Feeling curiously cramped lately? (2)
Valerie Atkinson imagines the response among the British top brass to calls for more support staff To: The President, Higher Education Funding Council for England From: Colonel Truemony, Vice-...
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Big life changes and mini milestones
Two years into their research, Michael North finds out how academia is treating the four PhD students whose progress The Times Higher is charting A year is a long time in the life of a PhD student....
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Draft Council conclusions on Commission's paper, "More research and innovation - investing for growth and employment: a common approach" (link)
Brussels, 16 November 2005 Full text of Document 14163/05 Suite of documents 14163/05 15 November 2005 NOTE from: General Secretariat of the Council to: Coreper Cion doc.: 13606/05 ECOFIN 319 RECH...
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Commission unveils new rules to support gene, cell or tissue based therapies
Brussels, 16 November 2005 Today, the European Commission has proposed new EU wide rules to facilitate gene, cell and tissue-based therapies. These so-called advanced therapies enable revolutionary...
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Advanced therapies: breakthrough in treating cancer or burned skin
Brussels, 16 November 2005 Advanced therapies are highly innovative medical products based on genes (gene therapy), cells (cell therapy) or tissues (tissue engineering). This memo provides the...
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Proposed Regulation on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (link)
Brussels, 16 Nov 2005 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004...
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No doubling of research budget but 'significant' increase under UK Presidency, predicts Mitsos
Brussels, 16 Nov 2005 The outgoing Director General of the Commission's Research DG, Achilleas Mitsos, has expressed his optimism that an agreement on the EU's Financial Perspectives can be reached...
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EU funding at your fingertips
Brussels, 16 Nov 2005 A seminar on EU grants and loans will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 8 and 9 December. Organised by the European Training Institute, this two-day seminar balances...
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New models for science needed, concludes World Science Forum
Brussels, 16 Nov 2005 The second World Science Forum (WSF) closed on 12 November in Budapest, Hungary, with general agreement on the need for a platform for dialogue on research, bringing together...
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Research and Joint Research/Atomic Questions Working Party: agenda (Commission presentation on GMES) - 17 November
Brussels, 16 November 2005 Full text of Document 4082/05 Subject: RESEARCH AND JOINT RESEARCH/ATOMIC QUESTIONS WORKING PARTY Date: Thursday 17 November 2005 - (10h00) Venue: COUNCIL, JUSTUS LIPSIUS...
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Working Party on Transport Intermodal Questions and Networks: agenda - 22 November
Brussels, 16 November 2005 Full text of Document 4076/05 Subject: WORKING PARTY "TRANSPORT INTERMODAL QUESTIONS AND NETWORKS" Date: Tuesday 22 November 2005 (morning only) Time: 10.00 Place: Brussels...
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Today's news
Vice-chancellors 'ordered cuts' in fees report University leaders have been accused of suppressing the publication of a report on student funding in a bid to prevent criticisms of the Government's...
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Latest research news
Brain deficits found in relatives of autism sufferers People can have physical brain abnormalities similar to those found in autistic individuals without having the disorder themselves. These results...
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Memorandum of understanding on COST Action B29 on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (link)
Brussels, 15 November 2005 Full text of Document 319/05 Suite of documents 319/05 14 November 2005 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a...
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Memorandum of understanding on COST Action E53 on quality control for wood and wood products (link)
Brussels, 15 November 2005 Full text of Document 320/05 Suite of documents 320/05 14 November 2005 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a...