Brussels, 19 October 2006 European Chambers of Commerce couldn't agree more on the need to invest in the innovation capacity of Europe. In this respect, EUROCHAMBRES applauds the Commission proposal...
Helsinki, 19 October 2006 Finland has decided to make a strong commitment to the ARTEMIS Joint Technology Initiative. The objective of the ARTEMIS initiative is to promote the implementation of...
Brussels, 19 October 2006 Full text of Document 292/06 Suite of documents 292/06 Brussels, 18 October COPY OF LETTER from Mr Genc POLLO, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Albania,...
Brussels, 19 October 2006 Studies conducted by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission show a huge potential for saving energy through better energy efficiency. Fewer than three out of...
Brussels, 19 October 2006 Energy Efficiency Action Plan COM(2006) 545 Saving 20% by 2020 MEMO/06/387 Commissioner Piebalgs and Bob the Builder remind children of the importance of energy efficiency...
Brussels, 19 October 2006 Finland's Technical Research Centre (VTT) has developed a software framework for environmental monitoring applications which could be used in fields as diverse as the...
Brussels, 19 October 2006 A European research consortium recently got a €2.8 million boost from the EU's research funding programme to develop a search engine that responds to questions asked orally...
Brussels, 19 October 2006 This event aims to contribute to the strategic development of a common European approach to the human physiome. It will provide an opportunity for the Community at large to...
Hawking to divorce wife after 11 years' marriage Stephen Hawking is to divorce for a second time, it was reported yesterday. Lawyers have lodged divorce papers at Cambridge County Court to end his 11...
Some departments meet the QAA requirement to publish external examiners' reports online by providing their own summaries - The Times Higher, October 13 . Right, Maureen. What's the first line of...
Compact schemes were among the first manifestations of a proactive approach by universities to broadening their intake of students - and in many cases the most successful. Demand for higher education...
The decision to post summaries of external examiners' reports on the Teaching Quality Information website was a headline-grabbing initiative that few expected to be worthwhile. Ministers wanted an...
"Bonus culture sweeps sector" (October 13) told only half the story. It said that university managements were resorting to various forms of performance-related pay for "top-performing academics" and...
The performance-related measures being introduced are based on a simplistic managerial theory of human behaviour for which there is scant evidence. In fact, there are several problems with target-...
Whatever the merits or otherwise of metrics in research assessment, if it results in greater concentration of funding ("Treasury focus on top 10", October 13), this is sufficient in itself to reject...