Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 The European Space Agency (ESA) held an inauguration ceremony to mark the opening of its first deep space ground station in New Norcia, Western Australia, on 5 March. The ground...
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 The Commission is seeking women evaluators for proposals submitted under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The Commission's target for the participation of women in...
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 The Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) of the European Commission is now over. However, there are many projects which are ongoing, and contractors may face new issues and need...
Rembrandt comes out of disguise A Rembrandt self-portrait has been rediscovered after remaining hidden for more than 300 years under layers of paint applied by one of his pupils. Shortly after...
Brussels, 07 Mar 2003 'Everybody recognises that if there is one area where Europe can only progress through the pooling of resources, this would be space.' These were the words of former Belgian...
Brussels, 07 Mar 2003 A clearer picture of EU public opinion regarding energy related issues is revealed in a eurobarometer report presented by Philippe Busquin, Commissioner for Research, on 6 March...
Brussels, 07 Mar 2003 The European Commission's Information Society DG is setting up a group of experts to identify research priorities for future Grid technologies within the Sixth Framework...
Brussels, 07 Mar 2003 European Commissioner for Research Philippe Busquin will present 89 new EU funded socio-economic research projects and networks during a conference on 13 and 14 March in...
Brussels, 07 Mar 2003 Three meetings on radiation protection research will be held in Brussels on 26 March and 10 and 18 April. The main aim of the three meetings is to assess the progress of...
Brussels, 07 Mar 2003 What is today's driving force behind research in the field of space? Is it still the inspiring images of humans in space, or is it the more practical applications of space...
Brussels, 07 Mar 2003 The Model Contract Working Group The Model Contract Working Group was set up by the research DGs to work on the drafting of model contracts for the new instruments for the Sixth...
Brussels, 07 Mar 2003 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for the compilation of the European trend chart on innovation. The European trend chart on innovation is a European...
Portsmouth student attacked A Portsmouth University student has suffered serious head injuries during an assault. The 19-year-old was walking home when he was attacked on a railway bridge. Police are...
One-third of academics want to quit Nearly one in three of Britain's university academic and teaching staff is seriously considering quitting the profession because of a growing workload and poor pay...
Brussels, 06 Mar 2003 The European Commission has announced that it will draw up guidelines on how to address the issue of coexistence of genetically modified (GM), conventional, and organic crops....