Brussels, 06 August 2002 The French Academy of science has created a Scientific information and communication department to help bridge the gap between science and society. The department was created...
Brussels, 6 August 2002 Summary of conclusions. 149th meeting of the COST Senior Officials Committee held in Brussels on 4/5 July 2002 Full text European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and...
Brussels, 06 August 2002 European researchers may benefit from the decision by the Chinese government on 31 July to invest 20 billion yuan (around 2.5 billion euro) in basic scientific research over...
End of the filling in a puff of gas A new treatment for tooth decay that does away with the needle, drill and filling could soon revolutionise a visit to the dentist. A controlled blast of ozone gas...
One in three junior doctors working 'illegal rota' Thousands of newly qualified doctors were today starting work at NHS hospitals but a third will work "illegal" rotas of too many hours, the British...
Brussels, 30 July 2002 Commission Decision of 24 July 2002 establishing guidance notes supplementing Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deliberate...
Brussels, 05 August 2002 A team of researchers from British and Canadian universities and research institutes has succeeded in mapping 98 per cent of the mouse genome. The publicly funded research...
Brussels, 05 August 2002 The European Commission's Enterprise DG has announced a call for tenders for a study contract concerning the development of analytical tools for assessing market dynamics in...
Brussels, 05 August 2002 Belgium's Federal office for scientific, technical and cultural affairs (OSTC) has published its annual report for 2001, revealing that 36 per cent of the organisation's...
Brussels, 05 August 2002 The European Commission's Information Society DG has issued an open call for tenders for a study on 'the development and interoperability of electronic and biometric...
Brussels, 05 August 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's research and development information service, is providing a new searchable service dedicated to research and innovation documents and...
Leukaemia screening test to be piloted in UK A screening test that could help revolutionise the way children with leukaemia are treated is to be piloted across the UK. Experts from Bristol, Glasgow,...
Unions call for spread of scientific know-how The government's £1.25 billion science strategy will fail unless know-how is spread through the regions, the Trades Union Congress warned yesterday. (...
Students shun new universities Students are turning their backs on new universities in favour of traditional institutions. Many former polytechnics and colleges have suffered a huge dip in...
Brussels, 02 August 2002 A team of researchers from four Member States are to test the accuracy and efficiency of methods used to provide DNA profiles from physical evidence left behind at a crime...