Do the big shots call the shots?
Industry giants put millions of pounds into university research, but what do they expect in return? The É«ºÐÖ±²¥S spotlights three of the big spenders. The aero-engines and industrial power systems maker...
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The world according to Gates
Why did Bill Gates, the world's richest man, take time off from building his fortune and fighting the US Justice Department to lecture to a bunch of London students? Kam Patel went to find out. A...
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Unions reject 1.5%
The two biggest lecturers' unions were on a collision course with their employers this week following the rejection of a "lamentable" pay offer and "sweatshop" industrial relations strategy. The...
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Philippe Busquin: Vers une plate-forme industrielle pour les nanotechnologies Conférence "Production durable: le rôle des nanotechnologies" Copenhague, 7 octobre 2002
Copenhague, 7 octobre 2002 Mesdames et Messieurs les journalistes, chers collègues, J'ai le plaisir de faire une synthèse sur les présentations qui vous ont été faites aujourd'hui, mais je tiens tout...
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Regions keen on small firm sensitivity
Most regions met Dearing's proposals with enthusiasm. Chris Humphries, director of policy and strategy at the Training and Enterprise National Council, was keen that universities get in bed with...
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Liberation in merger
The 18th-century Palladian mansion and 260 acres of surrounding parkland and lakes would form an attractive asset to any portfolio. Add to that the internationally acclaimed Yorkshire Sculpture Park...
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Old lessons for modern warriors
How do you organise 603 groups - each with its own agenda, political orientation and organising style - into a coherent force that can blockade the centre of a major city, halt an international...
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At sea without a chart
It's high time the UK developed a national policy on marine issues, says Jacqueline McGlade The oceans and seas are of economic and social importance to the United Kingdom: they provide natural...
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Why engineers must go back to nature
Kam Patel reports on an initiative that aims to inject green ideas into Britain's engineering courses. Engineers must be aware of their stewardship of the planet, not just during their lifetime but...
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Scottish artists are being sold short
An art college principal accused Scottish funding chiefs of selling young artists and designers short, challenging the Scottish executive to recognise art and design as a higher education priority....
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Report on human embryonic stem cell research
Brussels, 7 April 2003 Executive summary Background: Stem cell research is one of the promising areas of biotechnology, which offers the prospect of developing new methods to repair or replace...
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Analysis: UK outspins rivals in US
A revolution in attitudes to science and its funding has led to a new era of growth in entrepreneurial zeal in British universities. Steve Farrar and Caroline Davis report Two years ago, John...
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Ageing issues are not age old
Four research councils are getting together to meet the complex challenge posed by a longer-living population. Terry Philpot reports. Whatever the challenges that will face practitioners and policy-...
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Excusez-moi, etes vous un terroriste?
In the US, national language competence is being fast-tracked post September11. But here, we're planning to let pupils drop foreign language learning at 14. This linguistic complacency is dangerous...
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Not enough to stop the brain drain
Steve Farrar and Giselle Weiss round up the responses to thegovernment's white paper on science and innovation, Excellence and Opportunity, while below is a summary of the paper's main points The...