Recipe for decline 2
You report in "Asian studies cuts may hit anti-terrorism effort" ( THES, July 11) that sweeping cutbacks in East Asian studies are in the offing. Leeds University is cited as cutting two posts in...
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Against the grain?
I cannot speak for other post-92 universities but history recruitment at Nottingham Trent is buoyant, having risen by more than 9 per cent this year ("History at risk in struggling ex-polys", THES,...
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Retirement anomaly
Raising the retirement age for schoolteachers to 65 will also affect university lecturers. Staff from the former polytechnics are members of the Teachers' Superannuation Scheme and will be affected...
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Blair's dodgy attitude
University lecturers are subject to increasing surveillance of teaching and research standards. But what confidence can we have in a government that plagiarises material presented as original and...
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Posh origins
The Diary's suggestion ( THES, July 11) of "Victoria Beckham Manchester United University" as a possible name for the merged Manchester institution reinvents a wheel. The current name of one...
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Global stem cell research project launched
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 A stem cell research project involving partners in 12 countries around the world was launched on 11 July with the aim of avoiding duplication and speeding up the discovery of...
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Landmark meeting of science journalists and the Commission
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 Heeding a call from the European Commission, scores of media specialists put their heads together to find ways to improve science journalism in Europe. Representatives from...
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EU-Agrinet: Key Action 5: External Advisory Group Report
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 The External Advisory Group (EAG) The EAG was composed of academic and industrial scientists from EU Member States and associated countries. Meeting two or three times a year,...
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Finalised text of Council Decision on the Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used for scientific purposes (link)
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 Full text of Document 11208/03 Suite of documents 11208/03 Council Register
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EU-Agrinet: Key Action 5: External Advisory Group Report
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 The External Advisory Group (EAG) The EAG was composed of academic and industrial scientists from EU Member States and associated countries. Meeting two or three times a year,...
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Busy weeks ahead for high-flying students
Paris, 16 Jul 2003 From 16 to 31 July, 32 international student teams of researchers will gather in Bordeaux, France, to fly their experiments in zero-gravity on board a specially adapted Airbus A-...
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Commission launches web portal on endocrine disrupter research
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 The Commission's Research DG has a launched a new web portal offering an overview of the European Union's many activities in the field of endocrine disrupter research. The...
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European Teratology Society conference
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 The 31st conference of the European Teratology Society will take place from 7 to 10 September in Elsinore, Denmark. The conference will gather together basic and clinical...
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Using nanotechnology to prevent and detect crime
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 A conference on nanotechnology applications for use in crime prevention and detection will take place in London, UK, on 28 and 29 October. The objective of the meeting is to...
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Highlights of chemistry R&D in 2003
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 The third pan European conference entitled 'highlights of European chemistry R&D [research and development] in 2003' will take place from to 29 August in Grenoble,...