Today's news
Anger as hijacker visits university Palestinian hijacker and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Leila Khaled, has been allowed into Britain to address a department at London...
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Update: 12:50
Blair science adviser calls for differential fees Sir Richard Sykes, rector of Imperial College and government adviser on science, today called on prime minister Tony Blair to allow universities to...
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Academic freedoms bill progresses in Lords
The Export Control Bill, with amendments to protect the free exchange of academic communication, received its final reading in the House of Lords this week. But a Universities UK spokesperson said...
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Draft Council conclusions on biotechnology ready for approval on 6 June 2002
Brussels, 23 May 2002 Draft Council Conclusions on biotechnology. Report from Permanent Representatives Committee to Council on 14 May 2002. Brussels, 16 May 2002 (document 8917/02 ECO 156 RECH 83)....
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Environment Committee Call for complete ban on new animal-tested cosmetics
Brussels, 23 May 2002 The Environment Committee this morning demanded an immediate ban on the sale of new cosmetic products tested on animals where other validated testing methods exist, to be...
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Mr Erkki Liikanen: "GÉANT - the benefits of Europe's Broadband Research Network", Global Research Network Summit and GÉANT Commissioning event, Brussels, 22 May 2002
Brussels, 22 May 2002 Ladies and gentlemen, It gives me particular pleasure to close this event, and to send you away from here with a sense of the immense contribution that GÉANT - and research...
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Mapping experts discuss generalisation technology
Brussels, 23 May 2002 Delegates from Europe's major mapping agencies met to discuss the future of automated map generalisation - technology which helps shrink maps to a smaller scale without...
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COST concerted research action on high pressure tuning of chemical and biochemical processes
Brussels, 23 May 2002 Draft Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST Action D30 "High Pressure Tuning of Chemical and Biochemical...
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COST concerted research action on restorative justice (victim compensation, victim-offender mediation)
Brussels, 23 May 2002 Draft Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST Action A21 "Restorative Justice Developments en Europe."...
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Community patent still no nearer
Brussels, 23 May 2002 The latest meeting of the Internal Market Council on 21 May brought no breakthrough in attempts to finalise the details of a Community patent. While business leaders and...
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Today's news
PM makes stem-cell research vow Prime minister Tony Blair last night vowed to make Britain the world leader in experiments on cloned human embryos. In a speech to the Royal Societ, where he called...
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Update: 13:10
Government to drop scrutiny of GM crops The Environment Department is planning to curb scientific scrutiny of GM crop approvals because of pressure from the bio-tech industry, Labour's Alan Simpson...
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NZ to introduce levy on international fees
New Zealand universities face a compulsory levy on their revenue from international students. The levy, which is likely to be introduced next year despite opposition, will see institutions pay 0.5...
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Canadian university president resigns
A controversial Canadian university president best known for requiring undated letters of resignations from senior staff has resigned after a job-cutting budget was overturned. Jacquelyn Thayer Scott...
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College for women
A women's university has been opened in Kenya, bringing to two the number of such institutions in East and Central Africa. Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology has opened north of...