Access-driven Hodge eases way for mergers
The government plans to make it easier for universities to collaborate with each other, with further education colleges and with industry as part of a reinvigorated widening participation policy to...
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The future masters of the univers(ity)
UK higher education is a multibillion-pound industry, yet most of its 'chief executives' have only limited management experience. Caroline Davis looks at how a new MBA aims to address this lack of...
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Report on the EU's R&D activities and the Joint Research Centre's annual report 2001
Brussels, 10 Dec 2002 FINAL A5-0428/2002 3 December 2002 REPORT 1. on the report from the Commission on research and technological development activities of the European Union - 2001 annual report...
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Don's diary: Clearing at Greenwich
Thursday, August 15: A-level results day 8am Bathway, London's largest students' union venue, is our clearing helpline base for the next few weeks. Brightly coloured banners hang from the roof of the...
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Latest research news
Mixed reception for S. African plans The South African government's plan to reform higher education is meeting vigorous opposition from surprising quarters. (The Guardian) St Andrews rows about all-...
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Cereals and oilseeds research
Deadline: 31/12/2049
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Let universities throw off shackles of the state
Labour's review of higher education must create the conditions for adequate funding, says Richard Brown Higher education is vital for the future wealth and social development of the UK. Yet...
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Seeds of real relief
Modern anthropology, the study of power in all its forms, is focusing on how elites and institutions affect individual lives and how the alienated can be empowered. Anthropological research on famine...
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Surrey seeks escape from state control
Surrey University could become Britain's first public university to opt out of government control and rely on independent funding. In 2000-01, the university was among the institutions that received...
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Towards sustainable agriculture for developing countries: options from life sciences and biotechnologies
Brussels, 30 January 2003 Discussion Platform, Brussels, 30-31 January, 2003 Q. What are the background and objectives of this event? The need to increase crop yields in developing countries in a...
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Spanish centre is funded by PwC
IESE Business School and consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers are setting up a $1 million centre for research into European e-business. The centre, officially launched yesterday, has been operating...
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OECD Berlin Workshop to Discuss Costs and Benefits of Protection of Gene-Based Inventions, 24-25 January 2002
Paris, 15 January 2002 Gene-based inventions offer tremendous promise in improving human health and contributing to economic growth. But to deliver on this promise, a fair and effective system of...
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CBI call to replace 'costly' RAE
Captains of industry have called for a radical overhaul of the research assessment exercise. The RAE's method of assessing and grading departments should be replaced with one that focuses instead on...
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Commission to invest EUR 2.2 billion in research projects for SMEs
Brussels, 25 September 2002 The European Commission will present its research initiatives devoted to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the 4 th SME Technology Days Conference which will...
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Commission uses high tech measurements to tackle urban air pollution
Brussels, 30 January 2003 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has launched an innovative joint pilot study together with regional Italian environmental protection agency Agenzia...