Both George W. Bush and John Kerry are Bonesmen, but neither will divulge the secrets of the Skull and Bones Society. Walter Ellis digs into history in search of skeletons in the closet of the next...
France's intellectuals have gone to war against the government. Jennifer Wallace reports. If you ask any wistful romantic about his image of the French intellectual, he will probably paint you a...
Prompted by a Lancet report, the press told parents that sleeping with a newborn raises its risk of cot death - when nothing could be further from the truth, says Ayala Ochert. Parents who bring...
In refashioning the Tory Party, Michael Howard should look to its most durable leader - the 14th earl of Derby, argues John Charmley. The recent statement by Conservative leader Michael Howard of his...
The annual gathering of the Travellers' Rest Group of emerging universities is coming round and Ted Prince must help his v-c win some headline glory. "I want the University of the M25 to be known as...
Loud howler time ("Orwell's Oxford paper accused of political bias", March 5). The Oxford University student newspaper Cherwell by no means launched the career of George Orwell. Orwell could hardly...
In his review of Pip Jones' Introducing Social Theory , John Parker complains about the author's use of "the third triadic of social theory" (February ). But this triadic perspective gives students...
Bruxelles, le 10 mars 2004 (voir IP/04/264 ) (COM (2004) 112 - IP/04/244 ) Loyola de Palacio a informé le Conseil sur les résultats des négociations avec les Etats-Unis, qui ont permis de parvenir à...
Brussels, 10th March 2004 The Competitiveness Council will discuss the Commission Communication "Europe and basic research". The Communication aims to encourage international and European scientific...
Brussels, 10 Mar 2004 Some 2000 French researchers have resigned in protest against the government's lack of response to their plea against budget cuts, fund freezes and post reductions. The protest...
Brussels, 10 Mar 2004 Nearly 80 per cent of companies in the EU have introduced new or updated products in the last two years, and the proportion of 'big investors', enterprises that commit over half...
Brussels, 10 Mar 2004 Hoping to influence the political pledges made in the run up to the Spanish general election, 11 renowned Spanish scientists have called on all political parties to sign up to a...
Brussels, 10 Mar 2004 The seventh international conference on current research information systems (CRIS 2004), entitled 'Putting the sparkle in the knowledge society', will be held from 13 to 15 May...
Brussels, 10 Mar 2004 CORDIS, the European Community's Research and Development Information Service, has launched a survey on its incubators service. All users of the incubators pages are invited to...
British undergraduates will be a minority at Oxford Oxford University's governing council has drawn up strategy documents that would recast the institution along the lines of an US-style Ivy League...