News in brief - 20 March 2014
Research and developmentUK鈥檚 spend is below EU averageBritain鈥檚 spending on research and development as a proportion of gross domestic product fell in 2012, according to the latest figures. Data from...
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UCU 'U-turn': some members say leaders are backing off showdown
Some members have branded the University and College Union鈥檚 decision to hold a series of two-hour strikes a 鈥渟hameful鈥 attempt to scale back industrial action over this year鈥檚 1聽per cent pay offer
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Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of聽Life in Digital Capitalism, by Judy Wajcman
It鈥檚 not machines but rather man that makes us dread the clock鈥檚 tick, Stina Lyon discovers
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Nerc casts wide net for science funding ideas
Council to seek suggestions from industry and the public on grant award decisions
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UK science to benefit from long-term capital plan
A commitment by government to consult over a long-term plan for science capital investment has been welcomed by the Lords Science and Technology Committee.
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David Willetts quits as universities minister
Departure announced as Prime Minister carries out cabinet reshuffle
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Multidisciplinary departments: do they work?
Tim Hall describes staff and student experiences of interdisciplinary mergers, including an awkward departmental 鈥榮peed date鈥
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Sabbaticals: no longer so open-ended or available?
Five academics detail how taking leave of the grind has turbocharged their work 鈥 but can everyone get a break?
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News in brief - 24 July 2014
Student visasLords鈥 plea for rethink rebuffedThe chair of the Lords Science and Technology Committee has expressed disappointment that the government is unwilling to review its immigration policies....
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Industries sponsor scholars
Leading companies have already poured Pounds 1 million in to a scholarship scheme launched this week by Surrey University. The Surrey Scholars' scheme was launched as part of Science, Engineering and...
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UK strategy for nanotech may be 'too little, too late'
The government's long-awaited nanotechnology strategy, to help the UK tap into a market worth a potential $1 trillion, may be too little, too late, an expert has warned. Commenting on last week's...
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Summary of comments received on Department for Transport's draft evidence and research strategy
London, 20 September 2006 Evidence and Research Strategy Evidence and Research Strategy - Executive summary In January 2006, a draft version of the Evidence and Research Strategy was published on the...
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Essex changes tack on strike pay row
V-c acknowledges 鈥榓gonising鈥 decision faced by staff over two-hour walkout
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Parliament calls for more a more scientifically based environment and health strategy
Brussels, 01 Apr 2004 MEPs have responded positively to the Commission's report on a 'European Environment and Health Strategy', although 'In scientific terms, the EU is still making too much...
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Fred Deakin of Lemon Jelly joins University of the Arts London
Who got that job? Recording artist takes up chair in interactive design. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments