Brussels, 14 March 2003 Commission surveys published today indicate that, while most Europeans are in favour of medical applications of biotechnology, they are still sceptical about agricultural and...
Brussels, 05 Feb 2003 EU Commissioner for Research, Philippe Busquin, said that the Sixth Framework programme (FP6) and the European Research Area (ERA) are essential tools in helping national...
About a quarter of all students in UK higher education may be from overseas by 2025 - double the current proportion, the British Council has predicted. The change could force institutions to rethink...
Brussels, 28 February 2002 The European Commission has published a survey on the effects of the dilemma that scientists said they faced when faced by scientists when they want to publish their...
Alison Utley listens in at Leeds in the latest in our series on university cities. When schoolteachers approached the University of Leeds last year to ask whether any linguists would be willing to...
Some words provoke instant responses: "performance" is one, "modernisation" another. Battered by overuse and infused with tawdry associations, they provoke instant hostility. So their appearance in...
Brussels, 6 January 2003 In its response to a UK government consultation paper on higher education, the 'save British science society' (SBS), a UK based pressure group, has warned against excessive...
Washington, 29 Jan 2004 NASA's Future Space Mission January 28 2004 The Testimony of The Honorable Sean O'Keefe Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Before the U.S....
Washington, 29 Jan 2004 NASA's Future Space Mission January 28 2004 The Testimony of The Honorable Sean O'Keefe Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Before the U.S....
Paris, 29 May 2002 A 'Space Walk' at ILA2002 The chance to take a space walk drew thousands of visitors during the seven-day International Aerospace Exhibition ILA2002 in Berlin this month. 'The...
Brussels, 28 th February 2003 Highlights Of the February Plenary Session : Adoption of a Resolution for the Spring European Council concerning the Lisbon Strategy (covered in a separate press release...
The NHS, the third largest employer in the world, plans to offer all staff, from consultant to porter, online training. Claire Sanders writes. It is a major prize in the e-learning world and three as...
Paris, 16 January 2002 Early this morning, ESA's Director General held a press conference in Paris, where he recalled some of the highlights of 2001, and gave an overview of the main events to look...
Brussels, 08 August 2002 Conference, European Parliament, Brussels, 19 September 2002 The European Commission and the European Parliament are organising a conference entitled "Towards greater...
Mike Pilling , head of physical chemistry at Leeds University, is to chair the government's Air Quality Expert Group . At Cambridge University : Sir John Kingman , retiring vice-chancellor of the...