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Discusses "Top of the Class: Benchmarking Scottish Higher Education," a report released by the Universities Scotland about the quality of research programs of Scottish universities. Costs of Scottish research papers; Number of times academic papers by Scottish researchers are cited by other researchers; Comparison with research programs from other countries.

Provides tips in delivering a conference paper. Observation of the inability of some academics to deliver a conference paper effectively; Importance of keeping within the time frame; Eye contact with the audience; Pitch of voice; Audience reaction; Distribution of materials containing the author's name and e-mail address.

Reports that the centers of teaching excellence could get less than half of the 2.5 million pounds promised to each in the higher education white paper in Great Britain. Consultation paper of the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

Analyzes the impact of the white paper educational plan on British higher education. Aims of the white paper; Values gap between the white paper and the Bologna agreement; Basic principles of academic life that should be focused on by government officials in drafting plans for higher education.

Reports that Ivor Crewe, president of Universities UK, has warned labor rebels that if the higher education white paper fails, universities will be forced to cut jobs and close departments. Analysis of a Higher Education Policy Institute report; Crewe's criticism of the degree of research concentration proposed in the white paper.

Reports the policy paper of the students outlining their vision for the reform of post-Milosovic universities in Serbia. Efforts to prevent corruption; Demands of the students; Contribution of the paper to the ongoing process of higher education reform.

Reports the disappointment of historians on withholding presidential papers for information archives of United States President George W. Bush. Controversies on the issuance of presidential paper releases; Contents on the issued Executive Order 13223; Exceptions for national security.

Comments on the July 28, 2000 issue of the British science white paper `Excellence and Opportunity.' Issue on how to improve and to turn good research into economic activity; Problem of low pay among academics; White paper's measures designed to help commercialize university and public-sector science; Government-related problems concerning science.

Encourages the British government to produce another white paper aimed at boosting science and technology in Great Britain. Minister of science Lord Sainsbury's support towards another white paper for science and technology; Need to increase stipends to entice young talents to stay in science; Overview on the gross domestic expenditure of the country in scientific research and development.

Discusses the consultation paper issued by the committee of Andrew Cubie, chairman of Scotland's independent committee of inquiry into student finance. Reaction to Cubie's calculations; Comments from higher education officials; Topics covered in the consultation paper; Implications of the committee's findings on student loans.

Deals with the `New Knowledge, New Opportunities,' a green paper released by the Liberal government of John Howard on Australian research. Issues covered in the paper; Differential policies; Criticism against the paper.

Fears that the white paper of the British government for the revamp of the post-16 education may affect the status of further education. Information on the roles of further education; Speculation on the white paper as a public policy document in British education; Warnings regarding the status of further education.

Announces the plan of the British National Institute of Health to publish biology research papers on the World Wide Web. Sending of papers to electronic archives; Similarity to scheme used by high-energy physicists linked with the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

Focuses on research papers presented at the Royal Economic Society's annual conference at Staffordshire University in England. Includes research paper on marriage and divorce among young Americans; Macroeconomics of happiness.

States that charities are funding more than twice as many biomedical research papers in Great Britain. Increase in the number of papers citing Medical Research Council support.

Reports on the political debate over education issues in Great Britain, resulting from the launching of the government's white paper `Learning to Compete.' Response of the Labour Party on the white paper; Proposals for the creation of education entitlement programs; Criticism of the Labour Party on the government's education policy.

Reports that the Universities Association for Continuing Education has condemned the European Commission's white paper on teaching and learning as too modest in its policy proposals. Support for the white paper's emphasis on building a learning society.

Reports that a paper entitled, `Widening Participation Routes to A learning Society' shows that expansion in further and higher education has failed to produce a significant increase in the participation among non-traditional learners in England. What the English National Institute of Adult Continuing Education calls for; Suggestions from the paper; What the Institute holds responsible for its cuts.

Reports on the publication on CD-Rom of a selection of state papers released at the start of 1995. Publication as joint project of HM Stationery Office, the Public Record Office and the Institute of Contemporary British History; Correspondence and papers from the prime minister's office, Cabinet minutes and memoranda; Foreign policy documents.

