Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency, and Promise of Tackling Climate Change, by Nicholas Stern
Time is critical if we are to find a workable, affordable and fair way of dealing with carbon emissions, Steven Yearley discovers
Time is critical if we are to find a workable, affordable and fair way of dealing with carbon emissions, Steven Yearley discovers
The government needs to act fast to maintain British excellence in the sciences and humanities in an era of Brexit, they say
Nicholas Stern, a professor of economics and government at the London School of Economics, and Haleh Afshar, a professor of politics and women's studies at York University, are to be appointed to the...
Former Iraq weapons inspector Hans Blix is due to receive an honorary doctor of law from Cambridge University in June. The university will also award honorary degrees to Baroness O'Neill, philosopher...
Ministers must demonstrate that assessing ‘excellence’ does more good than harm, says Dorothy Bishop
A debate on whether “an arts degree is a waste of time and money” saw the motion decisively defeated.
A Blueprint for a Safer Planet: How to Manage Climate Change and Create a New Era of Progress and Prosperity by Nicholas Stern, I.G. Patel chair, head of the India Observatory and chair of the...
National University of Ireland, GalwayNicholas CannyA professor has expressed his "surprise and delight" at becoming the first academic from the Republic of Ireland to sit on the governing body of...
Politics and international studies research being carried out in UK universities is "world class", and the field is well placed for the future, according to an independent international review. The...
The president of Tanzania, Benjamin Mkapa, is to press other African heads of state to appeal for G8 involvement in revitalising Africa's universities in an address at this month's African Union...
Paris, 3 November 2006 OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has welcomed the publication this week of the Stern Review to the UK government on the economic consequences of climate change. The report...
The Government needs to invest political energy in supporting a creative climate for research into the environment before it is too late, says Sara Parkin In January, Chancellor Gordon Brown asked...
Brussels, 31 October 2006 Stern Review 'It is not in doubt that if the science is right, the consequences for our planet are literally disastrous. And this disaster is not set to happen in some...
...about tackling global warming? Despite talk of a volte-face on climate change by Bush, US scientists remain sceptical of his Administration's commitment. Stephen Phillips reports As issues that...
Historian Olwen Hufton is the sole standard bearer for the arts among a plethora of eminent scientists recognised at the head of the Queen's Birthday Honours, writes Paul Hill. Professor Hufton,...