Challenges for the new year and beyond
Margaret Hodge outlines the government's long-term strategy for addressing the key issues facing higher education. The year 2002 will be one of challenges for higher education - challenges for us in...
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E-learning guru joins IT centre
E-learning guru Steve Molyneux has been appointed director of a national research centre that will investigate the impact of information technology on education, training and employment. The...
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We'll raise you seven prisons
As Labour tries to out-bid the Tories in the fight against crime, nobody has checked the facts, say Roger Matthews and Jock Young. Between 1995 and 1999 there was a 23 per cent drop in the crime rate...
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Loyola de Palacio: New and original ways for Hydrogen to reach the market. High Level Group for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Brussels, 10 October 2002
Brussels, 10 October 2002 Dear Commissioner, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the High Level Group for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies. Thanks for coming. It's for me a great pleasure to...
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Today's papers
Students shun new universities Students are turning their backs on new universities in favour of traditional institutions. Many former polytechnics and colleges have suffered a huge dip in...
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After John and Paul, picture this alliance
The recently discovered cache of previously unpublished photographs of The Beatles at Dundee University is also a treasure trove for its sister university across the Tay, St Andrews. Two years ago,...
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The Day After Tomorrow - Background Information on Climate Scenarios
Copenhagen, May 2004 'The Day After Tomorrow,' the northern hemisphere is plunged into an ice age as global climate change causes the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic to 'switch off.' Pure fiction?...
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Philippe Busquin: La politique de l'Europe en matière d'OGM, Conférence organisée par les Amis de l'Europe "Quand l'Europe aura-t-elle une politique claire et fiable en matière d'OGM?" Bruxelles, 5 ma
Bruxelles, 5 mai 2003 La réponse courte au titre de ce débat est que l'Europe a déjà une politique claire et fiable: des copies du document de notre stratégie 2002 pour les technologies et les...
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ESA/EC to 'boost' space-related entrepreneurs
Paris, 13 Sep 2002 European entrepreneurs using space technology and systems now have a better chance of starting up in business thanks to the European Space Incubators Network (ESINET), launched...
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Agony aunt
Q: I am often asked by students to extend the deadline for their work assignments. What is the best approach to take? Terry Kee, Director of the industrial training programme, School of chemistry...
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Don's Diary: Howard Wright
Tuesday Landing at Bahir Dar in North Ethiopia is unsettling. The conflict in Eritrea is close by and the airfield is a base for government Mig fighter planes. The window blinds are shut for take-off...
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'Unwieldy' DTI under attack
A new Science and Innovation Agency should replace the Office of Science and Technology, according to a report published this week. Independent think-tank Demos has called for a restructuring of the...
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IT offers kickstart to Welsh economy
The University of Glamorgan is developing a raft of programmes that could help foster business regeneration in the valleys of South Wales. As proposals take shape for a super-university created...
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Randall up for NHS post
Former quality boss John Randall this week emerged as a contender for chief executive of the government's University of the National Health Service. Mr Randall, who resigned as chief executive of the...
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Commission Communication: More Research for Europe - Towards 3% of GDP
Brussels, 12 Sep 2002 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION MORE RESEARCH FOR EUROPE Towards 3% of GDP Table of Contents Full Text EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In March 2000, at the Lisbon European Council, Heads...