Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 Delegations from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada and New Zealand were in Brussels on 17 and 18 June to attend a workshop aimed at exploring ways to improve and...
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 The Dutch Association of Universities (VSNU) will hold a conference on research-industry cooperation in the EU's framework programmes for research in Amsterdam on 9 July. The...
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 The fourth European forum for innovative enterprises will take place in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 5 to 7 December. Organised by the European Commission, the event will be an...
Paris, 22 Jun 2004 On Monday 28 June, Mr Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, and Mr Dimitris Sioufas, Minister for Development, will sign the Agreement on Greece's accession to the ESA...
Washington, 22 Jun 2004 By Kathryn McConnell Washington File Correspondent The presidents of four West African countries have voiced support for agricultural biotechnology and for science in general...
X-Prize runs may have to wait The team behind Monday's historic first private space flight is trying to work out what went wrong with the flight control system on SpaceShipOne . The craft experienced...
Fees bill returns to Commons The controversial Higher Education Bill that will allow the government to charge university students top-up fees of up to £3,000 a year faces a rocky ride when it returns...
Brussels, 22 June 2004 European-funded research projects to reduce aircraft noise and fuel consumption are now running at full speed. Included is one of Europe’s largest-ever noise-reduction research...
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION Science and technology, the key to Europe's future - Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research Brussels, 16.6.2004 COM(...
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 Positive news that Europe is producing a growing number of female science and engineering graduates is tempered by a disproportionate take-up in industry, the latest figures...
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 The EU-Japan business dialogue round table (BDRT), meeting as part of the EU-Japan summit on 21 June, called for a continuous dialogue on life sciences and biotechnology, as...
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 A new study by the UK Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) claims that investing across the board in new technologies, skills and innovation is the key to improving company...
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 The completion of the Large Hadron Collider was outlined as the top priority for CERN (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research) when Director General Robert Aymar...
Two-thirds of medical students are women Women doctors will outnumber their male colleagues within eight years because of a dramatic rise in the number of female medical students now in training,...
Brussels, 21 June 2004 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin is 'happy and satisfied' with the references to research in the new EU Constitution, according to a spokesperson. Not only does the...