Turbulent and Mighty Continent: What Future for Europe?, by Anthony Giddens
Roger Morgan on a peer’s review of Brussels’ weaknesses
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FP7 to play essential role in EU security strategy, says Verheugen
Brussels, 07 Feb 2005 The development of an EU strategy for collective security requires a competitive defence industry and innovative, technologically advanced security solutions, the EU...
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Six trends in campus design
Landmarks, ‘starchitecture’, green reuse, city-centre strategies: Chris Parr on forces shaping the sector’s bricks and mortar
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Feeling the buzz in a Leicester department on the move
Who got that job? Mark Banks opts for ‘change and challenge’ as the university’s new chair in media and communication. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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News in brief - 8 May 2014
Teacher trainingGove announces reviewMichael Gove, the education secretary, has announced an independent review of the quality and effectiveness of initial teacher training courses. The review, which...
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Imperial College’s new president to be Alice Gast
Imperial College London has named Alice Gast as its next president.
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It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens, by Danah Boyd
Tara Brabazon on an attempt to capture and express the voice of young people
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Benefits culture: rethinking Mozart on Maggie’s dole
Nicholas Till acknowledges his debt to Margaret Thatcher and explains why he regrets his Cambridge degree
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Postgraduate projects gain £25 million from Hefce
More than £25 million has been awarded by England’s funding council to 20 pilot projects designed to support postgraduate students.
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Commission to launch Nanotechnology Industrial Platform
Brussels, 7 October 2002 "Smart dust" computers are the size of a grain of sand. "Lab-on-a-pill" devices can surf our bloodstream. Nanotech products are extremely small so small they can save raw...
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Potocnik seeks industry support for EU research debate
Brussels, 31 May 2005 Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik has called on Europe's private sector to support the EU's bid to become the world's most competitive knowledge-based economy...
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Best University Workplace Survey 2015: results and analysis
The results show that most people in the sector enjoy their work and their colleagues, but some are happier than others
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Italy begins revamp of research strategy
In late July, Italy instated two commissions that should radically change research funding - the Comitato di Esperti per la Politica della Ricerca (CEPR) and the Comitato di Indirizzo per la...
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UK immigration: farce, then tragedy?
Racist government policies hurt the higher education sector, says Kevin Fong, but the harm doesn’t stop there
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Member States dragging their feet on life sciences and biotechnology strategy
Brussels, 26 Apr 2004 A newly published progress report by the European Commission on its life sciences and biotechnology strategy outlines the initiatives that the Commission has implemented over...