From today's UK papers
Schools really are better, says Ofsted Tony Blair has ordered cabinet ministers to take lessons from education on improving public services as evidence is published today showing that schools are...
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Declaration by Commissioner Philippe Busquin
Brussels, 01 February 2002 European Commissioner for Research Philippe Busquin has welcomed the outcome of Wednesday's vote in the German Bundestag to allow the import - under strict conditions - of...
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Final Results of the Informal Seminar of Industry and Research Ministers
Brussels, 01 February 2002 The Spanish Presidency convened for the first time a joint Informal Seminar of Industry and Research Ministers, which took place in S’Agaró-Girona on 1-2 February 2002 At a...
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From today's UK papers
UUK backs student complaints overhaul Students should have access to an independent complaints procedure, according to Universities UK, which said that the government should introduce a UK-wide...
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Latest news
Open University closes US operation The United States Open University is being shut after failing to recruit enough students. It will close at the end of June. OU staff seconded to the USOU will...
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Amended proposed decisions concerning the specific programmes implementing the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Community and Euratom
Brussels, 01 February 2002 Amended proposals for COUNCIL DECISIONS concerning the specific programmes implementing the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 of the European Community for research,...
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A Framework Cooperation Agreement between ESA and Brazil is signed (agreements with Poland and India renewed)
Paris, 01 February 2002 ESA on the world stage - international agreements with Brazil, Poland and India The year has got off to a busy start in terms of international relations, with a number of key...
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Netgazette
APPOINMENTS Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London Conrad Atkinson has been appointed distinguished visiting professor to the institute, the first practising artist to be invited...
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For the record
AUT decries stealth introduction of PRP The Association of University Teachers has vowed to fight the back-door introduction of performance-related pay amid concerns that national pay bargaining...
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Next week
News V-c money: exclusive THES league table of vice-chancellors' pay. Features Tim Birkhead and David Buss assess the science behind that St. Valentine Plus : Fred Inglis examines the legacy of...
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NHSU chief outlines future vision
The National Health Service University may eventually provide courses for patients as well as staff, the incoming chief executive Bob Fryer said this week. "In a patient-centred NHS, courses for...
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Screws get on with cons in TV experiment
The BBC's follow-up to the notorious Stanford prison experiment ended early with fraternisation between guards and inmates rather than the disturbing violence of the original research. There had been...
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Vulnerable may get extra cash
The government's review of undergraduate support may recommend means-tested, non-repayable grants and fee waivers for part-time, mature and disabled students. The review is expected to conclude that...
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Access chill sets in for DFES
The education department's top civil servant has admitted that the government has "a mountain to climb" to reach its 50 per cent participation target and has warned that it will be "even more...
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Foreign audits under threat
Staff shortages may force the Quality Assurance Agency to stop auditing overseas operations, a move that could undermine Britain in the global higher education market. Acting QAA chief executive...