Brussels, 14 Jul 2005 'Concentrating our efforts in Europe on knowledge has no real alternative. I do not underestimate the problems that we currently face,' concluded EU Commissioner for Science and...
Brussels, 14 Jul 2005 Representatives from ten of Europe's leading telecom, Internet, television and music companies met with the Commission and the UK presidency in London on 8 and 9 July to discuss...
Brussels, 14 Jul 2005 Scientists within the EU funded OPTICON project have formally argued the case for the construction of the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) - an optical telescope the...
Brussels, 14 Jul 2005 Scientists from the Institut Pasteur in France, associated to the national centre for scientific research (CNRS), have revealed for the first time how and where nicotine...
Brussels, 14 Jul 2005 The 19th international joint conference on artificial intelligence - IJCAI-05 - will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 30 July to 5 August. Hosted by the British...
Brussels, 14 Jul 2005 The PAGES second open science meeting will take place in Beijing, China, from 10 to 12 August. Past Global Changes (PAGES), a core project of the International Geosphere-...
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Muslim scholar denied entry to US An internationally renowned British Muslim scholar was this week refused entry to the US with no explanation, it has emerged. Zaki Badawi, head of the Muslim College...
From: Jamie Targett, Director of Corporate Development Subject: The Chancellor Following last Friday afternoon's degree ceremony, there have been a number of allegations made about the behaviour of...
The best way to determine who should have the largest slice of funding cake is to let the market decide There are two animals much loved by philosophers: the Pushmi-Pullyu and Buridan's ass. The...
Concern for academic freedom will be low down the list of priorities for the general public in determining universities' responsibilities in the face of an increased terrorist threat. It is fair to...
Ministers may have mixed feelings about the sharply reduced projection of future demand for university places published by the Higher Education Policy Institute. The report suggests that meeting the...
Of all the own goals scored by arrogant university chiefs, I would like to nominate those responsible for Brunel University's "Open Letter" full-page advertisement for first prize (July 8). The...