Access to higher education courses needs to be revamped and given a promotional boost, quality watchdogs have told the government, writes Tony Tysome. Inconsistent and confusing assessment standards...
Brussels, 17 Mar 2005 UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown unveiled new initiatives to boost science and innovation on 16 March when he presented to 2005 Budget. Among the new schemes are the...
Next week MPs will make a crucial choice. If they choose wrongly, the consequences will be dire, argues Charles Clarke When I was appointed secretary of state, I made clear that investing in the...
Next week MPs will make a crucial choice. If they choose wrongly, the consequences will be dire, argues Charles Clarke When I was appointed secretary of state, I made clear that investing in the...
Brussels, 19 March 2002 'The biggest and the most difficult challenge which the smaller countries face in S&T [science and technology] is finding a balance between their needs and constraints...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 Innovation, research and development and skills are crucial for Europe's growth potential. Action will concentrate on mobilising investment and getting the right regulatory...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 Innovation, research and development and skills are crucial for Europe's growth potential. Action will concentrate on mobilising investment and getting the right regulatory...
One in five science, engineering and technology posts should be held by a woman by 2005. At present, fewer than one in eight SET professors is female and in some engineering disciplines the figure...
French cafes used to buzz with the sound of heated debate, yet many of today's travailleurs intellectuels feel they are being given the cold shoulder. Three philosophers kick off a five-page look at...
A review of the social sciences discovers that a funding imbalance is the main cause of problems besetting research and recruitment. Becky McCall reports A review of the social sciences has found a...
Publishers in challenge to Google bid to scan libraries Academic publishers are challenging Google’s plan to scan millions of library books into its web search engine index. They fear the ambitious...
Key points £167 million over two years ring-fenced for rewarding and recruiting staff Pay rises will be linked to staff performance Market supplements to attract the best academics on the...
Brussels, 07 May 2003 Full text of Document 8944/03 Suite of documents 8944/03 Cion.Prop. 7501/03 ECOFIN 89 MI 57 RECH 38 IND 40 EDUC 47 REGIO 2 No. prev. doc.: 8390/03 COMPET 13 IND 56 RECH 56 MI 83...
Brussels, 14 Mar 2003 The European Commission has published its 2002 trend chart on innovation, which assesses, in particular, Member States' progress towards the objectives set out in the 2000...
Strasbourg, 13 Nov 2002 Jürgen ZIMMERLING's (EPP-ED, D) own-initiative draft resolution for the Industry Committee on the state of research in candidate countries states that the Commission must...