Misplaced pressure
Rebel scientist Terence Kealey's failure to win over a well-informed audience at a debate this week in London (page 44) by arguing that government funding of science does more harm than good (and...
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The future? A pay-your-own-way free-for-all
Imagine tomorrow's world. Then think again. Fari Aklaghi looks at how scenario planning can help you be more realistic. That higher education faces considerable challenges in the near future is...
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South Africa boosts its science
Africa. South African industries and the government could soon be pumping half a billion rand (Pounds 66,500,000) a year into science and technology projects aimed at rapidly expanding the country's...
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OU project shows how 'Cezanne' knits together
How a concept such as "Cezanne" is transformed into a knitting pattern is the subject of a project just launched by the Open University. Researchers aim to find out where designers get their...
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Report of reflection meeting on future of COST within European Research Area, 28 January 2002
Brussels, 18 February 2002 Full text European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research - COST. Secretariat. Summary of Conclusions of the meeting of the JAF Reflection Group held...
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A few points for your attention, Mr Mayor
Away from the farce of London's mayoral race, academics have been looking at the policies. Anne Sebba reports. You might be forgiven for thinking the election of London's new mayor in May 2000...
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Cheap food, poor policy
The BSE crisis showed that health has been the missing link in the food chain. Now, writes Tim Lang, it is time for the government to enshrine public wellbeing at the heart of an open policy-making...
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Wellcome to help fund life sciences
The ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England and the Wellcome Trust are planning to join forces to help fund laboratory equipment for health and life science researchers. The collaboration is...
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Central planning agency need not rule out diversity
Your leader (THES, October 20) rejects the call for a central higher education planning agency. You are surely right to doubt the efficacy of the proposal; but you seemed to have missed the main...
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Blunkett puts Pounds 38m behind skills boost
Harriet Swain reports from the Trades Union Congress in Blackpool The government is to devote Pounds 38 million to improving skills in the United Kingdom following the first report of a task force on...
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Being as good as the best
The Open University is 30, flourishing and serving as a role model to universities around the world, as Alison Goddard discovers "Blithering nonsense!" That's how heavyweight Tory politician Sir Iain...
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Portillo dashes training cash hope
Any hope of a November Budget handout for industry-led training was dashed this week by Michael Portillo, Secretary of State for Employment. Mr Portillo was responding to criticism from Sir Clifford...
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Agony aunt
Q) I was recently appointed the first woman head of our department and am already detecting jealousy among some of my male colleagues. What is the best way to handle the problem without alienating my...
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Themeless pudding
Contemporary Europe and the Atlantic Alliance