Brussels, 01 August 2002 The EU-STRATA Network on 'Blueprints for an integration of S&T [science and technology] and environmental policy' will host a workshop on 'Instruments for integrating...
Brussels, 01 August 2002 The Fifth European health forum, supported by the European Commission's Research DG and Health and Consumer Protection DG, along with other Austrian and international...
Brussels, 01 August 2002 The European committee for standardisation will hold an international conference on pressure equipment, supported by the European pressure equipment research council (EPERC)...
AoC claims colleges face average cuts of £65k The Association of Colleges claims today that most further education colleges face losses of an average £65,000 because of cuts to the government's ring-...
Poor quality, high dropout rates and unsatisfactory management dog work-based training in England, according to the chief inspector of adult learning. In his first report, David Sherlock said that 60...
Suzanne Cory of the University of Melbourne is one of three winners of the 2002 Royal Society royal medals for scientific achievement. Hers is for her pioneering work on the use of transgenic mice to...
The Learning and Skills Council has made no real impact in its first year, and it must use its £7.3 billion budget to better effect in its second, the Institute of Directors said this week. A survey...
The expert panel led by Northumbria University professor of social work Richard Barker, which investigated child abuse claims on behalf of Newcastle city council and was then sued for libel when its...
A degree is good for your bank balance, health and general quality of life, according to two surveys. Graduates are more likely to own a home, and the average value of that home tops £150,000...
Ulster University researchers have teamed up with Belfast City Hospital to investigate whether soy products offer protection against prostate cancer. Ian Rowland, professor of human nutrition, said...
Dance and drama will receive an extra 10 per cent in fees after the government this week accepted the findings of a review by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Higher education minister Margaret Hodge said: "...
An international research team using expertise from the fields of medicine, biology, chemistry and materials research to develop a scar-free method of closing wounds has won a prestigious €750,000 (£...
The Privy Council has upheld a complaint by the Association of University Teachers that Birmingham University broke its statutes when the vice-chancellor assumed the power to appoint members of a...
Quality watchdogs have demanded "incisive action" at Luton University before there can be full confidence in its academic standards. In an audit report published this week, the Quality Assurance...
Academics at a top-rated Cardiff University school have been told they must pay their own way if they want to attend conferences next year, writes Phil Baty. Staff in the school of English,...