Brussels, 09 Sep 2003 Europe is moving closer to an overall strategy for protecting its marine resources, but more needs to be done to steer future research policy out of potential rough seas,...
Vaccine could end drug abuse Researchers are developing vaccines that might soon help nicotine and cocaine addicts quit their habits, the British Association science festival heard yesterday. Addicts...
Unions endorse motion against top-up fees The Trades Union Congress endorsed a motion that is critical of plans to introduce university top-up fees, under which undergraduates could be charged up to...
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 A report by an independent group assessing the two European bids to host the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER) has failed to back one site over the other,...
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 'The R&D investment which we make today is the foundation of our industry in 15 and 20 years time,' said President of the European association of aerospace industries (...
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 A conference on brain research in Europe will take place on 18 September in Brussels. European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will meet around 200 representatives from...
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 The third IEEE conference on standardisation and innovation in information technology will take place from 22 to 24 October in Delft, the Netherlands. The conference will bring...
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 The European technology platform for hydrogen will be established before the end of the year and will play a crucial role in encouraging cooperation within Europe and beyond,...
Paris, 08 Sep 2003 Results from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have played a major role in preparing ESA's ambitious Rosetta mission for its new target, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Hubble...
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 A 3,200 metre ice core removed from the Antarctic and shipped back to labs across Europe will reveal information about what conditions were like on Earth up to 750,000 years ago...
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 While the European Space Agency (ESA) is busy fine-tuning its weather forecasting instruments, mother nature has been making it easier than ever to capture clear, cloud-free...
80% against student top-up fees, says poll With the government bracing itself for defeat on the issue of top-up tuition fees in a debate at the Trades Union Congress in Brighton today, a poll carried...
Brussels, 05 Sep 2003 After a delay of nearly two years, Portugal's Prime Minister, Durão Barroso, installed the 21 new members of the national council for ethics in life sciences during a ceremony...
Brussels, 05 Sep 2003 In an effort to strengthen its international relations, the EU has underscored the importance of increased scientific co-operation with other world regions. And Southeast Asia...
British Association president warns of 'scientific dark ages' Britain must act to prevent it slipping into the scientific equivalent of the dark ages, Sir Peter Williams, president of the British...