Brussels, 12 August 2002 Italian scientists in collaboration with US scientists have discovered the genetic cause of one of the most common types of muscular dystrophy. Facioscapulohumeral muscular...
Paris, 12 August 2002 Some 36,000 kilometres above the coast of West Africa, a new satellite will soon take up a geo-stationary orbit, and train its powerful imager on the continents below. This is...
Brussels, 12 August 2002 Academic institutions in the UK and Denmark are collaborating with Pakistani counterparts under the ASIA IT&C scheme to help create the Pakistan Virtual University (...
Brussels, 12 August 2002 Following recent media stories analysing the possibility of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2019, a Spanish company has revealed that it is working with the European space...
Scottish exam pass rate drops by 2% An inquiry was under way today after it emerged that the number of youngsters passing exams in Scotland has fallen this year. Today's publication of the Higher...
Brussels, 09 August 2002 A Thematic network formed under the EU's Fifth Framework programme (FP5) is being used to identify medium and long term research needs and ultimately initiate the creation of...
Brussels, 09 August 2002 Maintaining wild places as natural environments brings higher financial gains than developing them, according to new research carried out by UK and US researchers. The...
Brussels, 09 August 2002 Information on national e-commerce legislation in the 15 EU Member States has been made available at a single location free of charge through a project supported by the...
Brussels, 09 August 2002 An international conference on alternatives to animal testing in biomedical research will take place in New Orleans, USA on 11 to 15 August. The event will focus on the '3Rs...
Brussels, 09 August 2002 The European Commission's Research DG is looking for a deputy Director-General. Candidates will need to demonstrate solid resource management experience. A background in...
Brown cloud threatens Asia and Europe A team of international climatologists led by Nobel laureate Professor Paul Grutzen has said they have identified the 'Asian brown cloud' -- a 10 million square...
Tonight is the night to wish upon a star A celestial light show is promised tonight - weather permitting - as the Earth ploughs through a thick cloud of comet dust. The Perseid meteor shower, which...
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's annual report for 2001-02, published this week, showed that Cambridge University secured the most research funding. Across all universities,...
The University of Wales has invited five institutions to join it as federal members and has agreed to upgrade the status of two others following a debate about its future, writes Tony Tysome. The...
The Open University is set to shed more than 200 staff and may cut contact with students further in a bid to prevent a financial crisis caused partly by its expensive efforts to widen participation....