Closer ties between ESA and Russia
Paris, 19 Jan 2005 Today in Moscow, ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain and the Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Anatoly Perminov signed an agreement for long-term cooperation and...
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Research central to Polish National Development Plan
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 Poland's Council of Ministers has adopted a National Development Plan for 2007 to 2013, confirming the role that research is set to play in the country's development. 'Joining...
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Minister announces R&D partnership between US and Ireland - North and South
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 A new research and development (R&D) partnership has emerged between the US, Ireland and Northern Ireland, the Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment,...
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MEPs look for balance between protecting IPR and ensuring access to medicine
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 At a hearing on 18 January, the European Parliament's Trade Committee heard assorted views on whether new intellectual property legislation in developing countries is affecting...
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Spending on education is essential - human resources are our most valuable asset, says Figel
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 At a time when in many EU countries large numbers of teachers are close to retirement, Europe must focus on attracting high quality teachers in order to achieve the Lisbon...
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Finance in FP6
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 A workshop on finance in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Cambridge, the UK, on 22 February. FP6 operates on financial principles based on the EU's...
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European Research and Innovation Fair, Paris
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 The European Research and Innovation fair will be held in Paris, France, from 3 to 5 June. The aim of the fair is to bring together researchers, public and private institutions...
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TED conference on e-government - Bolzano, Italy
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 The TED programme (towards electronic democracy), established by the European Science Foundation to promote the development of e-democracy and e-government systems, will host a...
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Marie Curie conferences and training courses - call for proposals
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 The European Commission has published a call for proposals for Marie Curie conferences and training courses under the mobility activity of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6)....
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Tsunami victims receive treatment via satellite
Paris, 19 Jan 2005 The ESA funded telemedicine project called I-DISCARE has been put into action to help victims along the coastal areas ravaged by last month's tsunami. It is being used to connect...
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Today's news
Degree of affluence helps university hopefuls Parents who want their children to go to university should live in a detached house in a salubrious neighbourhood, read The Daily Telegraph , avoid...
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Special Training Fellowship in Bioinformatics
Deadline: 18/02/2005
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Today's news
Oxbridge 'snub' to intake targets Private school pupils are expected to take a greater share of Oxford and Cambridge places this year, it emerged yesterday. The findings suggest the elite...
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Latest research news
Women are poor at science, says Harvard president The president of Harvard University has provoked a furore by arguing that men outperform women in maths and sciences because of biological difference...
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Summary of Conclusions 160th Meeting of the COST Senior Officials Committee Held in Brussels on 1-2 December 2004 (link)
Brussels, 18 Jan 2005 Full text of Document 341/04 Suite of documents 341/04 The President, Prof. Francesco FEDI, welcomed the participants from 33 COST Member States to the meeting1, in particular...