Copenhagen, 25 Nov 2002 Strong winds of reform are blowing through European universities these years. The political will to adapt institutions of higher education to a changing, open and increasingly...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2002 The Belgian federal science policy office has published a guide to participation in the country's national research programmes, entitled 'be part of a Belgian research team.'...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2002 The Research DG's Energy production and distribution systems unit is organising an information and brokerage conference, to take place in Madrid, Spain on 15 January 2003,...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2002 Full text of Document 14587/02 21 November 2002 REPORT from: Permanent Representatives Committee to: Council (Competitiveness - 26 November 2002) Nº Cion doc.: 6415/02 RECH 40...
Catapult stunt kills Oxford student A student at Oxford University has died after a spectacular human catapult stunt went wrong. Dino Yankov, 19, a member of a dangerous sports club, fell short of a...
Campaigners fight Cambridge animal test facility Animal rights campaigners today staged a demonstration outside a public inquiry into a medical research centre. Cambridge University, which ...
Paris, 22 Nov 2002 The Ferrari Red Paint will not be the only thing breaking all speed records when it hurtles towards the Red Planet on-board the Mars Express spacecraft in 2003. The spacecraft...
Brussels, 22 Nov 2002 ITEA (Information Technology for European Advancement) has announced its upcoming 6th call for projects, which opens on 20 January 2003 when a project outline preparation...
Paris, 22 Nov 2002 Since the first one soared into space on 23 November 1977, the Meteosat series of meteorological satellites have been Europe's watchful eyes on the weather. The initial image from...
Brussels, 22 Nov 2002 The Inauguration Ceremony and the Stakeholders' Meeting of the European Network of GMO Laboratories (ENGL) will be held in Brussels on 4-5 December. Media Registration Form...
Brussels, 22 Nov 2002 A discussion paper prepared for the Commission has concluded that the European Research Area (ERA) policies must avoid a 'one size fit' definition of national research...
Brussels, 22 Nov 2002 The UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics has issued a consultation paper on ethical issues raised by the development of personalised medicines (pharmacogenetics). [ Consultation...
Scottish science makes it to market Iain Gray, Scotland’s minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, has told a Strathclyde University conference that 19 per cent of university spin-offs are in...
Clarke leans towards top-ups Education secretary Charles Clarke yesterday admitted that the government would not need to seek the backing of MPs if it wanted to introduce top-up fees in the next...
Copenhagen, 21 Nov 2002 The Council will hold an exchange of views, on the basis of the Commission's communication, "The European Research Area: Providing new momentum - Strengthening, reorienting,...