Brussels, 20 March 2002 An international conference on 'Steel research - from ECSC (the European coal and steel community) to the future' will take place in Luxembourg on 26 June 2002. The Treaty...
University standards reports to be scrapped Parents and students will no longer be able to compare the quality of universities or degree courses because the inspection system on which the comparisons...
BL and Hefce announce strategic digital alliance The British Library and the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England have announced a strategic alliance which they hope could see a...
Brussels, 19 March 2002 Eight European companies signed a memorandum of understanding in Brussels on 18 March, which sees the creation of 'Galileo services'. Galileo services brings together...
Brussels, 19 March 2002 Philippe Busquin, Research Commissioner and responsible for space policy, will open the first meeting of the GMES Steering Committee in Brussels today. This meeting unites,...
Brussels, 19 March 2002 In a drive to gear up research on genomics - the study of genes and their function - the European Commission has awarded €39.4 million to three large research projects. The...
Brussels, 19 March 2002 'The biggest and the most difficult challenge which the smaller countries face in S&T [science and technology] is finding a balance between their needs and constraints...
Brussels, 19 March 2002 The different perspectives of the science community, the market, policymakers and citizens will be addressed at the TII annual general meeting which will take place in Turin,...
Brussels, 19 March 2002 Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to extend to you a very warm welcome to this first meeting of the GMES Steering Committee. I am delighted to see gathered in this room the...
Brussels, 19 March 2002 The first image produced by the European space agency (ESA) Envisat environmental monitoring satellite will be revealed on 28 March. Since Envisat's successful launch from an...
Brussels, 19 March 2002 Two workshops for EU R&D (research and development) project proposers and participants will be held in Cambridge, UK in April and June 2002. 'Negotiating and...
Paris, 19 March 2002 In response to the huge interest of the public we have increased our live and multimedia sections. In addition, we have made it easier to reach our national and programme pages....
Key role for students in quality assurance Students will be put centre stage in the drive to raise standards in universities, higher education minister Margaret Hodge said today. Student views will...
Antarctic sheds giant ice sheet An ice shelf half the size of Cyprus has disintegrated off the coast of the Antarctic in less than a month, following decades of unusually warm weather. Satellite...
Brussels, 18 March 2002 Outstanding objections and obstacles to the Galileo programme are reported to have been overcome at the Barcelona summit on 15 and 16 March. The countries which had shown...