Look with an investor's eye
Anticipating the queries from potential commericial backers will make it easier to clinch the private support needed to exploit research, reports Alison Goddard Researchers seeking commercial funding...
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Road Map to beyond the stars
Looking at its long-term horizons, the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council is making sure that industry, scientists and government are aware of its efforts to get a big bang for its bucks...
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How to get a grant
In seeking grants, rumours abound about what research funders want, what reviewers look for and what type of grant is best. So what really counts? Gill Valentine at the University of Sheffield has a...
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Funds to help manage data
The Royal Society and the Wolfson Foundation have launched a four-year, Pounds 10 million project to help universities invest in technologies and expertise for the management of scientific data. The...
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The unhappy undergrads
At least 150,000 undergraduates are unhappy with their experiences of higher education, a survey reveals this week. Almost a quarter think they chose the wrong university or course, the report by the...
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Beijing
Beijing University awarded 136 Hong Kong students bachelors and masters degrees this year. In all, 116 students received bachelor's degrees and 20 masters degrees in law, economics, and Chinese...
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Johannesburg
After operating in South Africa for four years the De Montfort University Business School in Johannesburg was formally opened last week by Peter Mandelson, the United Kingdom's secretary of state for...
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New look at new ways of working
A project by the science and technology think-tank Cest will assess how technology is changing work patterns. Participants including the Institute of Personnel and Development, Sheffield University's...
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NUS, AoC back LibDems
College employers and students this week backed Liberal Democrat calls for more further education cash amid fears that the government will fail to deliver its lifelong learning agenda. The head of...
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Scottish Parliament ministry of education and enterprise
Jim Wallace, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, has called for a joint ministry of education and enterprise under the Scottish Parliament. He told the conference that the culture of enterprise...
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Malaysia rounds up government critics
Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has begun carrying out his threat to crush any support in the universities for his sacked deputy by arresting a number of leading academics and student...
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Institutions join bid for NHS contracts
A consortium of universities, National Health Service trusts and small businesses are poised to bid for education and training contracts in health informatics - the use of information within the...
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QAA forced to beef up blueprint
Top officials from the Quality Assurance Agency breathed a sigh of relief this week as the funding councils signed up to the broad principles of their blueprint. QAA chief executive John Randall said...
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The real reason behind skills shortages
A survey on the needs of businesses has revealed that so-called "skills shortages" are often the result of recruitment difficulties and not a skill deficiency in the workforce. The survey, conducted...
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Standards will develop quality education
The Open and Distance Learning Quality Council has produced and formally adopted Standards in Open and Distance Learning. The council says this document draws on 30 years of monitoring, and that...