 2005 Today in Moscow, ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain and the Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Anatoly Perminov signed an agreement for long-term cooperation and...
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Research central to Polish National Development Plan
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 Poland's Council of Ministers has adopted a National Development Plan for 2007 to 2013, confirming the role that research is set to play in the country's development. 'Joining...
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Minister announces R&D partnership between US and Ireland - North and South
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 A new research and development (R&D) partnership has emerged between the US, Ireland and Northern Ireland, the Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment,...
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MEPs look for balance between protecting IPR and ensuring access to medicine
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 At a hearing on 18 January, the European Parliament's Trade Committee heard assorted views on whether new intellectual property legislation in developing countries is affecting...