Norway hosts biotechnology event
Brussels, 07 June 2002 Norway will present biotechnology as the next wave of the knowledge-based economy at the 9th meeting of the Norwegian Research and IT Forum on June 20 in Brussels....
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Investing in research: an action plan for Europe frequently asked questions
Brussels, 29 April 2003 Tomorrow the Commission will publish the Communication "Investing in research: an action plan for Europe" (1) . The Action Plan outlined by the Communication responds to the...
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Row over funds for Welsh science
A paper calling for a properly funded science policy for Wales has caused a row between Welsh Assembly members and their ministers. The paper was submitted to the assembly's economic development...
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Commissioner Philippe Busquin: Mobilising SMEs for Research and Innovation, DETECT-IT Workshop, Brussels, 26 March 2004
Brussels, 26 March 2004 Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for having invited me to address this workshop. This is an excellent occasion to exchange best practices on how to promote the role of SMEs as...
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Grease the links or the national asset will rust
University-business collaboration must be geared up before the UK falls farther behind, says Richard Lambert As an outsider looking into the UK's university system, I have had a fair number of...
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Grease the links or the national asset will rust
University-business collaboration must be geared up before the UK falls farther behind, says Richard Lambert As an outsider looking into the UK's university system, I have had a fair number of...
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Current energy policy is to 'run fast to stand still'
Researchers are questioning whether the winds of change are blowing hard enough to meet the UK's energy needs, despite trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt's commitment to wind power. Ms...
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Commission Report: An assessment of the implications for basic genetic engineering research of the failure to publish, or late publication of, papers on subjects that might be patentable
Brussels, 15 January 2002 REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL An assessment of the implications for basic genetic engineering research of failure to publish, or late...
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How to bring innovation to the people
Brussels, Sep 2002 The word innovation is rather nebulous. The concise Oxford English dictionary defines it as 'bringing in new methods' and highlights that it comes from the Latin 'innovare' which...
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A city choked by its history
Liverpool's lung cancer rate is twice the national average. A new research centre will tackle the problem locally. Ross Davies reports. This summer, George Xinarianos, a research fellow on the...
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Memorandum by UK Office of Water Services on sites of special scientific interest
Birmingham, 26 July 2004 Memorandum by the Office of Water Services (Ofwat) Summary 1. The Government has set a public service agreement (PSA) target of 95% for all sites of special scientific...
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Partnerships will broaden UK provision, says paper
British higher education must develop its own brand of "multiversity" rather than emulating the American system if it is to expand and widen participation, the Council for Industry and Higher...
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Why I... am a victim of 'quality suffering'
On the way to work the other week I was worrying about who would be on the picket line and what abuse I would be subjected to for my determination to work during the strike. For nothing. Not a single...
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Why I... am a victim of 'quality suffering'
On the way to work the other week I was worrying about who would be on the picket line and what abuse I would be subjected to for my determination to work during the strike. For nothing. Not a single...
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Today's news
British undergraduates will be a minority at Oxford Oxford University's governing council has drawn up strategy documents that would recast the institution along the lines of an US-style Ivy League...