Fighting in defence of sector
I was pleased to see Sally Hunt's rebuttal ("Fighting the good fight", 10 November) of your recent editorial "Bread, not political poses" (3 November). Especially timely was her reminder that the...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: European Technology Platforms - making the move to implementation, Seminar of Industrial Leaders of European Technology Platforms
Brussels, 16 December 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you here today. Your presence demonstrates that the continued momentum behind European Technology Platforms....
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Passionate intensity
The best careers advice? Follow your enthusiasms, says Kevin Fong
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Appointments
Leeds College of MusicCharlie SiemA rising classical music star has added an academic post at an English institution to his accolades. Virtuoso violinist Charlie Siem has been named visiting...
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KTP cut will harm economy
The Association for University Research and Industry Links, the largest knowledge-transfer practitioner-based association in Europe, is extremely concerned about the planned reduction in knowledge-...
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Please rank responsibly
Phil Baty reports on a declaration on world university league tables from a consortium of Latin American university rectors agreed in Mexico City
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Leadership candidates see different futures for UCU
General secretary contenders represent political debate over union's direction. John Morgan reports
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: The Contribution of Technology Platforms to a Europe of Knowledge - Opening address at Seminar of Industrial Leaders of European Technology Platforms
Bruxelles, 9 June 2005 Ladies and gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you here today. It is encouraging to see leaders of European industry gathered together to make a success of the...
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Caution: NHS work in progress
For six years the government has targeted the decline in UK health research. But a law putting GPs in charge of allocating local resources has left many clinicians fearing that those advances could...
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Campus Review: Strewth! Institutions must mind students’ language
Australia has set a national framework for proficiency after consultation between universities, government and industry
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Stormy waters ahead as 'disruptive forces' sweep the old guard
Online education will turn the academy inside out, argue US authors. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Appointments
University of BathMichael FinusAn "idealist" who joined the academy to make a difference on global issues has been appointed professor of environmental economics at the University of Bath. Michael...
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The Pick - Picturing Politics: Exploring the Political Poster in Britain
Picturing Politics: Exploring the Political Poster in BritainPeople's History Museum, Manchester, until 17 June 2012For the 1929 general election, the Labour Party created a poster of a heroic worker...
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Another fine mess
Caught between posturing government ministries and kicked about like the proverbial political football, London Metropolitan University may have reached the point where it is no longer match fit,...
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EU risks brain drain if it fails to adopt new approach on innovation, Finnish State Secretary for Trade and Industry Paasivirta tells CoR Bureau
Brussels, 10 July 2006 Europe risks a “brain drain” to Asia and America unless it makes innovation a priority and invests more in education, research and business knowledge,...