The government is finalising its detailed response to Richard Lambert's review of business-university collaboration. But was the review sufficiently in touch with the changing nature of the UK...
How can UK universities adapt to global market forces, ask Ted Tapper and David Palfreyman The UK government may be concerned with expanding participation in higher education, but national pressures...
Roger Brown argues that the higher education bill is unlikely to stop the wrangling over quality and standards There has been much talk of the "light touch" quality regime since its introduction, but...
The sentence “However, it is important…” has a distinctly different and more authoritative ‘voice’ than the rather casual opening sentence. Just for good measure, the citation is bogus; an attempt to...
Cover-up at Checkpoint Charlie Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin has been covered in blue plastic to stop drama students from exploiting the most famous cold war border crossing for profit. The young...
Brussels, 03 Jun 2004 Full text of Document 9481/04 Suite of documents 9481/04 Subject: Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the Community, of the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global...
Brussels, 03 Jun 2004 Full text of Document 9482/04 Suite of documents 9482/04 Subject: Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and...
Brussels, 03 Jun 2004 A report by the World Wide Fund (WWF) has found that some chemical substances found in consumer goods like television sets, furniture, fish and meat prevent children's brains...
Brussels, 03 Jun 2004 A recent report published by the French Agency for Health and Environmental Safety (AFSSE) claims that the unrestrained consumption of fossil fuels is killing tens of thousands...
Brussels, 03 Jun 2004 PRIORITY THEME: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-PRIORITY: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEM Research activities having an impact in the short and medium term In the frame of the Third Call...
Brussels, 03 Jun 2004 Scientists and editors of scientific journals are being urged to pay particular attention to the quality of statistics used in research papers, after a new study revealed...
Brussels, 03 Jun 2004 Based on the results of the Commission funded Qual-e-learning project, a conference will be held in Strasbourg, France, on 21 and 22 September aimed at analysing the conditions...
Brussels, 03 Jun 2004 An international Workshop on the Development and Function of the Reproductive Organs will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 12 to 15 June. The workshop will address the more...
Paris, 03 Jun 2004 A new international event, the Universal Forum of Culture, has just opened in Barcelona, Spain. The three main themes are Cultural Diversity, Sustainable Development and Conditions...
Paris, 03 Jun 2004 ESA's Earth Observation Programme Board has just decided which of the six Earth Explorer candidate missions, presented earlier in April at the User Consultation Meeting, will be...