In the news: Norman Askew
Higher education will inherit one of industry's great communicators in September when Norman Askew becomes chair of the new company that will oversee the merger of Manchester University and the...
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Europe to the conquest of comets: Commissioner Busquin welcomes Rosetta launch
Brussels, 2 March 2004 Today the European Space Agency's "Rosetta" comet-intercept spacecraft was launched in Kourou, French Guyana. European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin welcomed the lift-...
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Europe to the conquest of comets: Commissioner Busquin welcomes Rosetta launch
Brussels, 2 March 2004 Today the European Space Agency's "Rosetta" comet-intercept spacecraft was launched in Kourou, French Guyana. European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin welcomed the lift-...
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Commissioner Ján Figel’: Universities and the knowledge society, Academic Senate Università La SapienzaRome, 23 June 2005
Academic Senate Università La Sapienza Rome, 23 June 2005 Magnifici Rettori, Membri del Senato accademico, Chiarissimi professori, Cari studenti, Signore e signori: First of all, I would...
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Results of nanotechnology survey highlight wants and needs of Europe's scientists
Brussels, 20 Dec 2004 The results of an online survey on 'a European strategy for nanotechnology' illustrate the areas that Europe's researchers consider should be a priority. Respondents...
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Fischler adds his voice to calls for agreement on a Community patent
Brussels, 11 Feb 2003 Franz Fischler, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, has called on national governments to find a solution to the open issue of a Community patent in...
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Who got that job?
Ivan Popov, 44 Job advertised in The THES , April 4 2003 New Directions Lecturer in Rapid Product Development Department of Mechanical and Design Engineering Portsmouth University The position...
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Who got that job?
Ivan Popov, 44 Job advertised in The THES , April 4 2003 New Directions Lecturer in Rapid Product Development Department of Mechanical and Design Engineering Portsmouth University The position...
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Europe needs more scientists: EU blueprint for action
Brussels, 02 Apr 2004 Today a high-level expert group presented recommendations on increasing Europe's human resources for science and technology to European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin at...
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European project builds new powerful megacomputer
Brussels, 15 Dec 2004 Eight European research institutes are linking four supercomputers to create one powerful megacomputer in a bid to boost Europe's competitiveness in scientific areas where...
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Conference on nanotechnologies: opportunities and implications
Brussels, 18 Oct 2002 A conference on the theme of nanotechnologies will be held in Milan, Italy on 25 November. The event will look at initiatives in the field of nanotechnology within the EU and...
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No scrimping, no RAE, no cynical old men...
Top scientists are being wooed by an oasis of healthy salaries, hi-tech facilities and freedom. Anna Fazackerley joins them in the sun. David Lane discovered p53, the tumour suppressor gene that is...
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EU needs to increase the take-up and deployment of ICT across society, says Council
Brussels, 10 Dec 2004 The importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) must be recognised in the coming proposal for the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), says the European...
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Research is the best way to glue Europe together, says French Research Minister
Brussels, 11 May 2005 The economic, social and, to a certain degree, political future of Europe rests on the shoulders of Europe's scientific community, believes French Research Minister, Fran&...
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The 9-to-5 world's zombies
The Living Dead - Bait and Switch - The Politics of Working Life