Brussels, 25 January 2002 The Scientific steering committee (SSC), which advises the European Commission on Transmissible/Bovine Spongiform Encephalophaties (TSE/BSE) has published an opinion...
Paris, 23 January 2002 As Principal Integration and Test Engineer at Kourou, Gilles Labruyère oversees the final preparations making Envisat ready for the harsh environment of space. He's also been...
Brussels, 25 January 2002 Setting out the Spanish Presidency's priorities for research, development, innovation, industry, telecommunications and the information society to the European Parliament on...
Brussels, 25 January 2002 US President Bush's science advisor has revealed that the country is reviewing its position regarding participation in the ITER international fusion project, just three...
Strasbourg, 25 January 2002 Strasbourg, 25.01.2002 - The Parliamentary Assembly closed its winter session with the examination of a report on scientific communication presented by Claude Birraux (...
NHS pressure reduces medical research The heavy pressures of working for the National Health Service are leaving little time for essential medical research, doctors warned today. A poll of 600...
Salaries rise but vacancies fall Graduates' salaries have risen but the number of vacancies has fallen and the jobless total for university leavers is expected to increase. Average earnings rose 3...
Paris, 24 January 2002 ENVISAT N° 4 In a cool, air conditioned room on the ground floor of a modern building on the outskirts of Rome, a young scientist is carefully handling a "pizza". But this "...
Brussels, 24 January 2002 Report on research and development. Translation of letter from Mr J.-P. COTIS, Chairman of the EPC to Mr Rodrigo RATO, President of the ECOFIN Council, dated 15 January 2002...
Brussels, 23 January 2002 1. The potential of biotechnology The potential for Europe of Biotechnology was clearly acknowledged in Stockholm last year. On this occasion, the European leaders endorsed...
Brussels, 24 January 2002 Spanish Secretary of State for science and technology, Ramon Marimon, is confident that the Spanish Presidency will succeed in reaching agreement on a number of contentious...
Brussels, 24 January 2002 A government-sponsored bill to lift a ban on embryonic research has passed its first reading in the French Parliament. France's current laws in this area were adopted in...
Paris, 24 January 2002 A telecommunications satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was put into geostationary orbit late last evening from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. At...
Brussels, 24 January 2002 European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research - COST Terms of Reference for the COST Technical Committee on Chemistry submitted to the Senior...
Brussels, 24 January 2002 The proposal was made during the European Conference on the use of new technologies in relation to drugs trafficking, held in Madrid as one of the initiatives of the Spanish...