Springboard Fellowships – Call for Proposals
Deadline: 26/07/2006
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Pre-commercial public procurement should become a bridge from research to innovation, says Commission ICT expert group
Brussels, 24 March 2006 Proposals to drive forward innovation in the field of information and communication technologies through public procurement were presented yesterday in Vienna by an ad-hoc...
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R&D expenditure in EU countries in 2004 and as planned: Annex I to Presidency conclusions - Brussels European Council, 25-26 March
Brussels, 24 March 2006 Brussels European Council, 23-24 March 2006 Presidency conclusions ANNEX I: R&D expenditure (2004) as % of GDP and targets set by Member States in National Reform...
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Investing more in knowledge and innovation: Presidency conclusions - Brussels European Council, 25-26 March
Brussels, 24 March 2006 Brussels European Council, 23-24 March 2006 Presidency conclusions 18. In view of the importance of R&D for future growth and in providing solutions for many of the...
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Outcome of the Proceedings of a Working Party on the Implementation of National Measures on the Coexistence of Genetically Modified Crops with Conventional and Organic Farming (link)
Brussels, 24 Mar 2006 Full text of Document 7698/06 Suite of documents 7698/06 No. prev. doc.: 7210/06 + ADD 1 Subject: Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament -...
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Call for proposals: A better basis for benefit uprating
Deadline: 18/05/2006
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Today's news
Oxford aspires to riches with US-style fund A new fund was launched this morning to manage money for Oxford University colleges in an attempt to mimic the success that America's Ivy League...
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Small Grants: Creative and Performing Arts
Deadline: 01/09/2006
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A gathering of the clans
Though the Political Studies Association's once-intimate get-together has grown bigger and more international, at heart it is still the academic equivalent of an annual party conference, says Huw...
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Among the pod people
Wikis, blogs, podcasts and memory sticks are transforming the ease, reach and interactivity of conferences - and in some cases doing away with a physical event entirely. Stephen Phillips surveys a...
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Brainy is the new black
You can't skirt the issue, insists Sally Feldman - academic intercourse is all that matters, and conference style is about dressing to pull. So, isn't it high time you learnt to decode the sartorial...
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Dear Ralph...
Help! I've agreed to organise a conference for my professional body. I've never done one before. What should I think about? There are two things to remember. First, don't panic. Second, both...
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En suite smell of success
The Olympic Games are coming to Britain and, with them, thousands of visitors who will need somewhere to stay - a fact not lost on Kent University. But, reports Michael North, it is not the only...
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'Even if event managers do not aspire to Olympic pools, they know features such as podcasting are de rigueur'
When universities contemplate building swimming pools to attract Olympic teams rather than students, many will feel that the external visitors' tail is wagging the campus dog. Olympic-size pools do...
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Spark a spliffing debate
Want to make a mark with a wide audience? Can your smoking-hot research be linked to something controversial such as drug reclassification or sex? Grab that newsworthy element by the horns and sell...