Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 Ministers from the countries affiliated to the EU and/or the European Space Agency met on 7 June to take stock of progress towards the implementation of a European Space Policy...
The lure of consultancy could influence specialism, reports Jessica Shepherd Consultancy work is becoming so commonplace in academic life that it could be influencing subject specialisms adopted by...
Oxford silences animal activists Oxford University served an unprecedentedly strict injunction yesterday to protect students and staff by banning animal rights activists from screaming through...
The Servant Problem
Tourism chief executive Richard Dickinson visits Bournemouth University where he studied as a mature student in the 1980s There are buildings everywhere. Returning, it is hard to get a handle on the...
Brussels, 29 Sep 2005 The EU-funded research project HEALTHGRAIN is to identify new sources of nutritionally enhanced grain, as well as to develop methods for producing new, competitive, grain foods...
University pay row threatens fee policy Universities are facing a year of pay strikes that could plunge the Government's flagship top-up fees policy into chaos. Academics are demanding at least one...
Applied research will receive much greater recognition among the panels for physical sciences and engineering in the 2008 research assessment exercise, writes Caroline Davis. Universities will be...
Brussels, 16 Feb 2004 The Oceanology International (OI) conference 2004 will take pace from 16 to 19 March in London, UK. The event is intended to provide an informed discussion on the status of the...
Brussels, 16 Feb 2004 The Oceanology International (OI) conference 2004 will take pace from 16 to 19 March in London, UK. The event is intended to provide an informed discussion on the status of the...
Brussels, 04 Apr 2006 Lethargy, loss of appetite, tearfulness … some common symptoms of depression, an illness striking one in five people at one point in their lives. The EU-supported...
Brussels, 16 October 2006 Recent news of banned genetically-modified products entering Europe, of the presence in food of the carcinogenic compound acrylamide and other harmful substances, have left...
The Northwest is the first English region to launch its own science strategy dedicated to regenerating and encouraging science. "England's Northwest - a strategy towards 2020", launched by the...
Brussels, 18 May 2004 Talks on the first day of the EU's Competitiveness Council on 17 May focused on how to increase Europe's competitiveness and innovation. The Council called on the Commission and...
Kortrijk, 23 May 2006 Conference “SME in the R&D Framework Programme” Kortrijk, 23 May 2006 Dear Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me here today and...