Abstracts » Education

UK technology stars revealed

Article Abstract:

Issues relating to an interim report released by Nottingham University Business School which reveals who is paying universities for the rights to exploit their technology and research are examined. The report reveals that Loughborough University has the UK's slickest technology-transfer operation, outstripping heavyweight institutions such as Cambridge, Oxford and Imperial College London and bringing in UKPd1.6 mil/yr on average from royalties, consultancy and business incubation facilities.

Economic aspects, Reports, Loughborough University, Educational aspects, Nottingham University Business School

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When experts cost, enthusiasm counts

Article Abstract:

Amateur researchers often provide volunteer services in data collection when professionals are strapped for cash and time, particularly in the underfunded fields of ecology and conservation. A study is being conducted by Earthwatch on the reliability of volunteers, in the hopes of reducing professional bias against data collected by volunteers. The social benefits of volunteering, as well as accuracy and the effects of volunteers' social backgrounds on their effectiveness will be measured.

Research, Management, Science, Research teams, Volunteers, Earthwatch Institute, Volunteer workers in science

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UK sees endowments rise

Article Abstract:

Endowment funds at British universities grew by 8% on average in 2004, vs 2003, with the collective endowment assets of universities in the UK reaching UKPd2.6 bil as of July 2004. However, compared to the United States - where Harvard University alone has endowments worth an estimated UKPd12 bil - the level of endowments of institutions in the UK is still relatively low.

Labor Distribution by Employer, Statistics, Endowments

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