We'd like to be America
Emulating US university funding schemes could cost UK academia dear, warns Colin Bundy. "I like to be in America! OK by me in America!" sang wide-eyed Anita in West Side Story . Similar enthusiasm...
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Dead end for vocational route?
Sub-degree qualifications are being sidelined to everyone's cost, Ewart Keep and Ken Mayhew say. There seem to be three key assumptions in the Government's plans for higher education expansion: that...
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No synthesis in academe's erratic orbits
Earth calling academics - you're light years away from a consensus about our mission, says Bob Brecher A central element of the way intellectual endeavour has traditionally been conceptualised is as...
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Jobwatch: Push for research cash
The University of East London is advertising for a research director to help staff secure the coveted funds that so often elude new universities. Chris Johnston reports. New universities continue to...
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Who got that job?
Anna Cox Lecturer in Ergonomics / human computer interaction University College London Job advertised in The Times Higher . October 17 2003 Academic interest in the way we use technology is growing...
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Jettison all the jargon and cut to the chase
Learners on foundation degrees at Teesside University won't stand for airy-fairy talk and have amazed tutors with their dedication. Tony Tysome reports. Foundation degrees are still a long way from...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Name : Andrew James Stewart. Age: 32. Job: Lecturer in psychology, Manchester University. Salary: about £30,000. Qualifications: BSc (first class) and a PhD in...
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Oxford to punish hacking hacks
Two student journalists are facing fines and suspension from Oxford University after hacking into the institution's computer system to expose security flaws. Patrick Foster and Roger Waite,...
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UK enjoys a brain gain in young talent
A brain gain in young academic talent from overseas is swelling the ranks of UK universities, new figures reveal. Each year, thousands of young researchers from abroad are securing posts - adding the...
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Discovery of Romanov DNA disputed
A heated scientific dispute over the genetic identification of the remains of the Russian royal family may come to a head at an international conference next week. A group led by Alec Knight, a...
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Today's news
UK enjoys a brain gain in young talent A brain gain in young academic talent from overseas is swelling the ranks of UK universities, analysis by Stephen Court, senior research officer for the...
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Cooperation Between Research Funders in Europe (link)
Brussels, 08 Jul 2004 Full text of Document 11209/04 Suite of documents 11209/04 Subject: Cooperation between Research Funders in Europe Delegations will find attached a Note from the Presidency...
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Agenda of the 295th Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest), 16 July (link)
Brussels, 08 Jul 2004 Full text of Document 37/04 [...] Council Register
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UK universities say no to tobacco industry funding
Brussels, 08 Jul 2004 A new initiative by Cancer Research UK and Universities UK on the issue of tobacco industry funding has been applauded by the world's health bodies. The two organisations have...
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Peat bogs offer new global warming threat, warns UK researcher
Brussels, 08 Jul 2004 Peat bogs around the world are releasing huge amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, and the process could be feeding off itself, creating a snowball effect, a...