Brussels, 15 Nov 2002 On 14 November, the European collaborative for science, industry and technology exhibitions (ECSITE) launched BIONET, an online project to encourage public debate on...
Paris, 15 Nov 2002 Night owls across Europe, get ready. On the night of 18-19 November 2002, you may see a spectacular sky show. As tiny particles in Comet 55/P Tempel-Tuttle's tail enter Earth's...
London university merger called off Imperial College London and University College London are calling off their plans to merge. A statement issued by the college reads: "The overall conclusion is the...
Short breaks rank on top-up fees Clare Short today becomes the first cabinet minister to break ranks on the controversial issue of top-up fees for universities, being considered by Downing Street as...
Brussels, 14 Nov 2002 Community Patent - Comments by president of the Competitiveness council Danish minister for economic and business affairs Competitiveness council 14. November 2002 · The...
Paris, 14 Nov 2002 At best, a yachtsman far out to sea experiences an exhilarating solitude to equal any space traveller. But too much isolation at sea can give rise to loneliness, disorientation and...
Brussels, 14 Nov 2002 High level research representatives from around the world called on the Commission to increase its cooperation with non-European and developing...
Brussels, 14 Nov 2002 The European Research 2002 launch conference, the biggest conference ever organised by the Commission, came to a close on 13 November. So, after...
Geneva, 14 Nov 2002 Full text The Structure and Focus of this Document 11. In line with the request of the Committee at its third session, this document discusses and analyses in a...
Brussels, 14 Nov 2002 Experts in science, technology, economics and law will explore the impact of genomics on society, and of society on genomics, at a new centre based at the University of...
Brussels, 14 Nov 2002 Researchers active in sustainable development and operators of ecosites will meet in Doncaster, UK on 10 December to discuss the contribution of such centres to research and...
Brussels, 14 Nov 2002 The Commission sponsored Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) presented the findings of its first year of work in a comprehensive Strategic Research...
Brussels, 14 Nov 2002 'Corner your representatives at the Convention, put pressure on them,' said EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin on 13 November. He made the plea with the aim of seeing...
Hodge spells out student/parent HE cost responsibility The government is spelling out, at a conference in London, why students and their parents have a responsibility to contribute towards the cost...
Old degree grades may be scrapped Ministers are planning to scrap the centuries-old system of degree classifications and to replace them with a simple points score. Proposals to end the "blunt...