Brussels, 07 Oct 2003 A Commission funded study into TV based interactive learning in the home has concluded that when developing broadband and e-learning strategies, governments and other agencies...
Brussels, 07 Oct 2003 A new study carried out by researchers from the University of Uppsala in Sweden claims that there is not enough oil and gas left in the world to lead to the disastrous global...
Brussels, 07 Oct 2003 The Research Directorate General of the European Commission will hold a workshop, entitled 'from research to innovative business: public-private partnerships to increase Europe'...
Let rich pay £5,000 tuition fees, says Oxford master The top 20 universities must be allowed to charge tuition fees of at least £5,000 a year if the decline in academic quality is to be halted, Lord...
Brussels, 07 Oct 2003 Norway is the first country to produce a commercial solution to a major engineering challenge: how to tap the latent energy in tidal currents, according to a recent New...
Paris, 07 Oct 2003 Before the green light can be given for the launch of Jules Vernes in autumn 2004, another Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has to first successfully fly the same mission. Next...
We won't scrap grants, says HE minister Universities will still be short of money even if the government pushes through its contentious plans for top-up fees, the higher education minister, Alan...
Brussels, 6 October 2003 Commission opinion of 1 October 2003 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste resulting from modifications at the site of the Philippsburg Nuclear Power...
Ischia, 6th October 2003 Ladies and Gentlemen, Industrial property rights are very important. They affect us all, often very directly. And when I say 'us all', I do not just mean industry. I also...
Brussels, 6 October 2003 The idea for a European Initiative for Growth was endorsed by the European Council in Thessaloniki. Since an initial outline last July ( IP/03/960 ) the Commission has made...
Brussels, 06 Oct 2003 Guido BODRATO (EPP-ED, I), on behalf of the Industry Committee, will be tabling an own-initiative draft resolution on European Space Policy; the draft resolution comes in...
Brussels, 06 Oct 2003 More must be done to involve small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the IST priority of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), according to the EU Commissioner for...
Brussels, 06 Oct 2003 The main theme of the IST 2003 event held in Milan from 2 to 4 October was 'the opportunities ahead', but few looked as far into the future as the group of experts and decision...
Brussels, 06 Oct 2003 Highlighting the fact that research grants do not attract many growth-oriented companies, a study published by the European Commission on 'growth paths of technology-based...
Brussels, 06 Oct 2003 Private investment in research and development (R&D) activities in Ireland has increased, but further efforts are needed to reach the EU's three per cent target, a new...