Brussels, 18 Oct 2002 A seminar on forest research and the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Paris, France on 25 November. The one day event will provide a platform for dialogue and...
UK losing its scientific reputation The UK's reputation for scientific excellence is being eroded by short-termist government attitudes and the loss of the brightest students to other subjects, the...
Byzantinists donate collections to Queen's, Belfast The private collections of three international-renowned Byzantinists, Peter Megaw, the late Martin Harrison and the late Sir Steven Runciman, have...
Brussels 17 October 2002 European Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström welcomed today the application of Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2002 The gap in the use of e-commerce between the most and least developed areas of Europe is growing, and is the focus of a 4.35 million euro project, partly funded by the...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2002 In a communication published on 16 October the Commission outlined proposals to strengthen the European Research Area initiative. In the document, a number of new measures are...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2002 The UK continues to lag behind its international competitors in terms of technological research and development (R&D) spending and innovation, according to a new report...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2002 A workshop in 'Intellectual property and entrepreneurship in the life sciences' will take place in Porto, Portugal on 4 November. The event will provide information on...
Paris, 17 Oct 2002 Our bodies contain proteins that are made of smaller molecules that can be either left- or right-handed, depending upon their structure. Regardless of which hand we use to write,...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2002 Europe's 3G operators will be in the red until 2014, according to a new report by Forrester Research. Only 10 per cent of European mobile users will be using UMTS (universal...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2002 The Commission is to include the number of science and technology graduates and expenditure on information and communication technologies (ICT) in its spring report on...
Paris, 17 Oct 2002 The European Space Agency has today launched a new observatory set to revolutionise the branch of astrophysics that seeks to unravel the secrets of the highest-energy - and...
Imperial College students protest at fees Students at Imperial College, London, today held a silent protest against proposals to introduce market-rate tuition fees. The protest was staged outside the...
Charge students £15,000 a year Students would be forced to pay fees of up to £15,000 a year under plans being drawn up by one of Britain's leading universities. The figure is quoted by Sir Richard...
Women applying for state scholarships at the University of Swaziland have been told to wear red tassels as a symbol of their virginity. Swazi king Mswati III, who is also chancellor of the university...