Today's news
German universities woo British students German universities have mounted a publicity campaign to woo British and international students to their fee-free degree courses. Representatives of German...
Search
-
-
Convergence or Divergence in the Regulation of Food Safety and Traceability in the EU and USA? Speech by Commissioner David Byrne at the Food Safety Conference in Washington
Washington DC, 19 March 2004 Introduction The profile of risk and risk-related issues has risen markedly in the last 15 years. There has been a growing recognition of the importance of proper risk...
-
FP6 project to pinpoint new research challenges with mathematical models
Brussels, 19 Mar 2004 The participants in a new project on 'New and emerging themes in industrial and applied mathematics' (NETIAM) are hoping that their work will 'raise awareness of how mathematics...
-
ESA launches initiative for innovation
Brussels, 19 Mar 2004 The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a new initiative aimed at accelerating the 'idea-to-product' process and making the European space industry more competitive. The...
-
Interdisciplinary research conference on biomaterials, France
Brussels, 19 Mar 2004 The 14th interdisciplinary research conference on biomaterials will take place in Limoges, France, on 25 and 26 March. The conference is aimed at scientists, engineers and...
-
CALENDRIER du 22 au 27 mars 2004
Bruxelles, le 19 mars 2004 CALENDRIER du 22 au mars 2004 (susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Activit és des Institutions D éplacements et visites Lundi 22 Conseil Affaires générales et...
-
Brown finds extra cash to fund growth
Gordon Brown quashed fears that universities would be expanded on the cheap this week by confirming that the government will fully fund rising student numbers until 2008. In Wednesday's budget speech...
-
Animal tests 'upsetting but important'
A final-year undergraduate was one of a line-up of young scientists speaking out for the first time in defence of animal research in a documentary film launched this week. Rawaa, who researched...
-
In the news: Paul Wilkinson
The Madrid terrorist attacks, which have so far caused 200 deaths, have sent journalists scurrying to find experts to shed light on the world of international terrorism. Prominent among them is Paul...
-
Appointments
King's College London has appointed: Alison Campbell , acting chief executive of MRC Technology, managing director of KCL Enterprises; and Michael Clarke , director of the International Policy...
-
End to AUT pay dispute in sight
The Association of University Teachers looked poised to call off industrial action over pay as The Times Higher went to press. The Trades Union Congress announced that "positive proposals" had been...
-
Scientists given 2 weeks to plan10-year vision
The government has given top scientists a two-week deadline to write a two-page summary of how science should develop over the next ten years. Sir David King, the government's chief scientific...
-
'Third-stream' cash to nurture business links
Universities will be given a permanent "third stream" of funding, alongside teaching and research cash, to foster collaboration with business, the government confirmed this week in its preliminary...
-
Next week
False starts Does the school system handicap universities? Also Toll of terror : How obesity, alcohol and smoking are linked to the war on terror. Picture this : Tom Rosenthal reviews books about the...
-
Cash for gap-year volunteers
Gap-year students could benefit financially from a community service scheme. Gordon Brown, the chancellor, announced during the budget that the Treasury and Home Office were to consider whether...