Brussels, 22 Jan 2003 A report on the barriers to the introduction of biological soil treatment in the EU, prepared as part of a project under the 'energy, environment and sustainable development'...
Brussels, 22 Jan 2003 Full text of Document 203/03 Council Register
Brussels, 22 Jan 2003 'Germany and France are today the motor and role model for long term European research cooperation in many areas,' German Research Minister Edelgard Bulmahn has declared....
Biggest higher education upheaval for a generation What does the government's white paper means for UK universities, students and parents? A full summary and analysis of the white paper can be found...
The Better Regulation Task Force has asked the government to open a debate about how scientific research is regulated. It warned that the "government should not close down avenues unless the proposed...
Key points £167 million over two years ring-fenced for rewarding and recruiting staff Pay rises will be linked to staff performance Market supplements to attract the best academics on the...
At university in New Zealand, Michael Kelly’s tutors said he had the potential to be a successful Kiwi academic. They told him to study hard, then go to Cambridge, England, or Cambridge,...
Undergraduates 10,650 Postgraduates 1,880 Students from low social classes 35% Hefce teaching income £29m Hefce research income £1m Income from Hefce ...
Key points Universities to keep all top-up fees raised and they will be wholly additional to the amount received currently from government for teaching New access regulator must be satisfied that...
Key points Non-research intensive universities to quit new research 20 new Knowledge Exchange centres More involvement from regional development agencies in higher education strategies More input...
Key points Grants of £1,000 a year reintroduced from 2004 for students from households with incomes of £10,000 or less Partial grant will be available to those whose families earn up to £20,000 a...
Potential university entrants from state schools should be asked for lower A-level grades than their independent-school counterparts, a funding council study suggests. The work, by analysts at the...
Sir Tim Rice, the lyricist whose collaborations with Lord Lloyd-Webber produced Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar , has been named Cameron Mackintosh visiting...
Higher education institutions are caught in the middle of a confused debate over graduate employability, with their reactions ranging from "we do it already" to "it's not our job", according to a...
South Africa's student aid programme is struggling to keep up with the demand for higher education from hard-up school-leavers whose final grades have improved for the third consecutive year. But...