Brussels, 31 Jan 2005 The 7th international conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease will take place in Sorrento, Italy, from 9 to 13 March. Some of the topics covered will include: -...
Geneva, 31 Jan 2005 Creating and managing intellectual property (IP) in the field of scientific and technological research has become a high stakes game as companies and research institutes seek to...
£10m loss threatens future of Cambridge, report warns Cambridge University has issued a warning that an increase in tuition fees to £3,000 a year will not be enough to safeguard its future. Academics...
Brussels, 28 Jan 2005 Policy decisions – especially at the European level – are never easy. What policy-makers decide will potentially affect the lives of millions of people for many years. This...
Brussels, 28 Jan 2005 Accelerated scientific and technological progress has given rise to a number of serious ethical questions that need to be taken into due consideration when assessing...
Brussels, 28 Jan 2005 A communication from the European Commission has called for the 'constantly decreasing relative priority given to environmental and energy research' to be reconsidered. The 2004...
Brussels, 28 Jan 2005 Full text of Document 289/05 1. Preparation of Lisbon Mid Term Review - Kok Report = Exchange of views on research aspects 2. ETAP - environmental technologies action plan -...
Brussels, 28 Jan 2005 The UK government has warned its materials industry that it must not rest on its laurels, but continue to innovate and forge links with research establishments and related...
Brussels, 28 Jan 2005 Heads of space agencies from around the world met in Canada on 26 January, where they agreed to further evolve the international space station (ISS) in a way that meets their...
Brussels, 28 Jan 2005 An international conference on the surface modification of materials with ion beams will take place in Kusadasi, Turkey, from 4 to 9 September. This biennial event, running...
Paris, 28 Jan 2005 Photos It takes seismic force to make the ground give up its secrets. Through the years, those searching for oil and gas have used varied methods to send sound energy into the...
Romanticism, Enthusiasm, and Regulation
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a memoir by a climber, traveller and friend of the Dalai Lama: "All our dreams begin in youth." *...
Samuel Johnson and the Making of Modern England