Top billing for bad creditors
While universities have learnt to generate income, they can be slow to collect the cash, says Peter Buckle English universities earn more than £2 billion each year from commercial activities such as...
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How to avoid falling into the parent trap
Students today come with mum and dad attached. Valerie Atkinson offers some advice on how to deal with them. Sometimes, when a student's parent contacts a departmental office, there is no alternative...
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Jobwatch: Lancaster begins Rae push
The university's history and English departments are revving up their recruitment drive in pursuit of the much coveted 6* status in the next research assessment exercise. Caroline Davis reports....
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Who got that job?
Carol Granger, 42 Job advertised, THES, November 22 2002 DE MONFORT UNIVERSITY UK Human Tissue Bank (UKHTB) Customer Liaison Manager Circa £35,000 Fixed term - One year contract The UK...
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Plotted progress that will benefit all parties
Progress files are benefiting tutors and students. Angela Smallwood describes a growing assessment initiative. It all started in 1993. That autumn I took on the job of director of studies at the...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage. Name : Guglielmo Volpe Age : 38 Job : Senior lecturer in economics, London Metropolitan University. Salary : about £24,000...
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Experts dismiss vampire reptile claim
It should be one of the palaeontological announcements of the decade - the discovery of a fossilised vampire pterosaur that drank the blood of dinosaurs. But scientists regard the research delivered...
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V-cs pan Hefce bid to redirect funding
The number of universities forced to hand back millions of pounds could double to nearly 50 next year under teaching cash reforms outlined by the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England. The...
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Luxembourg in dereliction of EU duties for transposing only part of directives on contained use of GMOs: judgment
Luxembourg, 16 October 2003 C-325/02, Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Judgment of the Court of Justice (Second Chamber) on 16 October 2003 (link to English version...
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Commission calls for enhanced aerospace research coordination
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 The European Commission has published a communication, responding to the STAR 21 report on creating a coherent framework for aerospace in the EU, and pledging to strengthen...
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Report assesses success of eContent programme
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 The eContent programme has successfully demonstrated the potential economic benefits of developing a European multimedia content industry, a mid-term evaluation programme report...
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EU bans growth promoting hormones
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 Following a scientific risk assessment, the European Parliament and the European Council adopted a directive prohibiting the use of growth promoting hormones on 14 October. The...
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Philippe Busquin Commissaire européen chargé de la Recherche Les femmes et la recherche industrielle Conférence de presse Bruxelles, le 16 octobre 2003
Bruxelles, le 16 octobre 2003 J'ai sollicité votre attention aujourd'hui car nous avons de nouveaux résultats, dans le cadre des actions " femmes et sciences ", et plus particulièrement dans deux...
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FP6 heralds a new era of cooperation in nuclear reactor safety research
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 Through its European atomic energy community (EURATOM) programme, the Commission has for many years promoted the benefits of collaborative research efforts in the field of...
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Tekes launches Millennium Technology Prize
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 Finland's national technology agency, Tekes, has launched the Millennium Technology Prize, and is currently seeking nominations. The competition is open to citizens of all...