Open eTEN call for proposals
Brussels, 01 Apr 2004 A call for proposals for projects of common interest in the field of trans-European telecommunications networks (eTEN) will remain open until 9 June. Proposals must fit into one...
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ESA and the EU - Towards a Space Agency for the European Union
Paris, 01 Apr 2004 ESA is an independent European agency and does not form part of the European Union (EU). Some countries that belong to the EU are not members of ESA and vice versa. There are,...
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All systems are go for new Research InfoCentre
Brussels, 01 Apr 2004 Finally, a faster way to find research stories and information on Europa, the Commission's web service. After many months of preparation and with greater emphasis on...
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Gems on the back of an old postcard
Minoans - The Decipherment of Linear B and the Ventris-Chadwick Correspondence
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How a cockroach can be a canary
The Earth - Lovelock's Gaia: Signs of Life
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Smoking gun sought amid the soup scraps
Stalin's Last Crime
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When the public got its hands on God
Reformation - The Reformation
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The twists and turns that begot a monster
The Coming of the Third Reich
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel filmed by a famous Japanese director: "At about nine o'clock one morning, at the end of...
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Astute critic or just a philistine caricature?
Vilayanur Ramachandran, renowned for his work on cognition and the brain, drew flak for using neuroscience to draft 'universal laws' of art. Anthony Freeman asked him if he had any regrets. One...
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Pure pleasure and 'other' literary pursuits
In his new book, Derek Attridge argues that a 'knot of three interwoven characteristics' lies at the core of western aesthetics. Robert Eaglestone tries to untangle this complex theory of literature...
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Are we taking enough care of the student body?
With the prevention of obesity high on the government's agenda, Matthew Baker and Luqman Hayes ask what campuses can do to turn students on to healthy eating and sport. It can't be for nothing that...
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Elemental urge to show chemicals' attractions
Chemistry gives us the stuff of life - not least drugs, disposable nappies and chewing gum - but public suspicion threatens its future, John Emsley tells Geoff Watts. Type the phrase "chemical-free"...
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On track from the first minute
As the Political Studies Association prepares for its annual meeting, David Baker and Philippa Sherrington dig through the records to explore the origins of Warwick's politics unit and discover a...