NASA Launches International Swift Satellite
Washington, 22 Nov 2004 NASA Kennedy Space Center Press release, November 20, 2004 NASA's Swift satellite successfully launched today (11/20) aboard a Boeing Delta 2 rocket at 12:16 p.m. EST from...
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Report on Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture Related Research (link)
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 Full text of Document 14777/04 Suite of documents 14777/04 No. prev. doc.: 14413/1/04 Subject: Cooperation in the field of agriculture related research At its meeting on 15...
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Specific Procedure for Admitting Third-Country Nationals for Purposes of Scientific Research (Extract from: Provisional version, JHA Council, 19 November)
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 The Council reached a general approach on the Directive on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for purposes of scientific research. The draft Directive...
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IST activities under FP7 will have a clear societal element, says Commission
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 During the final session of the IST 2004 Event in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 17 November, a Commission panel held an open discussion with delegates on the Seventh Framework...
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Collaborative projects on show at IST 2004 exhibition
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 In the cavernous surroundings of the exhibition hall of the Netherlands Congress Centre, well over a hundred collaborative EU and national technology projects were on show...
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Germany and UK worried about lack of scientists and engineers
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 Germany will face a shortage of scientists and engineers in the near future, claims a new report commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The...
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Commission launches consultation on social sciences and humanities in FP7
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 The European Commission has launched an open consultation on the social sciences and humanities in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The consultation focuses on two key...
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Conference on biodiversity: science and governance
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 An international conference on biodiversity: science and governance will be held in Paris, France, from 25 to 28 January 2005. The conference is aimed at informing politicians...
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Space sentinels track desertification on Mediterranean shores
Paris, 19 Nov 2004 The severe droughts and forest fires of recent years underline Mediterranean Europe's continuing vulnerability to desertification – 300 000 square kilometres of territory are...
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Poll reveals pressure to dumb down
First-hand evidence of the widespread dumbing down of academic standards has emerged in an exclusive Times Higher survey. Academics reported that they were teaching students who were not capable of...
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Bristol reaps rewards of diverse mission
Entry grades and degree results have risen at the Bristol University department accused last year of social engineering by making lower offers to students from poorly performing state schools. The...
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'There is a lot of generalisation about different religions'
Kim Knott researches the religious beliefs and practices of various ethnic minority groups in Britain Kim Knott, professor of religious studies at Leeds University, is about to become director of a...
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On the move...
* Maureen Peters , formerly with the European Diagnostics Products Corporation and responsible for posts in research labs in the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, has been appointed manager...
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Top-up failures could go broke
Some universities could go bankrupt if they insist on charging full top-up fees and do not position themselves correctly in the market, the Higher Education Funding Council for England has warned....
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Dissertations on offer at eBay fuel plagiarism fear
A booming trade in student dissertations on the internet auction website eBay could allow students to defy high-tech plagiarism detection systems, it has emerged. An investigation by The Times Higher...