Brussels, 04 Jun 2004 Scientists and researchers attending the sixth European congress on epileptology, which concluded on 3 June, have heard how embryonic stem cells can be used to regenerate brain...
Brussels, 04 Jun 2004 Agenda 1. Welcome by the Hungarian Authorities 2. Introduction by Geoffrey Podger and the adoption of the agenda (Doc AF 08.06.2004 – 1) 3. Minutes of the meeting 6 April in...
Brussels, 04 Jun 2004 An international congress on twin studies will be held in Odense, Denmark from 2 to 4 July. Topics discussed will include: - recent advances in molecular genetics using twins...
Brussels, 04 Jun 2004 Interest among technology companies in the 2004 European Information Society Technologies (IST) Prize appears as high as ever, following the announcement by the organisers that...
Brussels, 04 Jun 2004 From 21 to 26 June, the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of European Integration are organising 'Romanian Genomics Week' - a series of information...
Brussels, 04 Jun 2004 The European cystic fibrosis conference will be held in Birmingham, UK from 13 to 17 June. The programme of the conference will incorporate updates on important developments and...
Durham aims to retain graduates County Durham is trying to encourage graduates from Durham University to stay in the area rather than move south, in a bid to boost the local knowledge economy. (...
Welsh funding bodies are sitting on about £30 million that could be used by cash-strapped universities to cover academic pay rises, nationalists have claimed, writes Tony Tysome. Plaid Cymru Welsh...
When is a beard 'Islamic' or 'Hassidic'? Ruth Morse navigates a course through France's choppy cultural waters. Photographs of the veiled victims of French authoritarian school regulations have...
Hertfordshire University is looking for 31 staff, including heads of marketing and tourism, in its push for expansion. Chris Johnston looks at the requirements of an institution on the rise...
Luc Bovens Professorship in Philosophy, LSE Job advertised in The Times Higher September 12 2003 For someone interested in the links between philosophy and economics, the London School of Economics...
Students offer many explanations for tardiness. Mike North asks how lecturers can tell which excuses are fictional and deal with the offenders. If there's one thing students excel at, it is creative...
What is your experience of teaching? Stuart Campbell asks teachers how they manage. Name : Valerie Boyle Age : 50 Job : Senior university teacher and learning resources manager, department of...
Backpackers' growing interest in the Outback is fuelling an expansion of Australian studies in the UK, writes Paul Hill. The Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, based at King's College London, is...
Dyslexic students may be more likely to achieve first-class degrees than their peers, a study has suggested. Researchers charted how undergraduates with dyslexia performed in 2001-02 and 2002-03 and...