Brussels, 24 May 2002 New Commission study on co-existence with GM crops 1- What does co-existence of genetically modified, conventional and organic crops mean? Co-existence means the principle of...
Paris, 24 May 2002 The European Space Agency will be joining forces with the European Commission in a major contribution to GNSS 2002, the sixth in a series of international conferences devoted to...
Santander, 24 May 2002 The European Bologna Declaration Follow-up Group, made up of representatives of the 32 countries taking part in the Bologna Process, student and university associations, the...
Anger as hijacker visits university Palestinian hijacker and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Leila Khaled, has been allowed into Britain to address a department at London...
Blair science adviser calls for differential fees Sir Richard Sykes, rector of Imperial College and government adviser on science, today called on prime minister Tony Blair to allow universities to...
Brussels, 23 May 2002 Draft Council Conclusions on biotechnology. Report from Permanent Representatives Committee to Council on 14 May 2002. Brussels, 16 May 2002 (document 8917/02 ECO 156 RECH 83)....
Brussels, 23 May 2002 The Environment Committee this morning demanded an immediate ban on the sale of new cosmetic products tested on animals where other validated testing methods exist, to be...
Brussels, 22 May 2002 Ladies and gentlemen, It gives me particular pleasure to close this event, and to send you away from here with a sense of the immense contribution that GÉANT - and research...
Brussels, 23 May 2002 Delegates from Europe's major mapping agencies met to discuss the future of automated map generalisation - technology which helps shrink maps to a smaller scale without...
Brussels, 23 May 2002 Draft Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST Action D30 "High Pressure Tuning of Chemical and Biochemical...
Brussels, 23 May 2002 Draft Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST Action A21 "Restorative Justice Developments en Europe."...
Brussels, 23 May 2002 The latest meeting of the Internal Market Council on 21 May brought no breakthrough in attempts to finalise the details of a Community patent. While business leaders and...
PM makes stem-cell research vow Prime minister Tony Blair last night vowed to make Britain the world leader in experiments on cloned human embryos. In a speech to the Royal Societ, where he called...
Government to drop scrutiny of GM crops The Environment Department is planning to curb scientific scrutiny of GM crop approvals because of pressure from the bio-tech industry, Labour's Alan Simpson...
New Zealand universities face a compulsory levy on their revenue from international students. The levy, which is likely to be introduced next year despite opposition, will see institutions pay 0.5...