Plan will give students money and prospects
Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh has launched a multi-pronged campaign to boost students' career opportunities without hampering their studies. A key element of QMUC's Investors in...
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Lack of information and public scepticism on agricultural biotechnology contribute to biotech companies leaving Europe
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...
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Not broke, don't fix it
Cambridge's plan to take ownership of most campus-generated intellectual property will do untold damage, writes Ross Anderson. Insurrection is brewing at Cambridge University over proposals to take...
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Outsiders are moving into pole position
As UUK meets this week, Claire Sanders looks at 'non-aligned' institutions. The power of "non-aligned" universities, those that sit firmly outside bodies such as the Coalition of Modern Universities...
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Space: for a more competitive and secure Europe
Brussels, 7 June 2004 Space and European Security In a January 2003 Resolution, the European Parliament asked the European Commission to deliver a White Paper on European Space Policy. The Green...
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Science and Technology for Sustainable Development - a G8 Action Plan
Evian, France, 02 Jun 2003 We recognise the need, as acknowledged in the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) Plan of Implementation, to support the development of cleaner, sustainable and...
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Hearing of Stavros Dimas (environment policy)
Brussels, 29 Sep 2004 "Environmental protection is precisely the area where non-action can be very costly", said Commissioner-designate for the Environment Stavros DIMAS at his hearing by the...
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Spanish centre is funded by PwC
IESE Business School and consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers are setting up a $1 million centre for research into European e-business. The centre, officially launched yesterday, has been operating...
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Worth waiting for quiet genius
True Genius
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Commission to double pharmaceutical research spending but more needs to be done
Brussels, 25 June 2002 "I would like Europe to become a centre of excellence and a focus for pharmaceutical research once again", stated EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin today at the annual...
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Scots bid to boost contract security
The Scottish Parliament has called for action to give contract researchers improved status and greater job security. A debate on the plight of contract researchers had to be extended beyond its...
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Petrol prisoners' hunt for cell to unblock H
The Hydrogen Economy
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Foresight in action: Malta and the eFORESEE project
Brussels, 19 May 2003 With many of Europe's leading foresight practitioners gathered in Ioannina for the Greek Presidency conference on foresight in an enlarged European research and innovation area...
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Access-driven Hodge eases way for mergers
The government plans to make it easier for universities to collaborate with each other, with further education colleges and with industry as part of a reinvigorated widening participation policy to...
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Fewer tests on animals and safer drugs: new EU tests save 200,000 rabbits per year
Brussels, 12 May 2003 New, groundbreaking methods of drug testing to replace animals with safe alternatives, saving up to 200,000 rabbits per year, were unveiled today in Brussels by European...