The other day, a balding thirtysomething academic sat on a bench in central London reading a fictitious newspaper. Despite the cold, he read the same pages - which contained nothing but gibberish -...
To become transliterate, publishers need to start a dialogue with e-learners, Sue Thomas says Transliteracy. It's another of those new usages for old concepts. It was originally applied to the...
We must be helpful, honest and forthright when dealing with overseas students, says Tom Thomas For those of us grappling with international marketing and overseas targets, this year's 22.5 per cent...
Brussels, October 2005 Supported by the EU Research Framework Programme, influenza experts from the UK, Italy and Norway, working with vaccine researchers from Sanofi Pasteur in France, have...
Brussels, Oct 2005 By approving on Wednesday a joint resolution on the patenting of biotechnological inventions, Parliament confirmed its support for biotechnology, but only within an appropriate...
Munich, Oct 2005 Full text "The EPO follows the EU's Directive on biotechnology patents" The European Patent Office (EPO) has noted the concern that several groups in the European Parliament have...
Brussels, Oct 2005 A roadmap which suggests how agent-based computing could develop over the next decade has been launched, presenting a vision of the development of this technology, its application...
Brussels, Oct 2005 An agreement on space-based information services and access to, and provision of, Earth observation data was signed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Commission's Joint...
Brussels, October 2005 In Europe, about 11 million animals are used for experiments and other scientific purposes each year. Although 30 years ago about three times as many animals were used, the...
Helsinki, October 2005 Mr. President, Mr. Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to this Forum. I am looking forward to an active exchange of views on the reform efforts needed in...
Stockholm, October 2005 Ministers, ladies and gentlemen, First allow me to say how pleased I am to have been invited by the Academy to give this speech. I am equally pleased to be able to listen to...
Brussels, Oct 2005 A European citizens' conference on the city of tomorrow will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 5 December. The citizens' conference is organised by the RAISE project, funded...
Brussels, Oct 2005 The European Commission has published a call for proposals under the Pathfinder section of the New and Emerging Science and Technology (NEST) activity of the Sixth Framework...
Deadline: 01/12/2005
Edinburgh University soars up global rankings Edinburgh University has shot up the rankings of the world's most prestigious educational institutions. The university leapt 18 places from 48 to 30 in...