Champions of science square up over policies
The gloves were off in science this week as the three main political parties battled for the academic vote in the coming general election, killing off research councils and trampling on egos along...
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How big is nanotechnology for Europe? The Commission launches an open consultation
Brussels, 30 July 2004 The Commission is launching a wide consultation on its Communication “Towards a European Strategy for Nanotechnology” in which it proposed an integrated and responsible...
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Privileged partnership with Japan to be explored on ITER
The Hague, 26 Nov 2004 The Competitiveness Council of 26th November mandated the European Commission to do its utmost to finalize the negotiations between the six partners of ITER, the international...
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Janez POTOCNIK European Commissioner for Science and ResearchEducate to Innovate: Creating and Disseminating Knowledge EIB Annual Forum 2005Helsinki, 28 October 2005
28/10/2005 EIB Annual Forum 2005 Helsinki, 28 October 2005 President Maystadt, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Finland, one of the top research-intensive countries in the EU, is an inspiring...
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MoU strengthens Sino-French cooperation in middleware and distributed systems
Brussels, 20 May 2005 China and France have taken a step towards greatly enhanced cooperation in the field of middleware technologies and distributed systems with the signing on 15 May of a...
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DIP on semantic web: the new Internet revolution
Brussels, 08 Jul 2005 The Internet is on the verge of another revolution. The development of the World Wide Web allowed millions around the world access to information by making it easy for anyone to...
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Arts postdocs lead the pack in job stakes
Postdoctoral researchers in the social sciences and humanities are twice as likely to secure permanent posts in their universities than those in the biological and physical sciences, official figures...
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Education Commissioner Ján Figel': Enabling European higher Education to make its full contribution to the Knowledge Economy and Society, EAC Conference
Brussels, 10 February 2005 Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to welcome you all to this debate on the key policies that will shape the future of European higher education...
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Reunited: vacation vocation
Tourism chief executive Richard Dickinson visits Bournemouth University where he studied as a mature student in the 1980s There are buildings everywhere. Returning, it is hard to get a handle on the...
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Women increase influence in business
British boardrooms may be notoriously male dominated but university business schools are proving more enlightened, with women far more conspicuous at all levels. The Association of Business Schools...
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Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)
Brussels, 14 November 2005 Natural and manmade catastrophes in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, coupled with increased security needs, have further reinforced the case for improved monitoring...
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The BioEconomy in 2030: A Policy Agenda by the OECD (link)
Paris, 02 May 2005 In 2005, the International Futures Programme (IFP) of the OECD will start a two year project that aims to draft a broad policy agenda for governments in respect to the bioeconomy....
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Hawaii hopes to get blues
The University of Hawaii's department of tropical plant and soil sciences has embarked on a ten-year quest to develop the first blue orchid. Students and faculty in the department assist Hawaii's...
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Business leaders use summit to call for greater commitment to competitiveness
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 The theme of the third European Business Summit, which took place in Brussels on 12 and 13 March, was 'Research and innovation: a European strategy for more growth and jobs'....
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Business leaders use summit to call for greater commitment to competitiveness
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 The theme of the third European Business Summit, which took place in Brussels on 12 and 13 March, was 'Research and innovation: a European strategy for more growth and jobs'....