Business acumen will bring third-stream funding payout
Universities that engage the most with businesses will see "significant" increases in state funding for knowledge transfer after proposals by Lord Sainsbury, the former Science Minister, were...
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Simon Dietz is keen to add an economist's perspective to the shaping of policy on climate change in his new role at the LSE
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James Lusty, 1951-2008
When it is finished, the £50 million city-centre campus in Newport will serve as a tribute to the drive and vision of James Lusty, the former vice-chancellor of the University of Wales, Newport....
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Don't 'panic' over science-shy Britons, ESRC says
Britain is gripped by an unfounded "moral panic" that it needs to produce more home-grown science graduates to keep the economy competitive, the director of a six-year, £5 million science and society...
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Appointments
Janet Beer, vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, has been elected chair of the University Alliance, the collection of pre- and post-1992 universities that are not members of the sector's...
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingBUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT- The Manager's Tale: Stories of Managerial IdentityBy Patrick Reedy, lecturer in organisational behaviour, University of Nottingham. Ashgate, £55.00....
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Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of Ministers, Brussels, 29/30 May 2006 (full report)
Brussels, 24 May 2006 The EU Competitiveness Council will meet in Brussels on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 March at 9.30 under the chairmanship of Austrian Federal Minister for Economics and Labour Mr...
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Grant winners
THE LEVERHULME TRUSTAward winner: Marjorie WeissInstitution: University of BathValue: £167,765The sociology of prescribing: what can we learn from new prescribers?Award winner: Ian Douglas...
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Drama cuts raise fears of final curtain
Underfunding threatens viability of Scotland's theatre, warn top thespians. Olga Wojtas reports
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Appointments
The Arts and Humanities Research Council has appointed a professor of art history as its new director of research. Shearer West will take up the post in May. Professor West is a professor of art...
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Book of the week: An Orchard Invisible
Jules Pretty unearths the roots of epic tales of life and death
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Tara Brabazon: Interview ‘technique’
Let the Twitterati take note. For all the glorious advancements of Web 2.0, there is no substitute for old-fashioned research. Media platforms give us new ways to say things, but we need something to...
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EU flagship gets true Brit
Europe's lacklustre institute needs to up its game, says new board appointee Julia King. Zoe Corbyn hears how
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Scientific perspectives and risk management in relation to electro-magnetic fields: Third Mobile Communications Seminar - Brussels, 21-21 November
Brussels, 26 October 2006 The European Commission, in close collaboration with stakeholder organisations, is organising this event focused on the scientific perspectives and risk management...
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THE Awards 2008: shortlist announced
Which universities are stepping into the spotlight?