Munich, 13 Nov 2002 Patent protection for inventions relating to computer software and business methods will be the subject of an international forum on 21 and 22 November at the European Patent...
Brussels, 13 Nov 2002 The European DataGrid (EDG) project, which promises scientists unprecedented computing power to tackle major challenges, such as modelling climate change or analysing genomic...
Brussels, 13 November 2002 European business leaders today added their voices to calls for increased research efforts to strengthen EU competitiveness, economic growth and employment. The call came...
Brussels, 13 Nov 2002 Further research into immunology and more clinical trials in developing countries are both necessary if Europe is to tackle communicable diseases, said speakers on the second...
Brussels, 12 Nov 2002 On 11 November the European Science Foundation (ESF) Marine Board delivered its strategic report 'Integrating Marine Science in Europe' to EU Research Commissioner Philippe...
Brussels, 12 Nov 2002 The 7th Innovation Relay Centre (IRC) network annual meeting is due to take place in Nuremberg, Germany, from 21 to 22 November 2002. The annual meeting will open with keynote...
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....