UK to establish new centre for 3Rs research
Brussels, 24 May 2004 The UK Government has announced that it is to establish a national centre for research into the 3Rs of animal experiments - replacement, refinement and reduction. Accompanying...
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Smart manufacturing: EU Research sparks revolution in machine tools, robots and automation
Brussels, 22 October 2003 A real renaissance in European manufacturing was the focus of a briefing chaired by European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin today. The briefing highlighted the EMO...
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Smart manufacturing: EU Research sparks revolution in machine tools, robots and automation
Brussels, 22 October 2003 A real renaissance in European manufacturing was the focus of a briefing chaired by European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin today. The briefing highlighted the EMO...
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No scrimping, no RAE, no cynical old men...
Top scientists are being wooed by an oasis of healthy salaries, hi-tech facilities and freedom. Anna Fazackerley joins them in the sun. David Lane discovered p53, the tumour suppressor gene that is...
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Target woman
Tuberculosis is no long-gone scourge but a deadly modern-day disease that is increasingly resistant to treatment. Anna Fazackerley meets a woman seeking new ways to attack the bacterium that causes...
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Scrap the RAE, says report
Academics should bid for all research cash rather than expect money to be dished out according to scores achieved in a "flawed" research assessment exercise, according to a think-tank report. The...
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Commissioner Neelie Kroes: State Aid Reform: Risk Capital, Research and Development and Innovation Conference on innovation and research, Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour
Berlin, 22nd April 2005 Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you very much for inviting me to take part in this conference, which brings together so many distinguished experts in the field of innovation and...
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In the news: Keith O'Nions
Sir Keith O'Nions, chief scientific adviser at the Ministry of Defence, will launch into a different sort of battle in January when he takes over as director-general of the research councils. The...
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In the news: Keith O'Nions
Sir Keith O'Nions, chief scientific adviser at the Ministry of Defence, will launch into a different sort of battle in January when he takes over as director-general of the research councils. The...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: R&D policies and the Lisbon Agenda - Round table conference
Portoroz (Slovenia), 24 November 2004 Dear participants of this year’s Portoroz Business Conference, Dear colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would first like to thank you for the opportunity to take...
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Agency closes overseas offices
Australia's main foreign student recruitment agency is to abandon non-profitable markets and consolidate its activities in the main source countries. Facing its third loss-making year, IDP Education...
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Results of nanotechnology survey highlight wants and needs of Europe's scientists
Brussels, 20 Dec 2004 The results of an online survey on 'a European strategy for nanotechnology' illustrate the areas that Europe's researchers consider should be a priority. Respondents...
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European project builds new powerful megacomputer
Brussels, 15 Dec 2004 Eight European research institutes are linking four supercomputers to create one powerful megacomputer in a bid to boost Europe's competitiveness in scientific areas where...
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Scotland welcomes 1,000th networker
The 1,000th member of a Scottish networking scheme for international postgraduates hopes to open doors for Scottish businesses in Latin America as well as boosting his own career prospects. Eduardo...
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EU needs to increase the take-up and deployment of ICT across society, says Council
Brussels, 10 Dec 2004 The importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) must be recognised in the coming proposal for the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), says the European...