Technology fund targets sustainable energy
The government is targeting research into biomaterials, sustainable energy, nanotechnology and mobile wireless communications with a £15 million technology fund. Science minister Lord Sainsbury...
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Scientists given means to exploit genome
A £4 million investment fund, backed by University College London, will help scientists exploit the human genome. The Bloomsbury BioSeed Fund has been formed by a six-strong consortium of biomedical...
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Cell study could be part of every Leeds course
Rowdy students in Leeds may face maximum penalties of five years in prison under proposals being discussed by the city council and residents' groups who have complained of noise, litter and crime...
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Corrections
• A report in The THES , January 26 2001, referred to Robert Ely, former principal of Rose Bruford College, Sidcup, Kent as Mr Ely. He should, of course, have been described as Professor Ely. The...
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£150m for Daresbury
A £150 million future for Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire was unveiled last week by trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers. Mr Byers announced support for a package of measures for Northwest...
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Budget boosts funding for universities' R&D
Universities will benefit from a raft of measures announced in chancellor Gordon Brown's budget designed to boost research, innovation and the knowledge economy, writes Alan Thomson. With a £23...
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Europe focuses research
The European Commission has put forward its blueprint for the future of scientific research, concentrating much of its £11.2 billion budget on seven priority fields. Framework 6's emphasis on a...
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Lecturers lured to schools
Hard-up academics are being lured from the lecture hall to the classroom to help schools cope with teacher shortages. Teacher supply agency Teaching Personnel said that with an estimated 10,000...
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Stirling confronts mistrust of politics
Stirling University academics have urged the Scottish Parliament to set up a register of lobbyists to help allay public mistrust of the parliamentary process. Philip Schlesinger, director of the...
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Pay talks may stall in union stand-off
Pay negotiations between university staff leaders and employers could be derailed by in-fighting among trade unions. Progress is being hampered by a stand-off between the Association of University...
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Postgrads work harder to meet financial demands
Aston University researchers have raised concerns about the number of hours doctoral students are working. Academics on the university's research committee are worried that postgraduates are taking...
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Report set to blame TQA for dropout rise
Higher education quality assessments may be compounding university dropout problems, a report is expected to say. The education select committee's second report on higher education is expected to...
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Late PhD penalties criticised
Parents and students have attacked the practice of charging thousands of pounds to postgraduates who fail to complete their PhDs on time, writes Alison Goddard. Students who have completed three...
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City to boost pay to lure the best
The new dean of City University's business school plans to increase pay offers to academics in a bid to attract quality staff. David Currie said: "We will have to enhance the remuneration package we...
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Sector urged to invest morally
British universities should have an ethical dimension to their teaching policies, a conference heard this week. Universities and colleges make up to £300 million a year from countries with a gross...