Grants to help Scots bring ideas to market
Scottish Enterprise is investing Pounds 750,000 in a fellowship scheme to help young academics commercialise their research. The Royal Society of Edinburgh this session awarded four enterprise...
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Business brothers 'beyond reproach'
There is a remarkably cosy family atmosphere at Cardiff Business School. Nigel Piercy, professor of marketing and strategy at the business school, works closely with his wife, senior research...
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Lives bound by parties and gifts
Women of China - Women of the long march
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Blunkett puts Pounds 38m behind skills boost
Harriet Swain reports from the Trades Union Congress in Blackpool The government is to devote Pounds 38 million to improving skills in the United Kingdom following the first report of a task force on...
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Being as good as the best
The Open University is 30, flourishing and serving as a role model to universities around the world, as Alison Goddard discovers "Blithering nonsense!" That's how heavyweight Tory politician Sir Iain...
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Sources for research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL www.nerc.ac.uk Earth...
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Smooth oil for troubled waters
Aberdeen University could help prevent a rerun of the Brent Spar controversy, in which Shell and Greenpeace clashed over the strategy for decommissioning the floating oil installation, with a new...
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Funding council aims to boost business ties
The Higher Education Funding Council for England is planning a "third leg" of support alongside its funding of research and teaching. It wants to help institutions boost their "professional...
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AUT call to action over pay
The Association of University Teachers has agreed to prepare for industrial action, including one-day strikes, if its pay demands are not met, writes Harriet Swain. Members at the winter council...
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Media courses scrapped in shake-up at BFI
The British Film Institute is pulling out of its involvement in providing media degree courses as part of a big shake-up of its education programme. The institute currently delivers an MA in film and...
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And the first prize goes to...teaching
The National Teaching Fellowships Scheme is shortly to award its first 20 prizes. But, as Jennifer Currie reports, the winners see the awards less as personal gain than as a tribute to their...
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How to find the right trousers
Animation is booming but if Britain is to keep winning the Oscars there needs to be greater collaboration between film-makers and academics. Norman Taylor and Roger Noake explain. Should another...
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Do the big shots call the shots?
Industry giants put millions of pounds into university research, but what do they expect in return? The THES spotlights three of the big spenders. The aero-engines and industrial power systems maker...
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Research Opportunities - General Engineering
The following listing is for research degrees and jobs in General Engineering #221> . Where possible a central contact person or office contact point has been given. Where there are several...
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A 'soft' future of chipped lettuces
New Rules for the New Economy - 10 Ways the Network Economy is Changing Everything