Brussels, 22 May 2003 A pan European team of physicists has measured the largest ever magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE). The finding will contribute to the design of new magnetic materials for...
Brussels, 22 May 2003 The institute for environmental studies at Amsterdam's Free University and the University of East Anglia, at the invitation of the Commission, are jointly organising a workshop...
Brussels, 22 May 2003 The 2511th session of the Council of the European Union (AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES) will take place on Monday 26 May (11h00) and Tuesday May 2003 1, in the Justus Lipsius...
If academic conferences in exotic cities are such a chore, send me, suggests Valerie Atkinson It has become de rigueur for academic staff to sigh regretfully when they confess that they cannot meet a...
Plagiarism and the internet should make us rethink the purpose of assessment, says Tony Mann It takes only a matter of seconds to show that a student has plagiarised. A simple search on the web is...
The University of Derby continued to break its own quality assurance rules in the rush to exploit opportunities to provide overseas courses, despite repeated warnings, quality chiefs said this week....
All eight universities in the east of England have teamed up to create a brokerage service for business. Known as i10, the network, which also includes Writtle College and Norwich School of Art and...
The new chief executive of the Medical Research Council is going on a select committee survival course. Colin Blakemore has been summoned to appear before the Commons science and technology select...
The Learning and Skills Council may take over responsibility for distributing higher education funding to further education colleges as part of a move to help unlock doors to higher education...
The largest further and higher education federal network in England has become the backbone of Staffordshire University's new mission, writes Tony Tysome. Through Surf - the Staffordshire University...
Government policy lacks clarity on how to encourage regional innovation and enterprise, a seminar in Manchester heard last week. There was also said to be tension between national and regional needs...
The department of engineering and applied science at Southampton University is one of the largest in the country, with 5*s across the board in the 2001 research assessment exercise, writes Claire...
Academics are having to change their teaching practices in the face of a broader range of students and a fear that easier entry standards lead to a greater wastage rate. They are also struggling with...
The red-tape prize is set to go to teacher-education departments, writes Claire Sanders. Michael Driscoll, vice-chancellor of Middlesex University, said: "The volume of inspection and level of...
Students are working longer hours during term time than ever before and it is adversely affecting their studies. Moreover, under-represented groups are disproportionately affected, a study says. John...