The 6th EU Research Framework Programme
The 6th EU Research Framework Programme Bruxelles, le juin 2002 Frequently asked questions What is the EU Research Framework Programme (FP)? The FP is the EU's main instrument for research funding in...
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Event to discuss how science and innovation can contribute to sustainable development
Brussels, June 2002 A forum on 'Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development' will take place in parallel with the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South...
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Integral's solar wings unfurled - Better sunbathing for satellites
Paris, June 2002 Future telecommunications and broadcasting satellites can have more power and add more channels without need for a major redesign. More efficient solar cells offer 50 per cent more...
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Clean, safe - and competitive: EU research delivers cutting-edge solutions for cleaner, more efficient and eco-friendly industrial processes - media briefing 16 July
Brussels, June 2002 Media briefing on Clean Technologies Tuesday 16 July 2002 European Commission, Brussels and Scoribel SA, Feluy, Belgium, On 16 July, the European Commission will organise a one-...
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The European Union is falling further and further behind in research and competitiveness
Brussels, June 2002 In the USA, €288 billion ($265 billion) was spent on research and technological development (R&D) in 2000, but only €164 billion in the EU. European Commissioner for...
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Rosetta wishes CONTOUR luck chasing comets
Paris, June 2002 Comets are suddenly in vogue in space research. ESA is getting ready to send its comet chaser Rosetta in January 2003 to rendezvous with Comet Wirtanen and study it in immense detail...
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Today's papers
Tories pledge aid for poor students Iain Duncan Smith unexpectedly made two policy announcements last night as he faced a hostile audience of young voters. The Conservative leader, in a special...
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Chisinau
Moldovan prime minister Vasile Tarlev has banned the use of the term "Romanian language and literature" in official documents, including prospectuses and history textbooks in schools and universities.
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Rector resigns over student representation
The rector of Cyprus University, Nicolas Papamichael, has quit in protest against a parliamentary decision to award student bodies 33 per cent representation on departmental councils. At a heads of...
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Frozen meat poses food-poison threat
Researchers have found that defrosted meat can rapidly become contaminated with bacteria. The finding may partly explain the UK's food-poisoning epidemic. Work at the Centre for Cell and Tissue...
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UCL staff at risk in secret £8m cull
University College London is secretly identifying staff for job losses as part of its attempts to save £8 million. In a memo seen by The THES , Marilyn Gallyer, vice-provost of UCL, advises heads of...
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Next week
News Parents who studied at old polys and their children who studied at new universities compare and contrast their experiences. Features Widening participation: are arts the answer? From Northern...
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Rome
Almost 100 Italian researchers and academics are being encouraged to return to Italy with funding worth €12 million (£7.8 million). The researchers were selected from 163 applications. Most (20) are...
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Kuala Lumpur
The Malaysian cabinet has introduced a 10 per cent quota for non-Bumiputeras (Chinese and Indian Malaysians) entering public universities next year.
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DFES fails to spend £1.6bn
Education's top civil servant has been taken to task by the Treasury over his department's persistent failure to spend billions of pounds allocated for universities and schools each year. David...