Labour's lost love
On the eve of the Labour Party conference, Jonathan Rutherford looks at how the demoralised Left can rise above the disillusionment engendered by new Labour How are we to live? The Left once...
Search
-
-
Overcoming a fear of flying leads to new adventures
...and prepare to face all those eager students. It's your first teaching assignment and you pale at the thought of standing in front of them - so how do you cope? Mandy Garner consults some first-...
-
Political debate is thriving as academics blog on
"If you want a quiet life, don't talk online about the Middle East," says Jon Pike, chairman of the editorial board of Engage , a web-based journal set up in response to the Association of University...
-
Draft Statement of the Council's Reasons and Delegation Statements on the Common Position for a Decision Concerning the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (extracts)
Brussels, 20 Sep 2006 Council's reasons: Full text of Document 12032/06 Addendum 01 Suite of documents 12032/06 Subject: Common position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the...
-
Innovative Medicines Initiative path around bottlenecks to R&D efficiency favours setting up a European Medicines Research Academy (EMRA) (lenhth))
Brussels, 20 Sep 2006 The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has published a new version of its strategic research agenda (SRA), outlining strategies to overcome specific 'bottlenecks' to...
-
Invitations to tender for work on measuring medical exposure to external radiation (links)
Brussels, 20 September 2006 European guidance on clinical audit for medical exposures - clinical AUD Contract notice: OJ S 178-189010 Tenders specifications Time-limit for receipt of tenders: 03/11/...
-
EP Briefing 25-28 September 2006: Support for nanosciences if managed ethically (own-initiative)
Strasbourg, 20 Sep 2006 The Industry Committee welcomes an action plan by the European Commission for a safe, integrated and responsible strategy for nanosciences and nanotechnologies for the period...
-
EP Briefing 25-28 September 2006: Galileo programme
Strasbourg, 20 Sep 2006 MEPs will debate and vote on a resolution on Galileo. The debate is based on the following oral question to the Commission: Subject: Taking stock of the Galileo programme...
-
Where Science meets Art... UMBOT NORDUNG exhibition in the offices of the Commissioner for Science and Research
Brussels, 20 Sep 2006 On Wednesday, 20 September the European Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potočnik will open an exhibition entitled UMBOT NOORDUNG, by Dunja Zupanči...
-
High level group outlines textile and clothing industry catwalk to 2020
Brussels, 20 Sep 2006 The European Commission has adopted the recommendations made by an expert group report, looking at the textile and clothing sector. The recommendations are designed to guide the...
-
Sniffing out diseases with a 'bio-electronic' nose
Brussels, 20 Sep 2006 A new EU-funded project aims to develop an artificial, 'bio-electronic' nose which could help doctors to diagnose a range of diseases. State-of-the-art nose technology is...
-
Satellite data shows drop in European crop yields
Brussels, 20 Sep 2006 Scientists at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) have used satellite imagery to estimate that European crop yields will be lower in 2006 than in 2005. This is due to the...
-
European Gaseous Fuels Training Institute Courses, Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Brussels, 20 Sep 2006 The European Natural Gas Vehicle Association (ENGVA) will run a series of three training days at the European Gaseous Fuels Training Institute (EGFTI) in Hoofddorp, the...
-
Tender: Establishing European technical recommendations for monitoring individuals exposed to external radiation
Brussels, 20 Sep 2006 The European Commission's Directorate General for Energy and Transport has issued a call for tenders for the establishment of European technical recommendations for monitoring...
-
Tender: service contract for good practice services
Brussels, 20 Sep 2006 The European Commission's Directorate General for Information Society has launched a call for tenders to provide a service for the promotion of good practice services. The...