Essential services
To extrapolate from the Effective Approaches report ("Well-being moves up the student retention agenda", THES, September 19) that a "one-stop-shop" model for student services departments will aid...
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Essential services
I was pleased to see Rick Trainor, vice-chancellor of Greenwich University, arguing for more money for student services. Integrated student support is essential for all students to progress, not just...
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Laurie Taylor column
From: The Office of the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Dear Professor Lapping As you will no doubt have read in The THES, and indeed in the more popular press, it is the government's intention...
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Leader: Any reform must be clearly better
The review of university admissions, published this week by Steven Schwartz's task force, sensibly sticks to principles rather than becoming bogged down in the practicality of reforms. But even that...
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Leader: Collegiate conundrum
The cloistered world of the Oxbridge college has always been one where disagreements can fester and grow into something more serious. From Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers to Colin Dexter's tales...
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Alan Ryan
Universities UK needs to grow a backbone and stand up to Charles Clarke over higher education funding. Anyone seriously concerned about the underfunded and run-down state of English higher education...
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Enterprise Grant Programme 2003 - Calls for proposals: 4bis (links)
Brussels, 24 Sep 2003 Action 4bis: MEDDRA deadline /10/2003 Call for proposals Proposal Submission forms (including guidelines) Forward budget Financial Identification form (please fill in the...
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Sixth Framework Programme: Regular update of the section - Open Calls for Proposals and Expressions of Interest in FP6
Brussels, 24 Sep 2003 Open Calls for Proposals and expression of interest in FP6 (spanish) Open Calls for Proposals and expression of interest in FP6 (german) Open Calls for Proposals and expression...
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Clear link between breast cancer in mothers and tumours in children, claims study
Brussels, 24 Sep 2003 Mothers of children suffering from certain types of cancer have an increased risk of developing breast cancer, according to the results of a study presented on 24 September at...
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Congress to address ITS and enlargement
Brussels, 24 Sep 2003 The intelligent transport systems (ITS) congress and exhibition 'moving towards an integrated Europe' will take place in Budapest, Hungary, from 24 to 26 May 2004. 'The main...
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Monitoring the geological environment
Brussels, 24 Sep 2003 An international conference on the monitoring, simulation and remediation of the geological environment will take place in Segovia, Spain, from 5 to 7 July 2004. The event will...
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ESA's SMART-1 satellite ready for lift-off
Paris, 24 Sep 2003 Follow the SMART-1 launch from an ESA or Arianespace establishment. During the night of Saturday /Sunday 28 September, ESA's SMART-1 satellite will be launched by an Ariane 5...
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Call for tenders: study on the impacts of Galileo on road transport
Brussels, 24 Sep 2003 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a call for tenders related to a study of the impacts on road transport of Galileo, Europe's planned satellite...
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Post-information on Enterprise Grants awarded in 2002 in the field of Research-promoting innovation and Change (link)
Brussels, 24 Sep 2003 Full text Enterprise DG http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/ind ex_en.htm
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EP Committee favours Commission's research action plan
Brussels, 24 Sep 2003 A Parliamentary Committee has backed the Commission's proposal to strengthen Europe's knowledge society through more research investment, but stresses the devil is not the...