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Research yields insights into deadly nature of 1918 flu pandemic
Brussels, 18 October 2006 By Charlene Porter Washington File Staff Writer Scientists at the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have developed a vaccine that protects mice...
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Scientists investigate Europe's bird flu outbreaks
Brussels, 18 Oct 2005 European scientists are currently in Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria evaluating the avian influenza situation in these countries after the virus was detected in Turkey and Romania...
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UK coasts at risk, experts say
Inadequate coastal defence systems could hamper Britain's ability to cope if a tsunami strikes, leading experts warned this week. Coastal defence specialists told The Times Higher that governments...
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Today's news
Harvard abandons fast-track entry that favours elite Harvard University is to drop a controversial fast-track admission system for elite students in an attempt to open up America’s top colleges to...
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GALILEO: negotiations with South Korea
Brussels, 23 May 2005 Today the European Commission sought Council approval for its recommendation to start negotiations on a cooperation agreement with South Korea on the development of a Civil...
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It's better all round if everyone opens up
Fair Trade for All
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Ice cores reveal 2.5 degree Celsius increase in 150 years
Brussels, 20 Feb 2006 Ice cores drilled in Siberia from the Belukha glacier by a joint Swiss-Russian team have revealed increases in temperature of 2.5 degrees Celsius over the past 150 years. The...
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The oral history of a sacred vocabulary
The Language of the Gods in the World of Men
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Technology investment forum
Brussels, 11 Mar 2005 The European Tech Investment Forum will take place in London, the UK, on 23 May. Between 40 and 50 emerging technology companies from across Europe will present themselves to a...
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World Bank to use science and technology to drive international development
Brussels, 21 Jan 2005 The World Bank has signalled its intention to boost the science and technology capacity of the world's poorest countries in order to promote their economic development. Over the...
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On the move ...
* Marian FitzGerald , former researcher in race relations at the ÌÇÐÄVlog Office, has been appointed visiting professor of criminology at the Kent Criminal Justice Centre, University of Kent. * Aberdeen...
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Latest research news
What the ape can tell us about that horrific human drug trial New drugs such as the one used in the Northwick Park Hospital trial may be intrinsically unsafe for human beings because of an immune...
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Invention and discovery
What's it about? This conference will take an inventive look at invention in the Middle Ages, between 500 and 1500. This can include technological advances, but also the invention of literary forms...
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What he can teach us about the brain
The engagement of the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist scholars and practitioners with Western science has opened doors into the mind's inner workings and to new interest in 'poetic perception', writes...