Brussels, 14 Apr 2005 EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs has outlined his six energy priorities, which include a closer linkage between energy, environment and research policies. Referring to the...
Brussels, 14 Apr 2005 Europe's deep-ocean margin - where the continental shelf plunges from a depth of 200 metres to the abyssal plain some 4,000 metres below - stretches for some15,000 kilometres,...
Brussels, 14 Apr 2005 A robot that can play table football as well as an advanced human player is one of the winners of the second 'Technology Transfer Award' for outstanding achievements in European...
Brussels, 14 Apr 2005 Austria is to launch a new programme aimed at increasing the number of girls studying science. MUT2 - Mädchen und Technik (Girls and Technology) will receive 1.3...
Brussels, 14 Apr 2005 A workshop on Mediterranean experiences on water reuse, organised by the EU funded MED-REUNET II support programme, will take place in Barcelona, Spain, on 12 and 13 May. The...
Financial fears for 11 universities Government officials are monitoring 11 universities "at risk" of financial failure. Secret files obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal a catalogue...
" Universities strengthen criteria for conference attendance " - The Times Higher, April 8. From: The Office of the Vice-Chancellor. To: Department of Media and Cultural Studies. I enclose the...
In the vacuum that has existed since the rejection of the Tomlinson report on 14-to-19 education the time is ripe for new initiatives on university admissions. If Labour is returned - and quite...
Higher education may not yet be an important topic in this election, but its role in the last one is still causing controversy (page 7). The question has been asked more than once this week whether...
I fear that Frank Furedi's opposition to pre-releasing lecture notes and handouts ("I refuse to hand it to them on a plate", March 25) actually prevents students developing as independent learners...
I was more than a little surprised to read the three letters (April 1) criticising Frank Furedi's column of the previous week since I had thought him spot-on. Of course, there is a difference between...
My eyes nearly fell out of my head on reading Steve Fuller on Plato's Republic : "Six pages are probably sufficient to capture" the significant features of the book (Letters, April 1). This leads to...
I welcome June Purvis's refreshing interpretation of the life and character of Nelson ("How will history judge Horatio Nelson?", April 8). As one who served in the lower ranks of the British Army for...
June Purvis argues against spending more time remembering war leaders such as Nelson on the grounds that history should focus more on women. Could this be the same Purvis who was such an enthusiastic...
The article on the race cases at Brunel University ("Racism row reignited by v-c's remark", April 1) contained a number of significant factual errors and misled readers as to the intention of the...