Brussels, 17 Sep 2004 Although the technology is still in the early stages of development, high powered distributed computing networks, known as Grids, have already become a strategic objective...
Scientists size up designer drugs The Royal Society will today launch a year-long inquiry into the feasibility of developing drugs that are tailored to an individual patient's genetic makeup. The...
There is no excuse for a badly run conference, says Susan Bassnett, just take care over the details and delegate When David Lodge published the tale of academic life, Small World , he changed the way...
The start of the academic year has seen a flurry of activity in education research, with experts in early years development and staff accreditation in particular demand, reports Martyn Bull After a...
Job advertised in The Times Higher , January 30 2004 At Gloucester University, the chaplaincy plays an important role in student life and complements other support services provided by the university...
Universities pride themselves on being able to confront uncomfortable truths. But at Birmingham, senior managers' hearts must have sunk after an internal report concluded that the university was...
Karan Bilimoria, whose Cobra beer has helped to wash down countless curries, was this week named the Government's graduate entrepreneur. Mr Bilimoria, who came up with the idea of Cobra beer while...
* David Halton , deputy vice-chancellor of the University of the West of England, has been appointed vice-chancellor of Glamorgan University, replacing Adrian Webb on his retirement in 2005. *...
A two-step university applications process could be introduced as a halfway house between the current reliance on predicted exam results and a full-blown post-qualifications process, it emerged this...
Teaching academics in a war zone was never going to be an easy task, but this did not stop Anthony "Skip" Basiel and Raphael "Ralf" Commins helping lecturers and students in the Gaza Strip - an...
The Trades Union Congress is expected to back lecturers in their attempts to stop the introduction of performance-related pay by institutions such as Nottingham University. The Association of...
The number of applicants accepted to university this year is up 2.1 per cent from 350,724 in 2003 to 358,229, according to the latest figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.
A flourishing, man-made rainforest that features plants from around the world is baffling scientists at Liverpool John Moores University. The rainforest covering Green Mountain on Ascension Island,...
Part-time further and adult education lecturers are underpaid and poorly supported by their institutions despite being highly professional and committed to their jobs, according to a survey carried...
The first academic qualification in knowledge transfer is due to start next month. The postgraduate certificate will be awarded by the Open University in collaboration with the Association of...