Brussels, 22 Mar 2005 Technology-related research may not be the first thing that springs to mind when one thinks of Siberia, but for the partners of a new Sixth Framework Programme project, that is...
Brussels, 22 Mar 2005 To mark the international observance of World Water Day on 22 March, the Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a new report entitled 'climate change and the...
Brussels, 22 Mar 2005 Four seminars on proposal writing for the second stage of the Sixth Framework Programme's Marie Curie host fellowships for early stage research training and research training...
Brussels, 22 Mar 2005 The DEISA (distributed European infrastructure for supercomputing applications) project will hold a symposium on high performance computing in Paris, France, on 9 and 10 May....
Scientists admit pressures to tailor tests More than one in 10 scientists claim to have been pressured by a commercial financial backer to "tailor" their research conclusions, according to a new...
Paris, 21 Mar 2005 On 17 March the ESA Council, at its meeting in Paris, unanimously approved a cooperation agreement between ESA and the Indian Space Research Organisation for India's first moon...
Paris, 21 Mar 2005 Assessing the risk that space debris pose to operational spacecraft and satellites is a challenge and depends on whether you are worried about being hit by a known, tracked debris...
Brussels, 21 Mar 2005 In a speech on the importance of small businesses for the knowledge economy, Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik made clear on 18 March that industry as a whole...
Brussels, 21 Mar 2005 The Commission has published an information note outlining its initial thoughts on the establishment of a European Institute of Technology (EIT), arguing that a network of...
Brussels, 21 Mar 2005 The main barriers to the hydrogen economy are no longer economic, technical or related to the development of infrastructure, but rather a lack of commitment and cooperation...
Brussels, 21 Mar 2005 The European regions knowledge based innovation (ERIK) network, the innovating regions in Europe (IRE) network and the Malopolska region are organising a conference on '...
Brussels, 21 Mar 2005 The European Commission has published a prior information notice of a call for tenders for the monitoring and analysis of technology transfer and intellectual property regimes...
Deadline: 27/06/2005
University cracks down on plagiarism Australia's oldest academic institution, the University of Sydney, has moved to stamp out plagiarism after more than 200 students were suspected of cheating. In...
Facelift for Oxford college After 626 years New College Oxford was clearly in need of what any estate agent would call light cosmetic updating. When the students return after the break they will find...