Geneva, 17 Jan 2003 New technology that will extend the viability of modems has been approved by ITU. Dial-up access continues to be the primary means of access to online services. And its continued...
Brussels, 17 Jan 2003 A two day workshop on immersive communication and broadcast systems will be held at the Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin from 29 to 30 January. The event is organised jointly...
Brussels, 17 Jan 2003 The Directorate General for Energy and Transport is organising an information day for the first call for proposals under the Sixth Framework Programme in the areas of...
Clarke predicts graduation debt will be £21k Students will graduate up to £21,000 in debt under the government's plans to increase university tuition fees to a maximum of £3,000 a year....
Scottish HE gets money for disabled access Scottish higher education institutions have won £10 million from lifelong learning minister Iain Gray to help make them more accessible to students with...
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The European Commission has announced its intention to proceed with the Galileo project despite disagreements within the European Space Agency (ESA) over the distribution of...
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has begun working on (quantitative) structure-activity relationships ((Q)SARs) - theoretical models that can be used to...
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 A smart organisations networking event will take place in Brussels on 23 January. The event will provide an overview of preparations underway for networks of excellence and...
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The European Parliament approved a conciliation agreement to begin phasing out the use of animals in the testing and marketing of cosmetic products and ingredients on 15 January...
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The Commission has adopted an action plan aimed at improving and clarifying the financial management of shared cost research projects. The plan follows observations by some...
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The Innova Programme is organising a congress entitled 'Enterprise creation, innovation culture and change in the university', to take place on 13 and 14 March in Barcelona. The...
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The UK department of trade and industry (DTI) is planning three information society technologies (IST) workshop events for late February, to be held in or around London. Each...
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The young European biotech network (YEBN) was formed in December 2002 with the aim of creating a European community of biotechnologists, building links with industry, and...
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 A meeting to finalise the composition of the wireless sensors and noisy devices (WISENODE) consortium will take place in Rome on January 23 and 24. The event is open to all...
Paris, 16 Jan 2003 Astronomers have recently learned a great deal about asteroids and comets that strike the Earth. Small asteroids burn up harmlessly as meteors in the atmosphere. Very large impacts...