Brussels, 28 Jan 2005 A communication from the European Commission has called for the 'constantly decreasing relative priority given to environmental and energy research' to be reconsidered. The 2004...
Excessive bureaucracy in Regional Development Agencies is threatening to slow down knowledge transfer, universities warned the Lords science and technology committee this week. The government's white...
Brussels, 29 November 2005 2694th Council Meeting Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and Research) Brussels, 28-29 November 2005 Full text Main Results of the Council The Council approved a...
Australia's main foreign student recruitment agency is to abandon non-profitable markets and consolidate its activities in the main source countries. Facing its third loss-making year, IDP Education...
Academics should bid for all research cash rather than expect money to be dished out according to scores achieved in a "flawed" research assessment exercise, according to a think-tank report. The...
Brussels, 12 May 2005 The political leaders of the European Union and the Russian Federation have taken a further step towards the creation of a 'Common space of research and education' between the...
Brussels, 14 Feb 2005 Europe is to lead by example in the fight against climate change, the EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas vowed as he unveiled a communication setting out future policies...
Brussels, 8 June 2006 In a Communication to the European Council adopted on 22 February, the Commission proposed to set up a new flagship for excellence in higher education, research and innovation:...
Karlsruhe, 23 January 2006 Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be at this symposium, which puts the spotlight on an issue close to my heart – how to support young...
British universities have helped fuel the rapid growth of the country's creative industries, but this drive has not been matched by policy-makers, particularly those responsible for film policy,...
Paris, 25 Nov 2005 Delegations from 190 nations will attend next week's United Nations summit in Montreal, Canada, to begin negotiating a post-Kyoto Protocol strategy to restrict emissions of heat-...
What do environmental scientists and physicists think about the mooted rebirth of nuclear power? The UK should expand the use of nuclear power in the coming decades, according to a straw poll of...
The 1,000th member of a Scottish networking scheme for international postgraduates hopes to open doors for Scottish businesses in Latin America as well as boosting his own career prospects. Eduardo...
Brussels, 09 January 2002 Parliament will consider a Commission communication about the need to develop a more coherent European Space Strategy. The European Council decision of December 1999 called...
Brussels, 26 May 2003 The outgoing head of the Eureka secretariat has called for a reorganisation of the organisation in order to enhance industrial cooperation, thus contributing to the Barcelona...