Comparing current events in the Middle East to the Holocaust is misleading and counterproductive and perpetuates a tendency among Jews to think and act like victims, argues David Cesarani During a...
If the European Union is to fulfil its potential as a supranational democracy, it must offer its citizens freedom, security and, most of all, respect. Dennis Smith reports. Professors and politicians...
The rise of single-issue protest groups may be seen as a good sign of an active citizenry. But, says Wyn Grant, it can impede the political process. The landscape of protest group activity in the...
Among the first women to succeed in music were those in a 16th-century girl group. But they were reliant on male patronage and barely respectable, says Laurie Stras. If you type "girl vocalist jokes...
What is it that makes a good teacher? Alan Sked says an interest in students, intellectual rigour and enthusiasm are vital. As I am on sabbatical leave, the invitation to write about teaching came at...
Can men smell a pretty woman from afar, and do women seeking a partner desire a man who smells like their father? Jerome Burne sniffs around controversial findings in phermone research. Smell has...
Luxembourg, 17 April 2002 Full text I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The EEA EFTA States welcome the proposal for the regulation on genetically modified (GM) food and feed. This represents a major initiative...
Brussels, 17 April 2002 The Icelandic government announced last week its plan to introduce legislation allowing it to provide financial guarantees as part of a general initiative to encourage...
Budget roundup Education awaits bigger prize in spending review In his budget, the chancellor promised rises in the direct grants sent to all 24,000 headteachers as part of a £0 million package to...
Brussels, 17 April 2002 Following the destruction of an experimental field trial with genetically modified colza in Alost, Belgium, last week, the latest in a series of recent attacks on field trials...
Brussels, 17 April 2002 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) should be operational by the end of 2002, according to Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner David Byrne. Speaking at a...
Brussels, 17 April 2002 An international conference on the human genome has heard that total transparency in research is vital if the public are see the work of geneticists and cell technologists in...
Funding chiefs mull future shape of UK HE Funding chiefs meeting in Manchester today are considering the shape of higher education for the next ten years. Universities will be expected to excel in at...
Brussels, 16 April 2002 The information society and telecoms regulations have been the subjects of discussion between the Commission and both the USA and China at the beginning of April. EU...
Brussels, 16 April 2002 A European Commission information campaign is necessary to inform the public of the risks and benefits of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), according to the Economic and...