Brussels, 15 March 2002 The increased responsibility for project participants proposed for the Sixth Framework programme (FP6) has so far been the main point of discussion at a series of seminars the...
Brussels, 15 March 2002 A research council for the whole of Europe, working with the national research councils, is probably at least 10 years away, according to Professor Norbert Kroó, the secretary...
Brussels, 15 March 2002 A new European Commission initiative to help improve the security of Europe's energy supply and reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be launched with a live Internet...
Brussels, 15 March 2002 Hopes that research on embryonic stem cells can be abandoned in favour of adult stem cells may be unfounded, according to new study results from scientists in the UK and the...
Brussels, 15 March 2002 An international forum and fair on environmental protection within the framework of innovation, new technology and economic cooperation will take place in Warsaw, Poland on 25...
Brussels, 15 March 2002 46. The European Council again calls on the Council and the European Parliament to adopt the 6th Research Framework Programme (FP6) and its legal instruments by June 2002. 47...
Brussels, 15 March 2002 This was the message delivered by Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar at the closing press conference of the Barcelona European Council, which he held jointly with...
Campaign targets language teaching decline A marketing campaign to reverse the crisis of modern foreign languages in universities has been launched at the British Academy with the support of seven...
University teaching to be rated by students Students are to be given a voice for the first time in official judgements of university course teaching standards. Months of wrangling, which saw the...
Paris, 14 March 2002 During the night of 28 February/1 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched its Envisat satellite on an Ariane 5 launcher from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana....
Brussels, 14 March 2002 Working document from the Commission services entitled: "The cost to Europe of ITER Joint Implementation according to various hosting scenarios". Cover note from Mr Sylvain...
Brussels, 14 March 2002 European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research - COST Secretariat. Draft Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted...
Brussels, 14 March 2002 The newly-elected President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Albert Bore, has called for EU leaders meeting at the Barcelona European Council to recognise the role of...
Brussels, 14 March 2002 An international seminar on 'perspectives for applying and developing the new technologies in education, organised by the Spanish Presidency stressed the importance of...
Paris, 14 March 2002 The OECD has invited China to participate as an Observer in its Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP) which addresses a broad range of policy issues from the...