Brussels, 10 Jun 2004 Opening a recent public forum on the European pharmaceutical sector, EU Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen called for continued momentum in the...
Brussels, 10 Jun 2004 A new atomic reactor, using enriched uranium and aimed at furthering scientific research and developing new technologies in the fields of medicine and biology, was inaugurated...
Brussels, 10 Jun 2004 The results of the EUROPUB project, 'the European public space observatory; assembling information that allows the monitoring of European democracy', will be presented in...
Brussels, 10 Jun 2004 Within the framework of the upcoming Dutch EU Presidency, a conference entitled 'Quality in labour market transitions: a European challenge' is being organised by the EU funded...
Paris, 10 Jun 2004 The NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens spacecraft will fly by Saturn's largest outer moon, Phoebe, on Friday, 11 June 2004. The spacecraft will capture images of Phoebe that have a...
Paris, 10 Jun 2004 An agreement between ESA and seven Member States to jointly build a major part of the MIRI instrument, which will considerably extend the capability of the James Webb Space...
As student participation grows, David Jobbins looks at how the figures add up The dramatic expansion of Britain's universities in the past two decades is a matter of record. But, behind the scenes, a...
For-profit higher education has yet to make a significant impact outside the US because the market is still expanding rapidly - and lucratively - in America. When the US market hits saturation point...
As student demand for more flexible ways of studying grow, a Canadian online university that has abandoned that central building-block, the semester, is attracting international attention. Athabasca...
Sylvan Learning Systems, the Baltimore-based world leader in for-profit higher education, announced last month that it will change its name to Laureate Education. The company will, however, continue...
The US's refusal to openly debate the possibility of non-lethal torture led to the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison, argues Alan Dershowitz. Is it possible to engage in a rational discussion about the...
Lady Luck can be a great ally - or foe, as US cadets found by simulating the battles of the Iliad. Lt Col Ted Westhusing and Tom Palaima report. If you have seen Brad Pitt as Achilles in Wolfgang...
As Euro 2004 kicks off, Richard Giulianotti looks at the rise of football nationalism but finds that club loyalty is the true victor Football's European Championship finals kick off this weekend in...
Philosopher Simon Blackburn is a participant in next week's philosophy conference on truth and realism at St Andrews University (June 17-20) http:///www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~pmg2/index2.html Here he...