Reports on Higher Education Quality Council's (HEQC) questions over the necessity for new higher-level General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ). Consultation paper on higher GNVQ's issued by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ); Paper's alleged silence on how the quality of proposed new qualifications may be assured.

Reports on the Labor Party's hastening of the publication of its further and higher education policy paper. Warning of Tony Blair's education spokesman, David Blunket's view on gaps in the party's policy; Proposal of the paper for a consultative policy on lifetime learning.

Reports on Great Britain's Department of Employment's plan to launch a debate on the National Vocational Qualifications with a consultation paper entitled `Vision' paper. Purpose of writing the Vision paper; First major document to arise out of the work of a higher level strategy group; Gilbert Jessup, NCVQ deputy chief executive; Key issues of the paper.

Looks at how the subjectivity of scientists is revealed through their papers and reports. Description of the scientific style; Focus on two papers.

Features `Turning the Light on Science,' a consultancy paper launched by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Scottish Office minister for education. Follow-up to the Scottish government's 1993 White Paper on science and technology; Encourages debate on ways to increase the public's scientific awareness; Schools' suggestion for the general public to be allowed controlled access to higher education facilities and laboratories.

Reports on the Birmingham Central Library's (England) acquisition of papers relating to the life of engineer and inventor James Watt. City council's purchase of papers from Lord Gibson-Watt; Letters and documents contained in the papers.

Reports on the publication of annual conference papers by the Political Studies Association simultaneously with its conference after a success of its 1994 conference. Quality of papers.

Focuses on the guidelines of the British government's White Paper `Realising Our Potential' regarding postgraduate research. Emphasis on the role of research and its results; Measures that seek to clarify the science and technology needs of the country; White Paper's advocacy for a one-year research experience degree; Government's solicitation of comments on the best approach to postgraduate research.

Reports on the opinion of former chairman of Scotland's Science and Engineering Research Council Sir Mark Richmond regarding higher education's attitude toward the science White Paper `Realising Our Potential'. Failure of universities to realize the potential impact of the paper on research funding; Implications of the paper on the peer review system.

Reports on five Malaysian students' charging by the Australian police with conspiracy to cheat and defraud Deakin University in Victoria. Attempt to steal an examination paper; Completion of the final year by 50 Malaysians; Twinning arrangement with Deakin; Use of stolen paper to obtain credit fraudulently in final exams; Organization of extra security; University's internal disciplinary procedures.

Reports on the United States government's dropping of charges of scientific misconduct against Robert C. Gallo. Vindication of Milulas Popovic; Interpretation of one sentence in a research paper; Failure of the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) to show the paper written by Popovic and Gallo containing untrue statements; ORI's inability to prove misconduct from the evidence.

Reveals that the British government could save at least one billion pounds if students paid back their student loans through the national insurance system. Research paper by the London School of Economics; Details of the paper; Advantages of a public collection mechanism such as national insurance; Flaws in the British government's payment scheme; Filing of suits against 600 graduates by the Student Loans Company for defaulting on repayments.

Reports on the Green Paper of the consultative higher education chapter of the British Labour Party. Paper as party's policy options; Controversy on options for funding; Proposals for treatment of students.

Reports on a White Paper prepared by the European Commission (EC) outlining future objectives in areas such as research and training. Details of the paper according to Antonio Ruberti, EC vice president in charge of research, training and education; Budget plans for its fourth Framework research program; Allocation of one third of the budget to information technology; Fragmentation of research effort and poor exploitation capacity as the biggest weaknesses.

Reports on the lack of scientist Members of Parliament as a `social failure' according to parliament secretary David Davies. Support for White Paper on science; Arguments on White Paper's compromising of science and basic research in favor of short-term, industrially-oriented objectives; Creation by government of MSc interface between first degrees and PhDs; Purpose of White Paper.

