Bid to get women back into science
One in five science, engineering and technology posts should be held by a woman by 2005. At present, fewer than one in eight SET professors is female and in some engineering disciplines the figure...
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Europe needs more scientists: EU blueprint for action
Brussels, 2 April 2004 Today a high-level expert group presented recommendations on increasing Europe's human resources for science and technology to European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin...
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Europe needs more scientists: EU blueprint for action
Brussels, 02 Apr 2004 Today a high-level expert group presented recommendations on increasing Europe's human resources for science and technology to European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin at...
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FP7 will address new global paradigms, says Acting Head of Unit
Brussels, 28 May 2004 Presenting the future of the EU information and communication technology (ICT) research agenda to an audience of Finnish ICT experts on 26 May, Khalil Rouhana, acting Head of...
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EURAB report makes recommendations to promote interdisciplinary research
Brussels, 05 May 2004 The EU's research advisory board (EURAB) has produced a new report detailing the barriers that exist to carrying out interdisciplinary research in Europe, and making...
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Hearing of Janez Poto?nik (science and research)
Brussels, 01 Oct 2004 The EU's research and development policy came under close scrutiny from MEPs in the hearing of Janez Poto?nik - the Commissioner-designate from Slovenia. MEPs from the Industry...
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Commissaire Philippe Busquin: Réunion du Comité Intégration européenne de l’UITP
Bruxelles, le 9 juin 2004 Réunion du Comité Intégration européenne de l’UITP Bruxelles, le 9 juin 2004 Mesdames et Messieurs, Je vous remercie de m’avoir invité à participer à votre réunion d’aujourd...
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Creating new knowledge in nanotechnology and turning it into better quality of life, competitiveness and jobs
Brussels, 12 May 2004 The European Commission today adopted an EU strategy to help Europe to become world leader in the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology the science of the infinitely small...
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Scientists will test BSE mutation theory
The origins of the BSE epidemic that devastated the UK beef industry could be revealed in a new series of tests that raise the prospect of the complete eradication of mad cow disease from the British...
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Scientists will test BSE mutation theory
The origins of the BSE epidemic that devastated the UK beef industry could be revealed in a new series of tests that raise the prospect of the complete eradication of mad cow disease from the British...
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Europeans don't trust junk food, says European survey
Brussels, 06 Apr 2004 The EU 'trust in food' project, funded under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), has published the results of a study showing that Europeans' trust in processed-food, meat and...
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NEST a 'successful experiment' concludes Head of Unit
Brussels, 26 Nov 2004 Two years into the 'new and emerging science and technology' (NEST) programme, introduced for the first time with the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), researchers, the European...
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Bristol bucks trend in Asian study
Bristol University is opening an East Asian studies department barely a month after Durham University announced plans to close its department, writes Caroline Davis. In contrast to several...
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Leader: Many shades of grey in public picture of GM
Despite the speed with which the subject develops, this week's report on the safety of genetically modified food, from a group chaired by Sir David King, the government's chief scientific adviser,...
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All systems are go for new Research InfoCentre
Brussels, 01 Apr 2004 Finally, a faster way to find research stories and information on Europa, the Commission's web service. After many months of preparation and with greater emphasis on...