Brussels, 08 Jun 2006 Full text of Document 252/06 Suite of documents 252/06 Subject: 165th CSO meeting on /28 June 2006, agenda item 14 - Proposal for a Pilot call for specific COST Actions "Young...
Brussels, 08 Jun 2006 Full text of Document 2069/06 A first EU coordination meeting will take place on Monday 12 June 2006 at 8h30 to prepare the 1st session of the Governing Body. NB: Delegates'...
Brussels, 08 Jun 2006 The European research community is continually told that it is dancing to an alarming tune - the Pied Piper of US investment lures people, companies and ideas out of Europe to...
Brussels, 8 June 2006 Following a wide-ranging consultation of stakeholders and Member States, the Commission today adopted a new Communication fleshing out its plan for the establishment of a...
Brussels, 8 June 2006 In a Communication to the European Council adopted on 22 February, the Commission proposed to set up a new flagship for excellence in higher education, research and innovation:...
Brussels, 08 Jun 2006 What? Presentation of "EPIZONE" When? 13 June 2006 (presentations from 9-12, press conference at 12:30) Where? Centre de Conférence Albert Borschette (Room 2C) Rue...
Brussels, 08 Jun 2006 The Irish government has announced the creation of a EUR 30 million fund to improve technology transfer between higher education institutions and the private sector. The fund...
Student protest ends in riot Greek police fired teargas into a student rally yesterday after it was infiltrated by rioters. A group of hooded youths broke away from a 6,000-strong crowd protesting...
DISPUTE BULLETIN This week, a selection of vice-chancellors describe their reactions to the latest developments: Vice-chancellor, Old Sarum Well, of course, some people felt I'd been a little...
Sally Feldman tends to her frayed nerves and rejoices that a particularly bitter chapter in university history is closed So it's over. And we're all breathing a collective sigh of relief that the...
On the face of it, PQA - post-qualification application - is the only rational way to handle university admissions. More information on an applicant is better than less; newer evidence is better than...
Off-the-cuff remarks at occasions such as Monday's launch of the Centre for European Reform's report on European universities do not constitute spending commitments. But Gordon Brown's...
The overwhelming reaction of academics and students, articulated by Sally Feldman, will be relief that the assessment boycott is over. Even in the unlikely event of union members rejecting their...
I welcome last week's article by David Cesarani, "The Left's 'anti-Semitism' can't go unchallenged", which makes some very good points concerning the recent resurgence of anti-Israel rhetoric in...
We are all members of the Association of University Teachers/University and College Union. We are also members of BRICUP, the British Committee for Universities in Palestine, an organisation...