Brussels, 08 May 2003 Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy - Rapporteur: Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza
Brussels, 08 May 2003 A European conference and workshop on innovative mass storage technologies, IMST 2003, will take place during MINATEC week in Grenoble, France, from 23 to 24 September. The...
Historians bite back at Clarke The Royal Historical Society has condemned the government's higher education white paper as narrowly utilitarian saying it ignores universities' role in the "pursuit of...
Clarke dismisses medieval historians Education secretary Charles Clarke has again attacked learning for learning's sake by saying that the public purse should not fund "ornamental" subjects such as...
As the annual league tables hit the news pages, London's Birkbeck College has come up with a ruse to place itself as pick of the crop. It has devised an alternative league table based on this year's...
Saturday The Cubana flight is an introduction to so much about Cuba: a touchy-feely culture where the steward unselfconsciously holds your hand and shoulder while asking what you want to drink....
Hopelessly flawed assessment traps UK research in the past, says Robin Hambleton Over Easter, I leafed through a copy of The THES on a visit to England. Before taking up a position as a dean at the...
Universities can stop students dropping out by considering their goals, says Rosanna Breen Motivation is my thing. In my maths A-level class, my friends and I sat at the back of class chatting while...
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage. Name: Murray Fraser Age: 44 Job: Professor of architecture, University of Westminster. Salary: When taken from all sources...
The government-backed UK eUniversities Worldwide was attacked this week by one of Britain's top e-learning experts. Steve Molyneux, director of the Telford-based Learning Lab, said he was shocked by...
Down to business Angels fly to the aid of university spin-offs Rise of the undead Meg Barker looks at the growing attraction of vampirism in modern culture Les Choix d'Henri Cartier Bresson Andrew...
Four more academics have joined the protest over the further concentration of research. Some 34 panel chairs from the 2001 research assessment exercise have threatened to withdraw their help in...
Oxford University Student Union has criticised plans by colleges, spearheaded by Trinity, to raise rents. Trinity plans a 57 per cent increase over four years, adding more than £4,000 to student...
The number of graduates applying to do teacher training in Britain is up 15 per cent on last year, according to figures released this week. The Graduate Teacher Training Registry statistics show the...
Alison Richard, Cambridge University's vice-chancellor elect, is recovering from a riding accident. Professor Richard, provost of Yale University, had her spleen removed after falling from a horse...