Brussels, 10 May 2004 Seas and oceans are a vital resource for Europe and the world, particularly in terms of fishing and extracting minerals. But our oceans are now under intense pressure from over-...
Brussels, Sep 2002 The word innovation is rather nebulous. The concise Oxford English dictionary defines it as 'bringing in new methods' and highlights that it comes from the Latin 'innovare' which...
Brussels, 20 October 2005 In 2005, the number of European Universities taking part in the ERASMUS University Cooperation scheme rose to an impressive 87% of all European universities, across 31...
Paris, 01 Apr 2004 ESA is an independent European agency and does not form part of the European Union (EU). Some countries that belong to the EU are not members of ESA and vice versa. There are,...
Brussels, 13 May 2005 WHAT? Launch event for the new European research Network of Excellence on environmental cancer (ECNIS) and workshop on EU-funded research on environmental cancer risks and...
'Gifted' tick box that could cost pupils a university place Sixth-formers competing for places at leading universities may lose out if they have not signed up to a scheme for gifted children because...
Brussels, 09 Apr 2003 The European Commission has issued a prior information notice for series of studies. The studies referred to in the notice are the following: - To enlarge the European Research...
The ESRC is looking for fresh academic blood. Most posts are unpaid, but the influence the chosen academics will have should be compensation enough. Pat Leon reports on research opportunities. Power...
The ESRC is looking for fresh academic blood. Most posts are unpaid, but the influence the chosen academics will have should be compensation enough. Pat Leon reports on research opportunities. Power...
One of the key architects of Russia's education modernisation programme has called for international cooperation for reform to step up a level. Viktor Bolotov, Russia's first deputy minister of...
Brussels, 02 Oct 2003 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of an Agreement aimed at renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European...
Brussels, 02 Oct 2003 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of an Agreement aimed at renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European...
Open-source programmers, who help drive many institutions’ computer systems, are pirates to some - but they now have a legal champion, reports Stephen Phillips The new Software Freedom Law Center (...
EMBARGO: 10 April 2003 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure and indeed an honour to have been asked by the organisers of the Biovision forum to act as co-chairman at this plenary session here...
Brussels, 13 Jul 2004 As part of his comprehensive spending review published on 12 July, the UK Chancellor Gordon Brown has promised an extra 1 billion GBP (1.5 billion euro) in government funding...