Brussels, 17 Sep 2002 Academia Europaea, an international association of scientists, has released a statement supporting the establishment of a European research council. The statement comes in the...
Brussels, 17 Sep 2002 A European academic digital publishing initiative, subsidised with 1.4 million euro from the European Commission's Information Society DG was launched on 17 September. FIGARO is...
Geneva, 17 Sep 2002 Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore WIPO-UPOV Symposium on the Co-existence of Patents and Plant Breeders' Rights in the Promotion of...
Brussels, 17 Sep 2002 The UK launch of the Sixth Framework programme (FP6) will take place in London on 28 November. The aim of the event is to introduce those from academia, industry, research...
Brussels, 17 September 2002 The European Union has tabled a plan to the WTO to help developing countries rich in biological resources to reap benefits from biotech inventions that make use of their...
Brussels, 17 Sep 2002 A team of Spanish, US and Bangladeshi researchers have shown that the relationship between climatic variation on cholera epidemics has become stronger over the past few years....
Brussels, 17 Sep 2002 The Austrian 'kick-off' conference for FP6 will take place in Vienna on 2 October. High level representatives from the European Commission and Parliament will present the...
Exam board admits lowering grades The exam board at the centre of the row over claims of exam fixing has admitted that it lowered the grades of some pupils in this year’s A levels results. A leaked...
Heads turn up heat on exam boards Headteachers today demanded the resignations of exam officials if it is proved they took part in an alleged conspiracy to prevent too many students from getting good...
Brussels, 16 Sep 2002 The European Commission initiated IPv6 (Internet protocol version 6) task force and the IPv6 promotion council of Japan have approved a cooperation agreement to foster promotion...
Paris, 16 Sep 2002 There are students who do research in laboratories, but for some this is just too normal. They want to take their ideas into space. Well, that might not be possible just yet, but a...
Brussels, 16 Sep 2002 The UK is to encourage mothers to return to their scientific careers with a new training scheme. The UK's Trade and Industry Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, announced at the British...
Brussels, 16 Sep 2002 Engineers thought about the unthinkable but it was not enough to prevent the World Trade Centre (WTC) catastrophe. One year after the event and attention is still focused on...
Brussels, 16 Sep 2002 Strong interest by the enlargement countries in the 'European Research 2002' conference is guaranteed, according to the European Commission. With just two months to go before...
Brussels, 16 Sep 2002 For many, the internet is a commercial tool first, a source of entertainment second, and then handy for doing research when necessary. But there are a few foresighted developers...