Students offered access to Newcastle University with lower A-level grades because of their backgrounds are less likely to fail their exams and are at no greater risk of dropping out than other...
Higher tuition fees will be a disaster for social inclusion, researchers will tell a conference today. Working-class students recognise that cheaper degrees from new universities are worth less in...
The Learning and Skills Council yesterday launched consultation on the government's plans to reform 14-19 education and training. Colleges, employers and local authorities will be asked to respond to...
Brussels, 30 Jan 2003 A FP6 topical information meeting on geological disposal is taking place in Brussels on March 12. The event will inform members of the research community intending to prepare a...
Brussels, 30 Jan 2003 The European Commission has published corrigenda to the calls for proposals under the Sixth Framework Programme's specific programme 'Integrating and strengthening the European...
Brussels, 30 Jan 2003 An event assessing the progress of 19 research projects on the Aral Sea is to take place from 4 to 8 April in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The event is being organised by INTAS, an...
Brussels, 30 Jan 2003 A discussion paper by the WWF (world wildlife fund) and the European Environmental Bureau claims that the EU's new chemicals policy will promote innovation. The Commission is...
Brussels, 30 January 2003 Discussion Platform, Brussels, 30-31 January, 2003 Q. What are the background and objectives of this event? The need to increase crop yields in developing countries in a...
Bruxelles, le 30 janvier 2003 Mesdames et Messieurs, Je suis honoré de pouvoir m'adresser à un public aussi nombreux, diversifié et international. Cette assemblée est à l'image de l'Espace européen...
Paris, 30 Jan 2003 Space is certainly a cold place, but spacecraft have to face extremely high temperatures when they are exposed to the Sun's radiation. However, there are other extreme situations...
Brussels, 30 January 2003 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has launched an innovative joint pilot study together with regional Italian environmental protection agency Agenzia...
Researchers in the arts and humanities can look forward to more funding opportunities after last week's announcement that the Arts and Humanities Research Board is to become a research council. AHRB...
A significant rise in job vacancies for graduates, coupled with continuing growth in starting salaries, supports the government's arguments for introducing top-up fees, according to the Association...
The number of young women who leave chemistry after postgraduate study is an "unforgivable waste", according to an eminent chemical engineer. Julia Higgins, professor of polymer science at Imperial...
Research directors will be tipped off about their chances of success before deciding whether to enter the next research assessment exercise, under plans being developed for the funding councils....