Why I...think France has given up on culture
Bruce Begout - Philosophy lecturer University of Picardie Amiens, France Is the government of French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin leading a war against culture or intelligence in France, as...
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Virtue from necessity
Worried about cuts in your grant allocations? It may be no bad thing, says David Wallace It all used to seem so simple. The university got a block grant for teaching and research, and distributed it...
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Wide of mark on participation
The HE bill must strengthen non-traditional routes into higher education, says Geoff Layer Whatever finally happens with the government's higher education bill, it is in danger of missing an...
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Correction
The number of staff earning between £70,000 and £99,999 at Anglia Polytechnic University (Vice-chancellor and top academic pay 2002-03 table, February 20) was four, not 36.
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Today's news
Call for full retraction of study linking MMR to autism MPs are to demand that the editor of The Lancet explain why he issued only a "partial" retraction of the paper that implied a link between MMR...
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"I/A" Item Note: Adoption of a Council Decision Concerning the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (link)
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 Full text of Document 5870/04 Suite of documents 5870/04 No. Cion prop.: 13692/03 Subject: Adoption of a Council Decision concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European...
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Genetic Resources: Draft Intellectual Property Guidelines for Access and Benefit-sharing Contracts (link)
Geneva, 04 Mar 2004 OVERVIEW Genetic resources can provide an important input for research and the development of new products, in an increasingly broad range of technological and industrial sectors...
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Conference to address radioactive waste management
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 A conference on radioactive waste management, organised by the European Commission, will take place in Luxembourg from 29 March until 1 April. While nuclear energy currently...
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Commission decision on replacement of consumer safety, public health and environmental scientific committees (link)
Brussels, 4 March 2004 Commission Decision of 3 March 2004 setting up Scientific Committees in the field of consumer safety, public health and the environment (OJ L66/45 4.3.2004). Full text Official...
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Commission creates three new scientific committees
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 The European Commission adopted a decision on the creation of three new non-food scientific committees on 3 March. The bodies will complement the existing Community advice...
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Where space is concerned, America is from Mars and Europe is from Venus, claims UK report
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 A new report has been published by the UK think tank Demos, which argues that the EU and the US have fundamentally different approaches to space, but that Europe should stick to...
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European natural history institutions get 13 million euro boost
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 A consortium of 20 European natural history institutions, including museums and botanical gardens, has been awarded 13 million euro over five years under the Research...
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New EU legislation sets common standards for human cells and tissues
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 After 18 months debate, the Council of Ministers has adopted a directive on common standards for the medical use of human cells and tissues, leaving ethical matters up to...
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REWARDS information day for the East of England
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 Cranfield University is organising a launch event for REWARDS (Region Wide Access to R&D Support), to be held on 23 March at the Newmarket Racecourses in the UK. The...
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Chief Science Office Scotland
Deadline: 15/04/2004