Bemused and confused 2
I am not quite sure what upset me more - reading about the closure of Anglia Ruskin University's languages department, a move that will reduce still further our national capacity in a key subject...
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When is it 'laudable' and 'lawful' to kill a tyrant?
Bernard Crick navigates the moral maze and ponders the murder of leaders who pose a threat to their subjects As John Wilkes Booth leapt from the box on to the stage, having shot Abraham Lincoln, he...
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Shortcut for the armchair traveller
Nick Smith unearths a publisher who can supply rare or out-of-print travel books at the click of a mouse As you read this, someone somewhere is tearing out their hair. This person is a biographer of...
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Exiles find a home from home - of sorts
Displacement has failed to crush Southern Sudanese students' hopes for a decent future. Wendy Wallace reports A southern Sudanese university, exiled in the northern capital Khartoum, has been closed...
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It's plain sailing with the trade winds
Commerce does not have to be a dirty word. Greenwich University has found that forging links with industry motivates research and taps new income streams, reports Michael North Scores of colourful...
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When the enemy is at the gate
Demonised by the media, Iranians in the UK often feel compelled to defend their homeland even when they disagree with its theocratic Government. Anthea Lipsett reports Amir Keshmiri came top of his...
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Commission takes stock of the GALILEO Programme
Brussels, 7 June 2006 The European Commission today adopted a communication taking stock of the GALILEO satellite radionavigation programme. The communication outlines the key components of this...
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Study shows SMEs' financial personnel are reluctant to apply for EU research funding
Brussels, 07 Jun 2006 A new study reveals that the Chief Financial Officers of many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the new EU Member States may be preventing their companies from taking...
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EU-funded study charts the way forward for patient mobility
Brussels, 07 Jun 2006 An EU-funded research project, 'Europe for Patients' (e4p), has published an evidence-based study on patient mobility across Europe, highlighting the lack of common practice....
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Lisbon Strategy - Call for expression of interest in establishing a Lisbon network
Brussels, 22 May 2006 Call for expression of interest in establishing a Lisbon network The Committee of the Regions is launching a call for expression of interest to European local and regional...
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Call for proposals with a view to a grant for nuclear safety and radiation protection (links)
Brussels, 7 June 2006 NOTICE OF CALL FOR PROPOSALS WITH A VIEW TO OBTAINING GRANTS IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION Closing date for submission of applications: 15/09/2006 Call...
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EU and US continue to work jointly on biotechnology research
Brussels, 7 June 2006 On the occasion of a visit on 8 June to the United States of America, Janez Potočnik European Science and Research Commissioner, will sign the renewal of an...
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Commissioner Joe Borg: Speech on the occasion of the adoption of the Green Paper on Maritime Policy to a joint meeting of EP Committees
Brussels, 7 June 2006 Speech on the occasion of the adoption of the Green Paper on Maritime Policy to the joint meeting of the Committees on Transport and Tourism; Environment, Public Health and Food...
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EP Briefing 12-15 June 2006: Broad backing expected for 7th Framework Research Programme
Strasbourg, 07 Jun 2006 The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy is broadly throwing its weight behind the Commission's proposals on the future of European research and development for the...
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Today's news
Universities urged to avoid local pay deals Wealthy universities are being discouraged from making local pay deals after unions last night accepted a national offer lower than one agreed at the...