Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 The Polish Academy of Sciences will hold an international bioethical conference on the ethics of intellectual property rights and patents on 23 and 24 April 2004 in Warsaw,...
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 Full text of Document 13537/03 Suite of documents 13537/03 No. Cion prop.: 8990/03 ATO 95 ENER 132 Subject: Proposal for a Council Directive (Euratom) on the management of spent...
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 Full text of Document 1204/03 Suite of documents 1204/03 In the absence of Dr. MITSOS, the meeting was chaired by Mr. RICHARDSON (European Commission, Deputy Director General,...
Paris, 16 Oct 2003 The ESA-sponsored Industry Space Days 2003 will provide companies with an inside view of the European space sector's future direction, delivered first-hand from top names in...
Paris, 16 Oct 2003 On 18 October the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:37 local time, 07:37 CEST, will be carrying the European Space Agency astronaut...
Brussels, 16 October 2003 "I congratulate the People's Republic of China and the Chinese people for the success of their first human space flight," European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin...
University growth 'will devalue degrees' Degrees will be worth less and less as the government expands higher education, leading to a bigger demand for employees with postgraduate qualifications,...
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The vast majority of students will pay the same for a degree regardless of where they study if top-up fees are introduced, according to a survey by The THES . The findings imply that the proposed...
The cost of attacks against genetically modified-crop trials emerged this week as more British plant scientists left the country to pursue their work abroad unmolested. Institutes say attacks damage...
Wendy Hall is a woman in a man's world. She was the first female professor of engineering at Southampton University and is the only female member of the council of the Royal Academy of Engineering....
* Ron Ritchie, former head of department for professional development at Bath Spa University College, has been named dean of the faculty of education at the University of the West of England. * Terry...
Oxford University vice-chancellor Sir Colin Lucas fuelled speculation that his institution could go private and charge tuition fees of up to £15,000 a year with a critique of the government's vision...
An Edinburgh University academic may become the first woman to break through the Church of Scotland's so-called stained-glass ceiling later this month. Alison Elliot, associate director of Edinburgh...
Many universities will struggle to recruit high-calibre senior staff unless they can offer better cash incentives and more job satisfaction, a national survey has found. Institutions outside the top...