Brussels, 11 Aug 2005 The Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), together with the Directorate General for Environment, is helping Member States to control forest fires by forecasting risks...
Brussels, 11 Aug 2005 A new method developed by an international team of biomedical engineers has proved for the first time that it is possible to grow healthy new bone in one part of the body and...
Brussels, 11 Aug 2005 Six European countries are to launch a call for tenders for systems biology and microorganisms, the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research has announced. Projects...
Brussels, 11 Aug 2005 The 19th International Congress of the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI), 'MIE2005', will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 28 August to 1 September...
Paris, 11 Aug 2005 Photos Heavy rainfall and flooding from Typhoon Matsa killed at least 12 people and caused millions of euros worth of damage in China. In Matsa's aftermath, unique data from ESA's...
Paris, 11 Aug 2005 Thanks to measurements by ESA's Cluster mission, a team of European scientists have identified 'micro'-vortices in Earth's magnetosphere. Such small-scale vortex turbulence, whose...
Paris, 11 Aug 2005 This morning an Ariane 5G launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. On board was the largest telecommunications satellite ever to be placed into geostationary...
Cambridge dons to vote on discretionary payments Opponents of Cambridge University's attempts to introduce more flexible payments for research 'stars' and lecturers in shortage subjects have forced a...
Academics should be allowed to devote more time to research and spend less on teaching and administration to improve recruitment and retention in higher education, ministers have been warned. A...
Universities can now be forced to reveal the details of secret reports, including reviews of failing courses, after a landmark ruling by the information watchdog. The move establishes an important...
Seamus McDaid has taken the helm at Paisley University to steer a path through widening access Seamus McDaid, who joined Paisley University as vice-principal in 1997, was this week appointed...
* Peter Maxwell Davies , composer and master of the Queen's music, has been appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. * Glasgow University has appointed: Ted Cowan , professor...
When they were students they may well have been seen drunkenly dragging stolen street signs back to their rooms, but it seems that respectable graduates are prepared to pay for such trophy items....
Today's postgraduates expect the very best - and they get it, according to our survey. Postgraduate students are overwhelmingly satisfied with the quality of their supervision, according to a survey...
Caroline Horton fought tooth and nail first to do her masters and then to study for a PhD, experiences that have made her determined to become an academic. Ms Horton is researching the memory of...