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BIS Committee may have blocked Les Ebdon from Offa job
Speculation is rife that the government’s preferred candidate for the post of director of fair access – Les Ebdon – has been blocked from the role by Conservative MPs after a delay in the announcement over the appointment.
Access thousands of TV clips from across Europe
Over 14,000 items of archived TV footage from 17 European countries are now available via the EUscreen online portal.
EUscreen – the result of collaboration between 36 partners across Europe – provides a rich insight into Europe’s television heritage with content dating from the 1920s to the present day.
The portal includes rare footage and commentary on key events in history, including a 1962 interview with Martin Luther King about racial discrimination in the US.
John Ellis, Professor of Media Arts at Royal Holloway and principal investigator on the EUscreen project, said: “This is a valuable resource for anyone interested in social history or indeed TV history, as it brings together tens of thousands of clips from across Europe. The portal is available to anyone (not only academics) and it is very easy to get absorbed and spend hours browsing all of the footage.”
The expansive footage has also proved popular as a learning aid for foreign language students, with clips available in 14 languages.
The British Universities Film & Video Council which is partly funded by JISC, and Royal Holloway, University of London, are the two UK partners in the project.
The three year EUscreen project began in October 2009 and is funded by the European Commission. The project aims to standardise and provide a framework for the diverse collections held throughout Europe and encourage exploration of Europe’s rich and diverse history.
By the end of September 2012, there will be around 30,000 items of digital content freely available on the portal as the European providers continue to add carefully selected material.
VIDEO: Single-sex schools better for girls?
Parents seem to want boys in co-educational schools but reckon girls do better in single-sex establishments.
VIDEO: What books should our MPs be reading?
The 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth has prompted Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to get his cabinet colleagues in the mood to celebrate one of Britain's greatest writers.
'More pupils not toilet trained'
Teachers say an increasing number of pupils are wetting themselves at school, because they are not toilet trained.
College of Law sale ‘enters crucial stage’
The potential takeover of a private higher education college that has degree-awarding powers has entered a crucial stage with education giant Pearson reportedly the frontrunner.
Government and business press for prompt payment
The Government and industry is calling on businesses and public organisations to pay suppliers on time and for small firms to pursue those who put them at risk by delaying.
Challenge to find the best new British innovations launched
Business Minister Mark Prisk has today launched a nationwide competition to find the most innovative pre-market products, processes and concepts the UK has to offer.
Cable launches biggest ever Apprenticeship Week
Business Secretary Vince Cable today launched the fifth annual Apprenticeship Week.
Dickens 'beyond' modern children
Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.
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