Brussels, 31 Oct 2002 A team of European and international scientists led by the Max Planck Institute for chemistry has discovered evidence of remarkably high pollution levels over the Mediterranean...
Brussels, 31 Oct 2002 The problem of autumn leaves covering railway lines and tram tracks is well known to many Europeans, and can result not only in long delays for passengers, but in serious...
Brussels, 31 Oct 2002 Microbe Diagnostics, an EU funded project is developing new techniques to enable scientists to quickly identify bacteria in the gut based on their DNA. The microbial community...
Brussels, 31 Oct 2002 Scientists in London and Boston have taken part in an experiment over the Internet to demonstrate the latest in touch technology despite being separated by more than 3,000 miles...
Paris, 31 Oct 2002 As detected by ESA satellite sensors, the recent eruptions of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily are throwing huge amounts of ash and trace gases into the atmosphere. Instruments on...
Paris, 31 Oct 2002 For Halloween this year, watch out for some real ghosts cruising through space, destined never to 'cross over' to the other side. These ghosts are scientific satellites that have...
Brussels, 31 Oct 2002 The innovation relay centre (IRC) Scotland has launched a Scottish innovation showcase, which assists European companies in finding research and technological development (RTD)...
Brussels, 31 Oct 2002 A workshop explaining the Commission's proposals for new mechanisms of research support will take place in Cambridge, UK on 6 December. The event is aimed at research managers...
Brussels, 31 Oct 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, has launched a new service offering access to news and European funded research information in...
New members for Adult Learning Inspectorate Lifelong learning and higher education minister Margaret Hodge has appointed three new members to the Adult Learning Inspectorate. The new members are...
Parents should save £1,200 a year to pay university fees Parents should start saving £1,200 a year from a child’s birth to cover the cost of higher university fees, financial analysts said yesterday...
The e-university (UKeU) has struck a multimillion-pound deal with London-based Fujitsu Services to provide internet backing for online degrees sold by UK universities and colleges starting in January...
Bach succeeds in calming dogs where Black Sabbath fails, but Kylie appears to have no effect. Psychology researchers at Queen's University, Belfast, carrying out research for the National Canine...
Lady Thatcher this week opened a new archive centre at Churchill College, Cambridge. The purpose-built wing will enable the Archives Centre to house the Thatcher Papers alongside the archives of...
Charles Clarke sees education as an agent of change to a more equal society. He is likely to be as appalled as his old boss Neil Kinnock would have been at the idea of allowing the most prestigious...