ESA studies missions to safeguard the Earth
Paris, Mar 2003 Early on the morning of 30 June 1908, the vast forest of western Siberia was illuminated by a strange apparition: an alien object streaking across the cloudless sky. White hot from...
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Fears about biotechnology need to be placed in context, says Nobel prize winner
Brussels, Mar 2003 The hysteria surrounding biotechnology must be seen in context, said Nobel prize winner Kary Mullis at a lecture on opportunities in the biotechnology era on 25 March. Speaking at...
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ESA to sign contract with DLR for Columbus Control Centre
Paris, Mar 2003 On 31 March at Oberpfaffenhofen, near Munich, Germany, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight Mr Jörg Feustel-Büechl will sign a EUR 37.7 m contract with DLR, the German national agency...
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Commission report shows 'unprecedented development' in EU R&D activities
Brussels, Mar 2003 There has been 'unprecedented development' in terms of the Community's research policy in the last year claims the Commission's 2002 annual report on technological research and...
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Prodi requests new sources of funding for major R&D projects
Brussels, Mar 2003 Commission President Romano Prodi has asked the President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Philippe Maystadt, to seek new sources of funding for major research and...
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Hubble watches light echo from mysterious erupting star
Paris, Mar 2003 In January 2002, a moderately dim star in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn, suddenly became 600 000 times more luminous than our Sun. This made it temporarily the brightest...
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New report questions scientific validity of UK GM crop trials
Brussels, Mar 2003 The farm scale evaluations of genetically modified (GM) crops in the UK are complete, but before any final data have been published, campaigners are already calling into question...
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Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership April 29, 2003
Washington D.C., Mar 2003 Tuesday, April 29, 2003 United States Patent and Trademark Office Arlington, Virginia 22202 Patent Theater, Crystal Park 2, 2nd Floor ** Note New Location** The most recent...
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A new source of information for Emerging Technologies
Brussels, March 2003 The European Commission has launched a service "IST Results" - to provide on-going information on results of the EU's 3.6 billion euro research program for the IT and...
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War deals blow to Blair target
The war in Iraq will hit efforts by UK universities and colleges to attract more overseas students, although higher education will prove key in rebuilding diplomatic bridges after the conflict,...
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In the news: David Petrie
Lecturer David Petrie, a Scot who teaches English at the University of Verona, has become an expert in the intricacies of the Italian legal system after more than a decade fighting for the rights of...
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The measure of class
Forget postcodes - a far simpler test can help admissions tutors identify working-class applicants. A conference on widening access to higher education last week heard from Roderick Floud, vice-...
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A penchant for protest
Will Saunders, the British astronomer arrested last week for painting a "No War" slogan on the Sydney Opera House, is clearly a serial protester with little fear of the law. In an email from...
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Leicester's star line-up
If you want to be a TV star but are not an instant pundit on wars, go get a job at Leicester University, where no fewer than four academics are featuring in various television series. Geologist Sarah...
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Students to get on their bikes
East Riding College of Yorkshire is becoming Easy Riding. Local councillors have approved a plan that will offer students in remote areas mopeds to get to college. Eligible students will have to live...