Brussels, 12 Nov 2002 As part of the new Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), EU funding for research on sustainable development will be channelled towards projects on energy, transport and environmental...
Paris, 12 Nov 2002 A major disaster struck southern Germany on Thursday 7 November, claiming numerous victims and cutting the town of Ulm off from the rest of the world. Except all the victims were...
Strasbourg, 12 Nov 2002 Provisional list - Signatures and ratifications at the Council of Europe - Week from 12 to 15 November 2002 13 November 2002 Belgium will ratify : - the Protocol of Amendment...
Brussels, 12 Nov 2002 The role of universities, the barriers between academia and industry, conflicts between science and politics, and cultural differences were just some of the issues raised at the...
Brussels, 12 Nov 2002 A certain amount of bravery is necessary on the part of politicians if research is to be genuinely coordinated at a European level, said Hans-Olaf Henkel, President of Germany's...
Paris, 12 Nov 2002 To get around, satellites sailing through space use the same tools that ancient mariners used to navigate the inhospitable oceans - the stars. However, soon, instead of sending...
Drink a day raises breast cancer risk Every alcoholic drink a woman consumes increases her risk of breast cancer, the world's largest study of the link between alcohol, tobacco and breast cancer has...
Queen's speech offers no clues about HE finance The Queen's speech to Parliament today confirmed that the government would publish its long-awaited university and student finance proposals....
Inventors get more cash to plug brain drain Nesta, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, has been given a grant of £95 million by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport....
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 Scientists from Europe and Indonesia have used imagery from ESA and NASA satellites to measure the impact of the 1997-98 bushfires in Indonesia, and conclude that they...
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 Innovation has to take centre stage if EU enlargement is to succeed, despite its low visibility during accession negotiations, concludes a Commission report to be published in...
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 'The Commission is constantly following up on and improving the effectiveness of its control systems,' a Commission spokesperson told CORDIS News in response to a report from...
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, is offering a selection of existing research results presented according to the corresponding...
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 IRC Scotland is organising a series of free events throughout Scotland to highlight the opportunities for companies and trade associations of participation in the Sixth...
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 A one-day workshop on the theme of managing e-business security risk will take place in Paris on 3 December. The event is sponsored by The Open Group, The European Software...