Brussels, 08 May 2003 On 7 May, the Commission adopted a communication which seeks to improve the competitiveness of European products by enhancing the effectiveness and transparency of the so-called...
Brussels, 08 May 2003 A conference entitled 'joint EU action on environmental technologies' will take place on 26 and May in Vienna, Austria. The conference is aimed at discussing the diffusion of...
Brussels, 08 May 2003 On the day the Commission published its draft of new chemicals legislation for consultation, representatives of the industry, the European institutions and animal welfare groups...
Brussels, 08 May 2003 The European Commission has proposed new regulations allowing Member States to grant aid for research and development (R&D) to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs...
Brussels, 08 May 2003 European Commissioners and high-level representatives from the World Health Organisation (WHO) have reiterated their commitment to strengthening and increasing collaboration in...
Brussels, 08 May 2003 Following an exchange of views on the Commission communication "Innovation policy: updating the Union's approach in the context of the Lisbon strategy" the Council is expected...
Brussels, 08 May 2003 In response to the Commission's Green paper on European space policy, submitted to the Competitiveness Council of last 3 March, the Council is now expected to adopt a Resolution...
Brussels, 08 May 2003 Over lunch, Ministers will discuss the ITER international nuclear fusion energy research project in the light of the Commission's communication on the state of progress of the...
Brussels, 08 May 2003 Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy - Rapporteur: Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza
Brussels, 08 May 2003 A European conference and workshop on innovative mass storage technologies, IMST 2003, will take place during MINATEC week in Grenoble, France, from 23 to 24 September. The...
Historians bite back at Clarke The Royal Historical Society has condemned the government's higher education white paper as narrowly utilitarian saying it ignores universities' role in the "pursuit of...
Clarke dismisses medieval historians Education secretary Charles Clarke has again attacked learning for learning's sake by saying that the public purse should not fund "ornamental" subjects such as...
As the annual league tables hit the news pages, London's Birkbeck College has come up with a ruse to place itself as pick of the crop. It has devised an alternative league table based on this year's...
Saturday The Cubana flight is an introduction to so much about Cuba: a touchy-feely culture where the steward unselfconsciously holds your hand and shoulder while asking what you want to drink....
Hopelessly flawed assessment traps UK research in the past, says Robin Hambleton Over Easter, I leafed through a copy of The THES on a visit to England. Before taking up a position as a dean at the...