Comet SOHO-422 passing near the Sun
Paris, 18 April 2002 Between now and Saturday, 20 April, you can follow via the Internet the progress of the new-found Comet SOHO-422. Usually, comets seen by the SOHO spacecraft quickly burn up in...
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New tax credits for companies carrying out R&D welcomed in UK
Brussels, 18 April 2002 'Save British science' has welcomed a £400 million (approximately 650 million euro) package of tax credits for UK companies carrying out research and development (R&D...
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Council's progress report on proposal for genetic resources in agriculture
Brussels, 18 April 2002 Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture and amending Regulation (EC) No 1258/...
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Proposed decision on the signing of the Agreement for scientific and technological co-operation between the European Community and Ukraine
Brussels, 18 April 2002 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of the Agreement for scientific and technological co-operation between the European Community and Ukraine Full Text EXPLANATORY...
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ESA astronaut Frank De Winne to fly to the International Space Station in October
Paris, 18 April 2002 Today, at the European Space Agency Moscow office, Mr Antonio Rodotà, ESA Director General, Mr Charles Picqué, Belgian Minister for Scientific Research, Mr Yvan Ylieff, Belgian...
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Today's news
Modified genes enter Mexican maize crops The Mexican government has confirmed that despite its ban on genetically modified maize, there is massive contamination of maize in areas that act as the gene...
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Update: 12:30
Training will cure prescribing errors, say experts Junior doctors should receive more training to prevent mistakes being made when prescribing medicines, experts said today. Bryony Dean and...
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More strings and less cash as v-cs revolt
Funding chiefs will today launch a ten-year strategy to reshape higher education. Universities will be expected to excel in at least one of four areas - teaching, research, reach-out and widening...
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Chancellor to open e-science centre
* Chancellor Gordon Brown is to open the National E-Science Centre at Edinburgh University next Thursday. The centre, which is being run jointly with Glasgow University, received £5.5 million over...
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Strikers picket during Princess Anne's visit
Princess Anne was confronted by striking workers fighting budget cuts at King's College London when she visited the college's medical school this week. About 40 members of public-sector union Unison...
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Crac wins graduate schools contract
The Careers Research Advisory Centre has been awarded the contract to run the research councils' graduate schools programme for the next five years. The scheme is the main provider of training in...
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Hall rent hikes price out poorer students
Poorer students are being priced out of privatised halls of residence as rents rocket above inflation, public sector union Unison says. A Unison report says that rents have risen by up to 22 per cent...
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Findings: Timor shows the way to Oz
Australia was first colonised by humans between 55,000 and 65,000 years ago. But how they got there remains unsolved, writes Caroline Davis. One of the most promising routes proposed was through the...
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Findings: All eyes on dawn chorus
As the season of dawn chorus intensifies to its crescendo in May, a group of scientists has been investigating why some birds rise earlier than others, writes Caroline Davis. In a typical Welsh...
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Give aid, not counselling
Pat Bracken questions the validity and appropriateness of the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. He tells Adam James that sending PTSD experts to places such as Afghanistan may even be...