Private face of a public funder
Researcher, author, television personality, vice-chancellor and policy-maker - Howard Newby has done it all. The head of Hefce talks to Pat Leon about a life promoting the cause of higher education...
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A troubled tale of talent, fame and misfortune
Liverpool's 'fame' school has often made the headlines for the wrong reasons, but in a new book, founder Mark Featherstone-Witty argues that, controversies aside, he is happy to have created '...
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It may not make you a star, but it could help you produce a few
The growth in the UK music industry has fuelled a massive increase in degree courses covering all aspects of the pop business. Cynics may say that talent can't be taught but, reports Tony Tysome,...
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AAAS: What's on this year's agenda
This year's AAAS conference covers everything from geometry jokes to science on the box, the atrocities of September 11 and bioterrorism. As with most conferences in the United States today, the...
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AAAS: Nice figures plus other vital statistics
This year's AAAS conference covers everything from geometry jokes to science on the box, the atrocities of September 11 and bioterrorism. John Allen Paulos is a man with a mission. It is one that, if...
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AAAS: A little sharing with colleagues could pave way for solutions
This year's AAAS conference covers everything from geometry jokes to science on the box, the atrocities of September 11 and bioterrorism. What academics call "interdisciplinary" practice has long...
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Routine chat that ignited a national spat
A race row has erupted in the US after a run-in between colleagues at Harvard. Stephen Phillips reports Lawrence Summers, president of Harvard University, hit a raw nerve when he met the Ivy League...
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EU member states figure high in new environmental sustainability index
Brussels, 13 February 2002 Finland has gained first place in a new environmental benchmarking report presented by Colombia and Yale Universities at the annual meeting of the World economic forum in...
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Global warming will lengthen days, say Belgian researchers
Brussels, 13 February 2002 Belgian scientists have announced that global warming, caused by increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, will slow the Earth's rotation and result in longer days for...
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CORDIS launches redesigned French research and technology service
Brussels, 13 February 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, is launching a redesigned service dedicated to national and EU-funded research and...
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Fellows for industry - virtual brokerage event
Brussels, 13 February 2002 'Fellows for industry', an initiative supported by the European Commission which facilitates the access of EU academics to SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises), is...
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New catalogue to aid CRAFT partner searches
Brussels, 13 February 2002 'Partners for life', the European life sciences network for SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises), has prepared a new catalogue for finding partners and submitting...
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PM congratulates Welsh on reintroduction of grants Tony Blair congratulated the Welsh Assembly on the reintroduction of means-tested student grants during prime minister's question time yesterday. He...
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Growth of e-learning is not accompanied by confidence of users
Brussels, 12 February 2002 The commercial success of e-learning techniques has not been accompanied by the same optimism by the teachers and educational staff who use it, according to two new surveys...
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eEurope: Taking stock of results and setting priorities for the Barcelona European Council
Brussels, 12 February 2002 The European Commission has adopted the 2002 "eEurope Benchmarking Report", a communication providing a detailed snapshot of the development of the European Information...