Brussels, 01 July 2002 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for means to improve the consistency and efficiency of the legislative framework in the field of biotechnology Article...
Brussels, 01 July 2002 Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU This questions and answers fact sheet is divided into two sections; Part A covers legislation in force; Part B covers...
Non-EU overseas students in UK FE double The number of students from non-EU countries attending further education colleges in the United Kingdom nearly doubled over five years, lifelong learning...
Trapped Russian researchers rescued from pack ice Two South African helicopters yesterday airlifted the last of 79 Russian scientists from a research ship that has been trapped in the Antarctic pack...
Brussels, 28 June 2002 Two conferences, on air pollution and environmental health risks, will take place in Catania, Italy, from 17 to 19 September 2003. A call for papers has been announced for both...
Brussels, 28 June 2002 The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) can be compared to the European research area (ERA) for its role in encouraging collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the area of...
Copenhagen, 28 June 2002 During the Danish Presidency, the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Helge Sander, will be the President of two Councils of Ministers: Telecommunications (IT...
Paris, 28 June 2002 From 4 to 10 October 2002, the Education Office of the European Space Agency (ESA) will celebrate World Space Week by giving young Europeans the chance to tell the world their...
Paris, 28 June 2002 Speaking at the annual meeting of an international association working to integrate information technologies for disaster-relief efforts, Stephen Briggs, head of the Earth...
Employers support skills spending increase Business leaders today urged the government to help boost productivity by spending more on education and skills and focusing on science and technology. The...
Surrogate couples make better parents The first scientific study of surrogacy suggests not only that surrogate mothers have no problem handing over babies but that the families who receive the child...
Brussels, June 2002 It may be easier to design plants that make their own nitrogen fertiliser than previously thought, according to new research published in the journal Nature on 26 June. The roots...
Brussels, June 2002 The European Commission is holding a conference on research into alternative methods to animal testing and experimentation from 9 to 10 July in Brussels, Belgium. The event aims...
Brussels June 2002 The Commission is sending a second written warning or Reasoned Opinion to Ireland asking for compliance with a 2001 European Court of Justice ruling with regard to the Animal...
Brussels, June 2002 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin explained the major new elements contained in the forthcoming Sixth Framework programme (FP6) at a briefing in Brussels on June. He...