REF impact weighting should be 25 per cent, says Witty
Impact should be given a weighting of 25 per cent at the next research excellence framework, the author of a government-commissioned review has said
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Beware 鈥榖rain-based learning鈥
Enthusiasm for 鈥榥euroeducation鈥 risks blinding people to its potentially limited efficacy, argues Steven Rose
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CPMR calls for increased regional dimension to future EU research strategy
Brussels, 06 Aug 2004 The conference of peripheral maritime regions (CPMR), an association representing geographically remote areas of Europe, has expressed its surprise at the 'unambitious' regional...
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Any cuts to doubled FP7 budget go against Lisbon Strategy, argues Buzek report
Brussels, 16 Jan 2006 The first draft of the report on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) by the European Parliament's committee on industry, research and energy (ITRE) claims that any reduction...
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STEM growth, SWAN song
The Campaign for Science and Engineering warmly welcomes the announcement made by David Willetts, the universities and science minister, during his speech at the Conservative Party conference of...
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The Quest for Prosperity: How Developing Economies Can Take Off
Howard Davies on an industrial strategy that could help the Third World catch up with the West
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News in brief - 19 September 2013
TaiwanWrong formula for libelA court has dismissed a libel case against an academic whose research suggested that emissions from an industrial conglomerate鈥檚 chemical plants had raised cancer rates...
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A Lasting Legacy: The House and Collection of Victor Skipp
An exhibition built around the collection of a historian and art hoarder reveals his boundless capacity for seeing things, Alexander Massouras finds
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Report on the 18 Nov meeting of the COST Strategy Issues Group
Brussels, 03 Jan 2002 Full text of Document 290/02 19 December 2002 SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS Subject: First meeting of the Strategy Issues Group (SIG) held in Brussels on 18 November 2002 1. OPENING OF...
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Imperial considers REF trade-off between quality and quantity
Minutes suggest the pros and cons of strategies for submission
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Appointments - 19 September 2013
University of WolverhamptonGary Sheffield鈥淚鈥檝e been interested in military history for almost as long as I can remember,鈥 said Gary Sheffield, who has been appointed professor of war studies at the...
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Poland: growth stalls in an academy overdue for reform
Solutions to demographic, quality and employability issues needed for a sector slow to adapt to globalisation
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London is another planet
The capital鈥檚 lure is irresistible, but with its unique attractions come unique challenges
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Welcome for capital increase but fears over frozen research spending
The capital budget for science will be increased to 拢1.1 billion in 2015-16 and maintained in real terms until the end of the decade, the chancellor George Osborne has announced.
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Less than zero: Ursula Huws on when capitalism quit caring for workers
The Cold War鈥檚 end and the internet鈥檚 rise freed employers to go global, leaving workers worldwide wobbling, says Ursula Huws