Brussels, 09 January 2002 Leading European and US astronomers will meet in London on 11 January 2002 to discuss an ambitious European space agency (ESA) mission to find Earth-like planets and examine...
Paris, 09 January 2002 Hope and visions, technology and innovation, life and its future, all themes which drive the success of the European Space Agency's Technology Transfer Programme. 2001 was a...
Brussels, 09 January 2002 Parliament will consider a Commission communication about the need to develop a more coherent European Space Strategy. The European Council decision of December 1999 called...
Plea for more BSE checks on sheep The screening of sheep for BSE should be increased fivefold to at least 100,000 animals a year to get a better picture of any possible threat to humans, government...
London Metroplitan University mooted London Metropolitan University is the preferred name for the institution created by the merger of London Guildhall University and the University of North London,...
Brussels, 8 January 2002 European Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research. 146th Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials for Scientific and Technical Research (COST)....
Brussels, 8 January 2002 Economic integration of urban consumers' demand and rural forestry production Draft Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a concerted European research action...
£1m can buy you happiness A ten year study has confirmed what the underpaid and overworked majority always feared: money can buy you happiness. The only problem is the £1 million price tag....
Scots students demand support reforms Students from seven Scottish higher education institutions are demanding further student support reforms after unveiling a £534 million "wall of debt" outside...
Former Greenpeace chief joins Monsanto's PR firm Lord Melchett, the former head of Greenpeace, who led its campaign against genetically modified crops, has accepted a salaried job with a public...
Minister secures education and skills windfall Education and skills secretary Estelle Morris has secured an extra £195 million for her department, it emerged today. The windfall includes £100 million...
Brussels, 20 December 2001 An international workshop in Tobago on 26 to 28 February will focus on the role of news professionals in covering science. The event falls into three sections. Firstly the...
FE watchdog names new chief David Bell, chief executive of Bedfordshire County Council, is to be the new head of the schools and further education watchdog Ofsted from next month. Mr Bell has been a...
Free museums bring visitors flocking back Attendance of national museums and galleries has doubled in the month since the abolition of admission charges, figures released by the government indicate...
Universities on both sides of the Atlantic are to play a central role in the battle against terrorism as governments prepare to release extra money for research into bioterrorism and related areas....