Brussels, 19 Nov 2003 The European Parliament has unanimously adopted a report by German MEP Rolf Linkohr calling for the budget of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) to be raised to 30 billion...
Brussels, 19 Nov 2003 Collaborators in an EU funded CRAFT project are about to build one of the world's largest robots, designed to prevent landslides without risking human lives. ROBOCLIMBER has...
Brussels, 19 Nov 2003 The closing session of the world science forum in Budapest, Hungary, on 18 November, saw the announcement of a new organisation for young researchers - the 'World academy of...
Brussels, 19 Nov 2003 An EU funded project consortium has published the results of its gamma ray spectrometry comparison, which indicate that airborne gamma spectrometry compares favourably with...
Brussels, 19 Nov 2003 A summer school on mesoscale meteorology will take place from 7 to 11 June 2004 in Alghero, Italy. The aim of the course is to acquaint students and young scientists with a...
Brussels, 19 Nov 2003 The European Commission has announced a prior information notice for a call for tenders for the monitoring of progress towards gender equality in the Sixth Framework Programme (...
Brussels, 19 Nov 2003 The European Commission has published a prior information notice signalling its intention to launch a call for tenders for monitoring progress towards gender equality in the...
Brussels, 19 Nov 2003 Next week, the Commission will unveil the European Social Survey (ESS), a comprehensive study designed to inform debate on key policy issues by shedding light on the complex...
Less red tape on university funding Universities are to face fewer diktats from central government on how they spend their funds, the Department for Education and Skills said yesterday. The...
Medical researchers criticise funding system Academics are calling for a more transparent and generous funding system for clinical research. (Guardian) Animal extremists 'will drive research abroad'...
Graduate debt soars for students from poorest families Students from Britain's poorest homes have nearly 50 per cent more debt on graduation than those from middle-class homes, according to research...
Strasbourg, 18 Nov 2003 Rolf LINKOHR (PES, D) Report on Investing in research: an action plan for Europe Doc.: A5-0389/2003 [may not be available yet] Procedure: Own-initiative report Debate: 17.11....
Brussels, 18 Nov 2003 The UK's national academy of science, the Royal Society, has called for a radical shake up of the way in which researchers and research departments receive public funding. The...
Brussels, 18 Nov 2003 A KTweb workshop on 'knowledge and content technology research - the past and the future' will take place in Luxembourg on 2 and 3 December. The first day will present details...
Brussels, 18 Nov 2003 An information day on 'bio-info-nano technologies' in the French Toulouse, South of France and Pyrenean regions will take place in Toulouse on 28 November. Guest speakers will...