The EU is hot on the cyber-criminal trail
Brussels, 06 Nov 2003 Society is rapidly becoming wired, buying and selling goods and services with the touch of a button. But cyber-space's convenience is also its Achilles heal – giving criminals...
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European companies are failing to exploit patent information, EPO report finds
Brussels, 06 Nov 2003 Most companies in Europe do not appreciate the potential value of patent information and are therefore neglecting an important source of business intelligence and innovation,...
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Astronomers protest at plans to cancel planet search mission
Brussels, 06 Nov 2003 Over 400 astronomers from across Europe and beyond have written to the European Space Agency (ESA), calling on it to reconsider cancelling the Eddington mission. Such a move...
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Scientists make last minute plea to UN not to ban therapeutic cloning
Brussels, 06 Nov 2003 On the eve of a United Nations vote on a proposed ban on human cloning, a group of leading stem cell scientists made a final appeal to the UN General Assembly on 5 November not...
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UK to assess how firms are coping in the knowledge-based economy
Brussels, 06 Nov 2003 The UK is to launch a new research programme investigating the ability of companies to adapt to the demands of a knowledge-based economy. The 'evolution of business knowledge'...
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Innovative technologies and materials for the protection of cultural heritage
Brussels, 06 Nov 2003 The Commission is supporting a European conference on innovative technologies and materials for the protection of cultural heritage, which will take place in Athens, Greece, on...
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Next ISS flight named DELTA
Paris, 06 Nov 2003 The Dutch Ministers of Economical Affairs and of Education, Culture and Science have announced the mission name of the next Soyuz flight to the International Space Station, which...
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Are you ready for Mars?
Paris, 06 Nov 2003 Main media events surrounding the arrival of ESA's Mars Express at Mars ESA's Mars Express probe is scheduled to arrive at Mars at Christmas: the Beagle 2 lander is expected to...
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The affordable Cosmic Vision
Paris, 06 Nov 2003 Today, at its 105th meeting, ESA's Science Programme Committee (SPC) has made important decisions concerning the Cosmic Vision programme. Due to the current financial exigencies...
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Report on the proposed Council decision amending decision 2002/834/EC on the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration: "Integrating and strengthening the European r
Brussels, 06 Nov 2003 FINAL A5-0369/2003 4 November 2003 Type of Procedure: Consultation procedure REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision amending decision 2002/834/EC on the specific...
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Baz puts the fizz in physics
The public may be clinging to the image of the geeky physics boffin, as a survey out this week suggests, but Basil Singer, a quantum physicist and devotee of extreme sports, is one of a new breed...
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Bursaries rock top-up talks
Universities are threatening to withdraw their support for the forthcoming top-up fees bill as government attempts to broker a deal for poor students reach deadlock. With less than three weeks to go...
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In the news: Madeleine Atkins
If Coventry University considers itself an enterprising institution now, it can expect to be shouting louder about it when its new vice-chancellor, Madeleine Atkins, takes up her post next September...
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Appointments
John Glascock , former Oliver T. Carr professor at George Washington University, has been appointed Grosvenor professor of real estate finance in the department of land economy at the University of...
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AUT demands stall pay deal
An impasse over the status of academic-related staff could lead to a strike and scupper the agreement on pay. Phil Baty reports The Association of University Teachers could call all of its 47,000...