Unions oppose contract reform
A little after dawn last Thursday, the first strikers appeared outside the front entrance of RMIT University in Melbourne. A swelling knot of students and lecturers hoisted placards and handed out...
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Fear of paramilitary quietens protesters
The graffiti daubed on the side of the library building overlooking the National University's Che Guevara Square is blunt: "Don't vote in the referendum - revolution is the solution." But today, it...
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You need to know more than you think ...
Many academics see themselves as mavericks who have to go their own way. This outdated view is bad for everyone, says Bob Brecher Are you thinking of ignoring your manager and ploughing your own...
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Jobwatch: Computing powers up
Computing-related research staff are in the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology's sights as it joins Queen Mary in a bid to boost teams and pull in research council cash. Pat...
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Who got that job?
Mike Wray, 36 Job advertised, THES, January 17 2003 APU, National Coodinator Salary: £32,000 The National Disability Team was seeking an additional coordinator to support its expanded remit in...
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Take some time to think through daily dilemmas
Formal educational development schemes have to pay much more attention to the ethics of teaching, argues Bruce Macfarlane A student asks for an extension for an assignment citing personal reasons. A...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name: Angela Dawson Age: 35 Job: Lecturer, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Salary: £32,537 Qualifications: BA in...
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Greeks go to ground in hunt for lost tomb
Scientists are closing in on the lost tomb of Alexander the Great by using an array of ground-penetrating detection technologies. The mausoleum of the Macedonian king, who carved out one of the...
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Watchdog mauls LBS and Cambridge quality
Quality watchdogs have criticised the control of academic standards at two of the UK's most prestigious higher education institutions. In an audit report this week, the Quality Assurance Agency warns...
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Bac may force change to degrees
Degree programmes may have to be revised if a baccalaureate-style diploma system for 14 to 19-year-olds is introduced, further education college heads have warned, writes Tony Tysome. The plans,...
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Today's news
NUS poll deals new blow to top-up fees The government's plans for top-up student tuition fees will be dealt a further blow today by a National Union of Students poll showing that a big majority of...
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Progress of BT11 GM maize to market: Commission answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 23 October 2003 Verbatim report of proceedings on 23 October 2003, Part A [Question in Greek] Answer The Honourable Member has referred to recent statements made by the Member of the...
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Risks posed by exposure to low intensity electromagnetic fields: Commission answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 23 October 2003 Verbatim report of proceedings on 23 October 2003, Part A Answer The Commission is aware of the study done in the Netherlands. This study focused on relations between...
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Philippe Busquin Commissaire européen chargé de la Recherche Science, culture et enseignement supérieur convergent dans l'espace européen de la recherche
Ouverture de l'année académique 2003 Monsieur le Recteur, Monsieur le Président, Mesdames, Messieurs, C'est un très grand plaisir, pour moi, d'ouvrir cette année académique 2003 à l'Université de...
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Making the world a smaller place
Brussels, 23 Oct 2003 An Austrian company is set to revolutionise communication between Europe's citizens with the launch of a large round screen which allows one-to-one, real time, oral and visual...