Diversity is the new holy grail of higher education policy; so easy to extol, so hard to achieve. Two models are emerging: diversity between institutions and diversity within institutions. Diversity...
Unions are clinging to national pay bargaining while all around tides of differential pay are rising. Professors have flown the coop, their pay negotiated individually. This route, together with...
Luxembourg, 17 April 2002 Full text I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The EEA EFTA States welcome the proposal for the regulation on genetically modified (GM) food and feed. This represents a major initiative...
Brussels, 17 April 2002 The Icelandic government announced last week its plan to introduce legislation allowing it to provide financial guarantees as part of a general initiative to encourage...
Budget roundup Education awaits bigger prize in spending review In his budget, the chancellor promised rises in the direct grants sent to all 24,000 headteachers as part of a £0 million package to...
Brussels, 17 April 2002 Following the destruction of an experimental field trial with genetically modified colza in Alost, Belgium, last week, the latest in a series of recent attacks on field trials...
Brussels, 17 April 2002 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) should be operational by the end of 2002, according to Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner David Byrne. Speaking at a...
Brussels, 17 April 2002 An international conference on the human genome has heard that total transparency in research is vital if the public are see the work of geneticists and cell technologists in...
Funding chiefs mull future shape of UK HE Funding chiefs meeting in Manchester today are considering the shape of higher education for the next ten years. Universities will be expected to excel in at...
Brussels, 16 April 2002 The information society and telecoms regulations have been the subjects of discussion between the Commission and both the USA and China at the beginning of April. EU...
Brussels, 16 April 2002 A European Commission information campaign is necessary to inform the public of the risks and benefits of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), according to the Economic and...
Paris, 16 April 2002 A cosmopolitan crew representing the nations of Italy, Russia and South Africa will make history when they are launched into space next week from the Baikonur launch site in...
Brussels, 16 April 2002 The 10th annual 'High-technology small firms' (HTSF) conference will take place at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, on 10 and 11 June 2002. The event, organised by...
Paris, 16 April 2002 A joint ESA and UNESCO scheme to keep watch on endangered gorilla habitats from space is the subject of a two-day ESRIN workshop this week. Representatives of UNESCO (United...
MP warns of rise in dropouts Labour MP Barry Sheerman has warned that more students will drop out if the government sticks to its plans to get half of all people under 30 into higher education. He...