London, 01 Feb 2005 Government Response with Committee comment The Committee should be aware that the report was read and considered carefully and that the Government's response incorporated the...
Taxpayer will help Oxford fund lab security The Government has agreed to underwrite the costs of protecting Oxford University's planned £18 million biomedical research facility from animal rights...
Brussels, 31 Jan 2005 It is estimated that obesity and associated co-morbidities directly account for around five per cent of European health budgets, and although essentially a simple energy...
Brussels, 31 Jan 2005 Scientists in France, Italy and Switzerland have discovered a new concept of temperature which could help to explain how ice and snow particles flow the way they do during an...
Brussels, 31 Jan 2005 A team of researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Manchester has discovered how to make eye cells light receptive, opening the way to a potential cure for...
Brussels, 31 Jan 2005 The third Moscow international congress on biotechnology will feature an EU-Russia symposium and partnering event on science and technology (S&T) cooperation in...
Brussels, 31 Jan 2005 A one-day workshop on financial issues relating to the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will be held on 24 February in Nicosia, Cyprus. The workshop is being organised by the...
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...