A Shaw favourite for a witty one-liner
His politics and analysis are out of fashion, but 150 years after his birth, George Bernard Shaw still makes us laugh, says Ivan Wise "I like flowers. I also like children, but I do not chop off...
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Get a quality hit without the help of Aunt Eunice
The best way to deal with the flawed journal peer-review system, says Abbott Katz, is to print everything and judge later Let's end the dithering over journal peer review. Let's turn the system on...
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We're not ready to sell out yet
If one positive thing came out of the pay dispute, it was that most universities refused to compromise on academic standards, says Bob Brecher It is hardly controversial to observe that we all have a...
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Set a course to make a packet
Business can be a creative and rewarding experience, so invest in your students by encouraging them to develop ideas, to take the initiative and to engage with the local community, suggests Harriet...
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Late nights, lattes and fast bananas
Name : Stewart Ross Age : 33 Job : Director of physical education/sport at Leeds University. Salary : No footballers' salary levels, I'm afraid. Education/ background : I did history and philosophy...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I have been told that although I have been on a fixed-term contract for more than four...
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Sort out casuals problem, says UCU
New law sets union on warpath, reports Claire Sanders Universities must shift casual staff to permanent contracts if they are to avoid a rash of tribunal cases, the University and College Union has...
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Who got that cash?
Confidence, perseverance and existing world-class facilities were the recipe for success in securing more than £800,000 for X-ray crystallography, according to Alex Slawin, professor of chemical...
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Scotland creates world hot spot on climate change
Edinburgh University is marking the launch of a £22 million Scotland-wide research pooling initiative by advertising 11 geosciences posts in The Times Higher . It is hoped the move will make Scotland...
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Commissioner Charlie McCreevy: Closing remarks at public hearing on future patent policy -- Public Discussion on Future Patent Policy in Europe
Brussels, 12 July 2006 Public Discussion on Future Patent Policy in Europe Brussels, 12 July 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen, Throughout the world, patent authorities have a difficult role. On the one hand...
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Minister Mauri Pekkarinen's address on Finnish Presidency's research and innovation priorities to EP ITRE Committee, 12 July (extract)
Helsinki, 13 July 2006 Minister Mauri Pekkarinen at the ITRE Committee, 12 July [...] the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for research is an important instrument and one of the key dossiers on the...
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MoU for the Implementation of COST Action E54 `Characterisation of the Fine Structure and Properties of Papermaking Fibres Using New Technologies' (link)
Brussels, 13 Jul 2006 Full text of Document 8/06 Suite of documents 8/06 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
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MoU for the Implementation of COST Action E55 `Modelling of the Performance of Timber Structures' (link)
Brussels, 13 Jul 2006 Full text of Document 9/06 Suite of documents 9/06 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
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MoU for the Implementation of COST Action P21 `Physics of Droplets' (link)
Brussels, 13 Jul 2006 Full text of Document 280/06 Suite of documents 280/06 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as...
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Annex to the Green Paper on Maritime Policy: Background Paper No. 10 on Marine Biotechnology (link)
Brussels, 13 Jul 2006 Full text of Document 11510/06 Addendum 11 Suite of documents 11510/06 [...] [Public Info Net automatically generates links to Council Register documents where an appropriately...