Brussels, 14 Aug 2003 The European Commission has published a call for tenders related to the evaluation, validation and monitoring of energy scientific and technological indicators and references (...
Paris, 14 Aug 2003 High air pollution does more than just irritate your lungs, research confirms it also affects the way you look. By using ESA-provided pollution maps along with ultraviolet...
Brussels, 14 Aug 2003 Summary: The Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) uses its advanced crop yield forecasting system to predict the effects of the persisting drought on this year's harvest in...
Brussels, 14 Aug 2003 By 2040, many people will be working from home several days a week, and when planning their holidays, will be limited to a certain number of 'air miles' per year to reflect the...
Brussels, 14 Aug 2003 As discussions regarding the potential applications of nanotechnology become more frequent, research results from around Europe are bringing some of these possibilities to life...
Brussels, 14 Aug 2003 The European Commission has published a call for tenders related to a study aimed at improving and networking energy RTD (research and technological development) information...
The University of East London will get £6.75 million as part of the government's community plan for the Thames Gateway, recently announced by deputy prime minister John Prescott. The funding is part...
Student debt is predicted to triple to more than £30,000 by 2010 according to Barclays Bank, writes Alison Goddard. The survey found that this year's graduates typically owe £11,000. The figure will...
The Royal Society is considering a clampdown on the publication of questionable science amid growing anger over the media storms that such results provoke. A Royal Society review, announced this week...
Sir Edward Pickering, who has chaired the company that publishes The THES for the past 14 years, has died at the age of 91. Although not a household name outside the world of journalism, Sir Edward...
Is academe ruining your life? Overwork, stress, maternity and paternity rights - academics lift the lid on the work-life balance ALSO Saskia Sassen The globalisation of HE The end of the world is not...
Government proposals for top-up fees repaid via graduate contributions are classic third-way policies, according to the sociologist who devised the philosophy. Anthony Giddens, who will step down...
England may have to compensate Scottish higher education if the introduction of top-up fees creates a flood of students heading to universities in Scotland to escape charges, an adviser to the...
Housewives and manual workers may be better at popular quiz shows than academics, according to a recent study. Whether it's Who Wants to be a Millionaire ? or The Weakest Link , non-academics are at...
Supposedly unpopular academic departments facing the axe or drastic reorganisation at Durham University have recruited very strongly for next year, according to predictions based on likely A-level...