Mexico shows big is not always better
A NEW research centre in Mexico City has been asked to investigate the relationship between students' study habits and their exam results. In a country where libraries are inadequate, books are...
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Chairs
Aston University David Parker, senior lecturer and co-director of the research centre for industrial strategy at Birmingham University, has been appointed professor of business economics and strategy...
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Kickstart for small business
Small firms are to be the main beneficiaries of a host of measures to boost the competitiveness of British industry. They will get the lion's share of Pounds 200 million, of which Pounds 125 million...
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Radical reform of post-16 predicted
The government wants to shake up post-compulsory education in England. Tony Tysome and Phil Baty look at who stays and who may go Post-16 education and training in England is facing "the most...
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Move to mark fails as passes was 'a mistake'
VICE chancellor Mike Fitzgerald has admitted that an internal Thames Valley University memorandum ordering assessors to turn student fails into passes was amistake. In a frank interview with The É«ºÐÖ±²¥S...
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Designer approach to production line
Encouraging companies to incorporate design in their manufacturing strategy is the aim of Cardiff Institute's innovative Design Engineering Research Centre. Focusing on helping industry to create...
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Lifelong paper relegated
É«ºÐÖ±²¥ government has downgraded its master plan for lifelong learning from a white paper to a green consultation paper. The move, confirmed this week by the Department for Education and Employment,...
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Devolution threatens worldwide standing
Vice-chancellors have voiced fears that devolution and regional policies could undermine the international standing of British higher education. They are worried that devolved powers in Scotland and...
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Viviane Reding: Entering the Information Age, "Club of three" conference, organised by the Bertelsmann Stiftung Berlin, 20 June 2002
Berlin, 20 June 2002 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here today and to have the opportunity to speak about the challenges that Europe faces on this journey towards the...
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Building blocks
The Construction Company in and out of Recession
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Comrades try to get Prudence to wear more red
Socialism has had setbacks in the 25 years since young leftwinger Gordon Brown edited The Red Paper on Scotland . Bob Tait joined a gathering to discuss the way forward. It was, on the face of it, an...
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Archaeologists dig for gold
Playing the heritage card could help scientists win funding, says Wendy Barnaby Scientists are turning to tourism, the world's fastest-growing industry, as a novel way of winning funding. A recent...
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Risks in overseas liaisons
When universities link up with institutions abroad, they can get more than they bargained for. Matthew Chapman reports. When it comes to promoting their courses, United States higher education...
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Scotland demands more collaboration
A GOVERNMENT review of Scottish further education funding must foster collaboration rather than "over-vigorous competition", Scottish Office education and industry minister Brian Wilson has warned....
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Brands hatched
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