Brussels, 11 Oct 2004 UK Science Minister Lord Sainsbury has announced a 147.5 million GBP (213.6 million euro) cash injection for two particle accelerators. The government is hoping that the...
Brussels, 11 Oct 2004 The EU and the US have extended their Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement for five years, allowing the entities to carry out coordinated and joint research...
Brussels, 11 Oct 2004 A workshop on understanding the principles of financial management in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Cambridge, the UK, on 10 November. The event will...
Paris, 11 Oct 2004 The image shows the global mean tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) vertical column density (VCD) between January 2003 and June 2004, as measured by the SCIAMACHY instrument on ESA...
Scots warned of looming cash crisis Scotland's universities were warned last night that they must adopt a more business-like approach if they are to avoid a cash crisis. A study by a team of...
Oxford entrance test unfair to working class The new Oxford University history entrance test is unfair to working-class students, say teachers. The history admission test, which applicants will sit...
Canberra, Australia, 08 Oct 2004 BIOS is fundamentally an effort to develop new innovation systems for market failures and for neglected priorities. BIOS holds to a '3-D' philosophy espoused by its...
Washington, 08 Oct 2004 NASA Press release, October 7, 2004 MARS ROVERS PROBING WATER HISTORY AT TWO SITES NASA's Spirit and Opportunity have been exploring Mars about three times as long as...
Bruxelles, le 8 octobre 2004 GALILEO Mme de Palacio a présenté la Communication sur le passage aux phases de déploiement et d’exploitation du programme Galileo (adoptée par la Commission la veille)....
Brussels, 08 Oct 2004 Put access to quality cancer treatment at the top of the health agenda during your EU Presidencies in 2005, was the plea sent to the UK and Luxembourg governments by cancer...
Brussels, 08 Oct 2004 An international conference on best practices in science-based incubators will be held in Oxford, UK, on 9 and 10 December. The main issues on the agenda will be: -...
Universities are considering putting part of the income from top-up fees into cash awards to attract bright students, rather than restricting their bursary programmes to applicants from poor...
Oxford University is hoping to attract a different class of rugby player with a new bursary aimed at rugby league fans, writes Caroline Davis. Ian Lenagan, originally from Wigan, who studied at...
More than half of UK PhD students quit academia for industry as soon as they get their qualifications, according to the first-ever detailed report on the early careers of those with doctorates. While...
After a day in the university lecture theatre, Chris Smith takes to the airwaves as the Naked Scientist. By day, Chris Smith is a clinical lecturer and specialist registrar in virology at Cambridge...