Russians flock to study in Britain
The number of Russians taking British university degrees has risen steeply in the past two years to almost 1,500, figures released by the British Council reveal. British universities saw a 40 per...
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Flight 153: Ariane 5 on the launch pad
Paris, 08 July 2002 Exactly one month after the successful launch of an Ariane 4 with an Intelsat telecommunications satellite onboard, an Ariane 5 soared into space early Saturday morning (CET) from...
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Europe sets out its strategy for nanoelectronics
Brussels, 01 Jul 2004 The Commissioners for Research and Enterprise and Information Society, Philippe Busquin and Erkki Liikanen, have welcomed a vision document drawn up by a high level group that...
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A hard sell for easy money
Singapore's dearth of universities has allowed unscrupulous providers, often backed by overseas institutions, to fill the gap, says one whistleblower. The other week I received an interesting...
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Atmospheric pollution over the Mediterranean could lead to drought
Brussels, 31 Oct 2002 A team of European and international scientists led by the Max Planck Institute for chemistry has discovered evidence of remarkably high pollution levels over the Mediterranean...
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Bollywood beckons
Sara Wajid is right when she says the youth market for film and TV is a multicultural one (What keeps all of Britain's colours from the screens? THES , May 3). But she is wrong when she asserts that...
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Cast-off drugs harm wildlife
Pharmaceuticals working their way into nature put plants and animals in danger. Steve Farrar reports Scientists are becoming concerned that pharmaceuticals may be slowly poisoning British wildlife. A...
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Where global R&D and mobile populations meet - OECD Report on the skills drain
Brussels, 24 Oct 2003 Have skills, will travel - an OECD report examines how rich countries are attracting science and technology specialists from developing nations to fill gaping labour shortages....
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Where global R&D and mobile populations meet - OECD Report on the skills drain
Brussels, 24 Oct 2003 Have skills, will travel - an OECD report examines how rich countries are attracting science and technology specialists from developing nations to fill gaping labour shortages....
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Cart before the force
Cinema India
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A dismal reality worth facing
The IMF and the Future
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A dismal reality worth facing
The IMF and the Future
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Suspicions that shape a nation
Falun Gong - A Bitter Revolution - China's New Nationalism
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Life Sciences and Biotechnology – A strategy for Europe
Brussels, 21 October 2005 Third progress report and JRC biotechnology assessment study This memo provides the following information: Biotechnology is an important economic player Figures on...
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EU-funded research leads to new effective malaria drug
Brussels, 13 December 2002 In an article published today in the scientific magazine "The Lancet", an international consortium funded by a €1.8 million European Commission research grant reports on...