Overseas placements for half of De Montfort students
University plans to give graduates more international experience

University plans to give graduates more international experience
Brussels, 31 January 2002 Women in Industrial Research (WIR) So far, women and science activities have concentrated mainly on the public research sector. In order to develop effective strategies to...

糖心Vlog Office bid would set huge hurdles for overseas students seeking private rentals, warns UKCISA
The Association of University Teachers' new president, Philip Burgess, took office this week and was plunged immediately into drawing up battle plans for industrial action. Mr Burgess took over...

Science fundingByrne fired up over ring-fencingThe capital element of the science budget should be ring-fenced to avoid the risks of 鈥渁nnouncement-based politics鈥, according to Labour鈥檚 new shadow...

In a further demonstration of the lure of the so-called golden triangle, pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has announced plans to relocate its UK-based research and development activities from Cheshire...

Huddersfield fosters entrepreneurial and academic excellence side by side. Paul Jump writes

Entrepreneurial and academic excellence are pursued side by side, and the dividends are clear to see
Brussels, 23 January 2002 A new expert group on women in industrial research, the STRATA-ETAN group, met for the first time on 22 January by the European Commission's Research DG. The group aims to...

By Carl Straumsheim, for Inside Higher Ed

Some people feel the degree got them where they are today, others query its worth in a fast-changing global scene, says Peter Bartram

Knowledge transferSharpening the scalpelDavid Willetts, the universities and science minister, met with business leaders and academics at the University of Leeds last week to discuss the government鈥檚...

Report calls for a more 鈥榯ransparent and inclusive鈥 structure, but scientists await council鈥檚 response

Virginia Doellgast finds workers pay dearly when big firms devolve oversight of pay and conditions

鈥楤ig community鈥 not reached by prestigious programme, study finds. Elizabeth Gibney writes