Focuses on higher education in England, highlighting a proposal for the introduction of an S level examination paper at universities by the year 2000. What the S level paper will replace; Purpose of the S level paper; Concerns of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

Focuses on plans released by the Great Britain Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) regarding the standards of higher education. Information on the internal paper on the agency's plans for higher education which leaked; Contents of the paper; Details on the QAA plans for higher education in Great Britain.

Opinion. Comments on the effect of the `Fairness at Work' white paper on university workers in Great Britain relating to industrial relations. Rights individuals in universities will have; Improvements which the white paper promises in the job market; Concerns regarding the protection of workers.

Reports in June 1998 that the British government has issued a consultation paper on the decline of the country's spending in the research and development sector. Criticism of the paper on its failure to address the role of universities in research; Under-funding of universities; Knowledge as an asset to high technology businesses.

Presents information as it relates to policies of journal publishers when billing persons for publishing research papers. Average amount of money charged to publish a research paper which is a page or more in length; Possible changes which can be made to the policies to encourage the publishing of research; Publications in which page charges are most prominent.

Looks at a theory presented by Warwick and Saint Andrews University researchers, which revealed that economists' traditional opposition to a statutory minimum wage is misguided. Indication that evidence is emerging to contradict the economic theory; Reference to the paper Minimum Wages for Ronald McDonald Monopolies; Information on the paper.

Reports that a consultation paper on lifelong learning, was published by the Welsh Office, while highlighting inclusions of a 1 million partnership between further and higher education. Similarity in the paper to that of the Learning Age paper published for English in March, 1998; Warnings that Wales is facing profound challenges; Information on the paper; Comments from Peter Hain, Welsh minister for lifelong learning.

Opinion. Comments on the green paper presented by David Blunkett, which focused on lifelong learning. Indication that the document went through ten drafts before it was acceptable; Indepth look at the contents of the document; Details on the green paper.

Presents information as it relates to a green paper on education proposed by David Blankest, Britain's education secretary. What the green paper entails; Reference to criticisms made regarding the green paper proposal; Views of persons involved in the education sector on the proposal.

Reports on the importance that counselling and careers advice must take in universities, as outlined by a briefing paper by the Department for Education and Employment (DFEE), in Great Britain. Title of the paper; Importance place on these areas as relates to students; Outline of contents of the paper.

Focuses on Luc Montagnier, who was acknowledged as the discoverer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Reference to a book written by Montagnier; Rejection of his team's paper on HIV by the journal `Nature'; Publication of his team's paper by the journal `Science'. INSET: Campaign for due credit.

Reports on the proposals from the Training & Enterprise Council's white paper `Developing a Learning Society: A Lifetime of Learning, a Lifetime of Work,' to improve universities in Great Britain. Legislation resulting from the paper; Changes in the future roles of universities proposed in the paper.

Reveals that City Universe professor Steven Haberman has apologized in the `British Actuarial Journal' for the way in which he used material from 14 academic papers in one review article. Inadequate attribution of some authors in Professor Haberman's paper; Institute of Actuaries' tightening of its code of conduct to make plagiarism an offense.

The article reports on the concealment of cases of misconduct of researchers by British universities in order to protect their reputation, according to editor-in-chief Philip Campbell of the periodical "Nature." He stated that some scientists respond to increasing accountability demands by taking fraudulent act. He added that journals have a responsibility to detect flaws in published research. The periodical retracted papers by physicist Jan Hendrik Schón due to falsified data.

The article explores the philosophical, ethical and political theories of British moral philosopher, Victorian clergyman and Trinity scholar, John Grote. Grote's "Papers on Glossology," which were published between 1872 and 1874 in the "Journal of Philology," claims that the use of words is their meaning, and that these are both socially defined. The rest of Grote's work focused on the analysis of the use of language and the pinpointing of linguistic errors or category mistakes.

The article reports on the impact of the paper "SET for Success" released by the Research Careers Initiative in addressing the problems faced by researchers in developing their careers in Great Britain. It mentions that the report has encouraged research councils to provide higher stipends to post-graduate reserachers and training in transferable and career development skills. The Research Councils Academic Fellowships program has been intended to provide researchers an ensured academic position.