Benefits culture: rethinking Mozart on Maggie鈥檚 dole
Nicholas Till acknowledges his debt to Margaret Thatcher and explains why he regrets his Cambridge degree

Nicholas Till acknowledges his debt to Margaret Thatcher and explains why he regrets his Cambridge degree

鈥楾hick skin鈥 helped research council boss take the flak for controversial shaping capability measures
Twenty institutions have been announced as winners of the Queen鈥檚 Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education.

Saudi Arabian scholarship programmeAmerica, here they comeHuge investment by the government of Saudi Arabia in overseas scholarships brought a flood of young Saudis to the US, an analysis suggests....
Saudi Arabian scholarship programmeAmerica, here they comeHuge investment by the government of Saudi Arabia in overseas scholarships brought a flood of young Saudis to the US, an analysis suggests....

The capital element of the science budget should be ring fenced to avoid the peril of 鈥渁nnouncement-based politics鈥, according to Labour鈥檚 new shadow minister for the sector.

The results show that most people in the sector enjoy their work and their colleagues, but some are happier than others

Sixteen UK higher education institutions are to benefit from a 拢50 million investment in research projects designed to drive economic growth, the universities and science minister has said.
Brussels, 08 Sep 2006 The news: World-wide competition to attract research and innovation investment is growing. In addition to attractive locations such as the US and Japan, new competitors have...
Brussels, 13th September 2006 Today, the European Commission has tabled a 10 point programme for action at national and European levels to foster innovation as a main asset of the EU economy. This...

David Willetts has announced 拢85 million in funding to provide equipment in three of the 鈥渆ight great technologies鈥 being targeted to drive growth.
The Technology Foresight Programme is only a stage in a debate which must widen on how science's role in society can best be developed, says George Poste Government desires to develop science and...
Brussels, 15 Nov 2002 Full text of Document 14285/02 14 November 2002 In the context of the forthcoming Council discussions relating to the above mentioned subject and proposed Council conclusions,...
Brussels, 01 Apr 2003 Full text of Document 218/1/03 Revision 1 Suite of documents 218/1/03 Delegations will find attached a revised version of the strategy document based on comments received from...

Yorkshire powerhouse puts accent on interdisciplinarity, research themes and life lessons for undergraduates