Today's news
Blair faces rebellion on top-up fees Labour rebels are limbering up for a showdown with the prime minister on top-up fees in a debate opposing the scheme, brought by the Liberal Democrats today, and...
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Protection of animals used for scientific purposes
Brussels, 19 Jun 2003 Caroline JACKSON (EPP-ED, South West) Report on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 86/609/EEC on the...
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Agreement on Science Statistics (codecision, 2nd reading)
Brussels, 19 Jun 2003 Giuseppe NISTICO (EPP-ED, I) & WEsten Recommendation for second reading on Community statistics on science and technology on the common position of the Council with a...
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Bioinformatics networking event, UK
Brussels, 19 Jun 2003 A UK bioinformatics sector meeting will take place in London, UK on 11 July. The event will provide a networking opportunity for representatives from industry and academia and...
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Scientists paint bleak picture of European marine environment
Brussels, 19 Jun 2003 The combined impact of human activities is posing the biggest threat yet to the European marine environment, a recent scientific report has shown. Carried out on behalf of the...
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ESF calls for science to remain at the heart of European space policy
Brussels, 19 Jun 2003 While the European Space Agency (ESA) has suggested that space should not be tied to EU research policy but should be accepted as having a broader policy relevance, the European...
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Workshop on how to write FP6 proposals and manage contracts
Brussels, 19 Jun 2003 Hyperion and Eurocentre are jointly organising two workshops on how to write a competitive proposal for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), and how to negotiate, administer and...
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Commission approves new BSE tests
Brussels, 19 Jun 2003 The European Commission today approved two new rapid BSE tests, Prionics Check LIA and InPro CDI-5 made by the companies Prionics and InPro. The two new tests should help to...
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More resources needed for science communication, claim experts
Brussels, 19 Jun 2003 EUSCEA, the European science events association, has urged EU Member State governments to increase their moral and financial support for science communication events. In a...
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ICT brokerage event: Trieste, Italy
Brussels, 19 Jun 2003 An international brokerage event on information and communications technology (ICT) will take place on 15 July in Trieste, Italy. 'TriCo Trieste 2003' is aimed at fostering...
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Brokerage event showcases R&D achievements of ACP countries
Brussels, 19 Jun 2003 A brokerage event to promote the research achievements of the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP), will take on 11 and 12 July in Osoppo, Italy. The event is part of...
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New Man lives on Planet Beckham
Footballing icon David Beckham has dramatically redefined the working-class man's sense of identity, a worldwide meeting of sociologists heard this week. And his life on what lecturer John Harris has...
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Today's papers
Oxford's superiority over 'poly' is history Oxford University is reforming its history department after inspectors ranked it beneath its rival at the city's former polytechnic, Oxford Brookes...
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Camerino
Ezio Capizzano, 67, a former law professor at the University of Camerino, is to stand trial for rape, corruption and embezzlement after allegedly awarding female students high marks in exchange for...
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Abuja
Nigeria's federal ministry of education will not take up a$101 million (£60.6 million) World Bank loan negotiated ten years ago to connect universities on the internet after the bank refused a...