M&T network does its bit for EU enlargement
Brussels, 22 Jan 2004 A network of three EU Member States and three future Member States is making an important contribution to the enlargement of the Union in the field of measurements and testing (...
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Europe's Rosetta mission faces further challenges
Brussels, 22 Jan 2004 The Rosetta mission, Europe's bid to land a spacecraft on the surface of a comet, is in difficulty again, after technical concerns were raised about the flight readiness of the...
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European Parliament gives notice of call for scientific consultancy services
Brussels, 22 Jan 2004 The European Parliament has published a prior information notice of a call for tenders for scientific consultancy services for its scientific and technological options...
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Fourth European breast cancer conference
Brussels, 22 Jan 2004 The fourth annual European breast cancer conference will take place form 16 to 20 March in Hamburg, Germany. The conference is described by organisers as 'unique in encouraging...
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US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Recommends More Research of Methods to Confine GMO Traits
Brussels, 22 Jan 2004 In a January 20 press release, NAS said its National Research Council recommends that scientists develop additional biological confinement --- or "bioconfinement" -- methods and...
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Today's news
Blair whips lose confidence over top-up fees vote A downbeat warning that the government is heading for defeat in next Tuesday's vote on university top-up fees was delivered privately to the Cabinet...
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Kelly's last paper: WMD threat real
A previously unpublished paper by government scientist David Kelly has provided a fresh insight into his views about the severity of the threat posed by Iraq and revealed new fears that Russia has...
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In the news: Graham Zellick
The attorney-general's decision to review a decade of convictions relating to babies' deaths has put Graham Zellick, chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, in the spotlight. It will be the...
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Appointments
* Alex MacLennan , professor and assistant principal at the University of Paisley, has been appointed principal and chief executive of Ayr College. * Geoff Gadd , professor in the division of...
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Science grants to lure students
Generous bursaries are to be offered to students from less well-off families in a bid to boost the appeal of science. Among those planning new schemes is the Institute of Physics, which is poised to...
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UK to cash in on popularity as a destination for study
Cash from overseas students is expected to rocket over the next three years, new figures reveal this week. But the rise in students numbers will not be matched by an increase in staffing, writes...
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The Petri dish of the day
A synergy between kitchen and laboratory has helped a British chef to win a third Michelin star. Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck restaurant, in the Berkshire village of Bray, is the fourth to gain the...
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Dropout rate cut could backfire
Cutting dropout rates could backfire on the government clampdown on student numbers, academics have warned, writes Alison Goddard. Charles Clarke, the education secretary, last week ordered funding...
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Next week
Pass or fail Full details and analysis after next week's crunch vote on top-up fees Also After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-50,000BC reviewed by Steven Mithen Books focus politics Saint or...
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Labour rebels pressured to defend stance on fees
As the higher education bill reaches its second reading on Tuesday, THES reporters weigh up the opposition and analyse the last-minute manoeuvring Labour rebels came under pressure from colleagues...