Brussels, 15 March 2002 Hopes that research on embryonic stem cells can be abandoned in favour of adult stem cells may be unfounded, according to new study results from scientists in the UK and the...
Brussels, 15 March 2002 An international forum and fair on environmental protection within the framework of innovation, new technology and economic cooperation will take place in Warsaw, Poland on 25...
Brussels, 15 March 2002 46. The European Council again calls on the Council and the European Parliament to adopt the 6th Research Framework Programme (FP6) and its legal instruments by June 2002. 47...
Brussels, 15 March 2002 This was the message delivered by Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar at the closing press conference of the Barcelona European Council, which he held jointly with...
Campaign targets language teaching decline A marketing campaign to reverse the crisis of modern foreign languages in universities has been launched at the British Academy with the support of seven...
University teaching to be rated by students Students are to be given a voice for the first time in official judgements of university course teaching standards. Months of wrangling, which saw the...
John Barrow of Cambridge University, lecturing the Royal Astronomical Society on cosmology last week, pointed out that vast expanses of space and time impress most people - but cut little ice with...
Paris, 14 March 2002 During the night of 28 February/1 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched its Envisat satellite on an Ariane 5 launcher from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana....
Brussels, 14 March 2002 Working document from the Commission services entitled: "The cost to Europe of ITER Joint Implementation according to various hosting scenarios". Cover note from Mr Sylvain...
Brussels, 14 March 2002 European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research - COST Secretariat. Draft Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted...
Brussels, 14 March 2002 The newly-elected President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Albert Bore, has called for EU leaders meeting at the Barcelona European Council to recognise the role of...
Brussels, 14 March 2002 An international seminar on 'perspectives for applying and developing the new technologies in education, organised by the Spanish Presidency stressed the importance of...
Paris, 14 March 2002 The OECD has invited China to participate as an Observer in its Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP) which addresses a broad range of policy issues from the...
Brussels, 14 March 2002 The winner of the 2001 Rammal award has been announced as Palestinian Professor Ahmad Teebi. The award is given each year to a scientist from a Mediterranean country who has...
Brussels, 14 March 2002 The European Commission is supporting an initiative which aims to help researchers and scientists to acquire the skills needed to turn a good biotechnology idea into a...