Brussels, 25 February 2004 OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - researchers in the European...
Brussels, 05 Mar 2004 A French survey has found that the difficulty of combining career and family roles hampers the international mobility of female researchers. Although the move to postdoc is as...
Brussels, 05 Mar 2004 Researchers from private enterprises, research institutions and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) are currently working together on the development of smart...
Brussels, 05 Mar 2004 The European Affairs Mission of the French Ministry for Research and New Technology is organising an information day on the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), to be held on15...
Brussels, 05 Mar 2004 The GUIDE project, working on the development of a trans-European grants database, and supported by the EU's eContent programme, is organising an award for online excellence in...
Brussels, 05 Mar 2004 This year's Berlin Air Show, to take place from 10 to 16 May, will look into issues of air safety, transport and research from the perspectives of an enlarged EU and NATO. Key...
Paris, 05 Mar 2004 "Starry Night", Vincent van Gogh's famous painting, is renowned for its bold whorls of light sweeping across a raging night sky. Although this image of the heavens came only from...
French researchers urge brain drain reversal A petition by researchers in France calling on their government to provide more money to prevent the brain drain and provide extra funds for research has...
Deadline: 15/04/2004
Attempts to find a cure for the fatal brain disease CJD are being hampered by a longstanding feud between two academic teams. The CJD surveillance unit at Edinburgh University and the Medical...
Some of the leading access universities in England are braced for major cuts after this year's funding allocations, signalling the increasingly cut-throat market for extra student places....
'The next few years will be momentous for higher education. The Russell Group will have a significant role in shaping events, a role that we intend to play to the full' As the first executive...
John Beringer , pro vice-chancellor of Bristol University, has been invited by the prime minister to become a member of the Council for Science and Technology. David Balfour , professor in...
Education secretary Charles Clarke's desire for a more market-driven higher education system looks set to claim two prestigious departments at the University of East Anglia, which lies in his...
The judiciary and police are ill-prepared to deal with the rise in the number of honour crimes perpetrated in some migrant communities, an expert has warned. Usha Sood, senior law lecturer at...