Scientists call for reason in GM row
The most heated academic dispute over genetically modified organisms since Arpad Pusztai fed potatoes to his laboratory rats has prompted 100 prominent scientists from across the globe to petition...
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The world won't wait for us
Without modern governance, Cambridge risks losing its leading global position, argues Malcolm Grant Cambridge is one of the world's truly great universities. Yet keeping its position in the world is...
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Why I... believe in the healing power of memory
Memory is a dynamic and creative force that seeks not only past understanding but also future inspiration. We remember for ourselves - but also, and more important, we remember for the benefit of our...
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Commission supports inter-parliamentary meeting on renewable energy
Brussels, 07 March 2002 The fourth inter-parliamentary meeting on renewable energy resources in the EU will take place in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, from 19 to 21 April. The European Commission,...
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Spanish agriculture minister signs Latin American food research agreement
Brussels, 07 March 2002 An agreement supporting research into new technologies for food distribution has been signed by the Spanish Minister for agriculture, fisheries and food and current president...
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Latest news
Jobs axe raised as funding cuts bite Universities UK today warned of "significant" job losses as the safety net protecting universities that fail to attract students was partially withdrawn. Roderick...
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Rules that rob our research
Funding bodies should encourage doctoral students to pursue flexible cutting-edge study, not tie them down with red tape, argue Diana Leonard and Kelly Coate Living on a meagre research council...
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No bailout for unfilled places
Universities will be left to sink or swim after funding chiefs decided not to bail out institutions that recruit too few students for longer than a year. The funding council was rumoured to be...
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For the record
Lecturers protest at further redundancies Lecturers at Middlesex University lobbied its board of governors this week in protest at restructuring and redundancy. Members of lecturers' union Natfhe are...
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UUK fails to clear report with v-cs
Universities UK's submission to the government's student-support review failed to reflect the views of many of its vice-chancellor members, it was claimed this week, writes Alan Thomson. A number of...
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DFES underspends budget as RAE goes short
Higher education may be starved of cash for expansion, research and pay if the education department fails to spend its allocated budget. Treasury officials are keeping a close eye on the Department...
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Heavy hitters winded by huge budget cuts
Research universities, medical schools and Oxford head the list of casualties in today's funding allocations. Alison Goddard reveals the RAE victims. Medical schools, research universities and even...
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Academics seek role in combating political apathy among voters
Researchers are urging the Scottish Executive to repeat a unique voter education campaign to combat political apathy. But Martin Cloonan of Glasgow University's department of adult and continuing...
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Whistleblowers
Universities criticised for double-charging Universities have been cashing in on a fast-track graduate teacher-training initiative by double-charging for training and thereby "penalising" schools and...
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Don's Diary: Helping secure Olympic victory
Spring 2000 I arrive in Edinburgh looking for research collaboration and keen to set up activities linking engineering, materials and sport. Dave Saunders, a physiologist who works with elite...