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Moral maze with toil and trouble at its heart
Anthropologists studying societies that believe in witches can encounter huge ethical dilemmas, reports Harriet Swain. Our monthly guide to the conferences taking place around the world. A woman in...
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Commissioner Viviane Reding: Strengthening Photonics Research in Europe -- Speech given at the Official launch of PHOTONICS21 (European Photonics Platform)
Brussels, 02 Dec 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here with you today for the launch of "Photonics21", the European Technology Platform in Photonics. Already last May, I received a...
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Caste, corruption and Kashmir
India Review
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Man's rise built on clime of the century
The Long Summer
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The pitfalls of being too flexible a friend
Media-land relevance does not always sit well with historical consistency, finds Maria Misra I suppose, like all academics, I've dreamt of making a great splash in my field, founding the Misra School...
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Harvard foots bill to ease visa clearance
Harvard University has decided to pick up the $100 (£53)-a-head screening fee for international student visas, in a bid to spare individuals the burden of extra red tape. Since the September 11, 2001...
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Life with hyenas is rarely a laugh
Dragon Bone Hill
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Visiting Fellowships
Deadline: 31/01/2003
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US way to give in life or death
As the dishes are being cleared from the evening meal in the campus dining hall, students at Bates College file upstairs and take their places in long rows of seats. It is 7pm and the students are...
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A new industrial policy: creating the conditions for manufacturing to thrive
Brussels, 5 October 2005 In the face of globalisation and intense international competition, the European Commission has today launched a new, more integrated industrial policy to create better...
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Workshop promotes joint EU-China participation in FP6
Brussels, 25 Mar 2004 A workshop on the scientific, technological and societal aspects of multifunctional materials in Bologna, Italy highlighted growing research collaboration between the EU and...
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Two Davids divided on tuition money
Conservative Party leadership contenders David Davis and David Cameron go head-to-head, with clear differences emerging in their views on top-up fees and the funding of higher education David Davis...
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Launch of the GéANT2 network for scientists and students: Questions and Answers
Brussels, 14 June 2005 What is GÉANT for? Europe is home to the largest and most diverse group of academic and scientific researchers in the world. Collectively they produce terabytes of...