It's about opening doors
Lis Howell had a lot to learn when she went from a career in the media to lecturing in journalism, and her management experience did little to prepare her. It was a closing door that brought it home...
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The only thing we know is its name
Autism appears to be on the increase, but the condition's cause is still a mystery. Among the current suspects, reports Adrian Mourby, are diet, genes and vaccines. The recent controversy over a...
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Apart from seasickness, a cramped cabin and the students, it's great
I know that my University of York colleagues regard my trip as the academic wheeze of all time. Round-the-world, ten countries, cruising conditions etc, etc. All true. But - and I expect no sympathy...
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I definitely won't spend another night with Fide...
Well, I wasn't alone, and it should really have been an evening, but you know old Fidel. We were told 24 hours earlier that the Commandante would see us the next evening: a spontaneous gesture that...
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Get on course with a cruise
Liz Doig reports on a scheme that offers a semester of study while travelling from the Bahamas to Japan. It might sound like a breeze but James Walvin (below and right) explains why it is not all...
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Stars born in cosmic frenzy
The violent labour pains that accompany star birth have been revealed by a supercomputer study, writes Steve Farrar. In a cosmic feeding frenzy, nascent stars appear to battle with each other to...
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Science unfolds shapes of life
The workings of life are bound up in the intricate folds of the long-chain polymers known as proteins. Yet science has been unable to predict how each one should shape up, writes Steve Farrar. Now a...
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I spy with my science eye
Social scientists with specialist knowledge of 'dangerous' peoples are increasingly valuable in the fight against terrorism, but is it ethical to spy on your subjects? Chris Bunting reports In...
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From today's UK papers
Tiniest particle may hold key to dark matter The lightest known particle in the Universe has been weighed for the first time. Scientists from Cambridge University have calculated that the neutrino,...
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Scientific committee recommends standard approach to BSE testing in sheep
Brussels, 10 April 2002 The EU's scientific steering committee adopted two opinions on BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) on 5 April, agreeing a strategy for testing small ruminants for BSE if...
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"Intelligent Energy for Europe": the Commission proposes a new energy action programme
Brussels, 9 April 2002 Today, the Commission is proposing a new multiannual programme for actions in the field of energy, "Intelligent Energy for Europe" (2003-2006), to follow on from the current...
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Finland to host research management event
Brussels, 10 April 2002 An international workshop focusing on European research management will take place in Turku, Finland on and 28 May. The event will focus on three key themes: the Sixth...
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Several recent scientific committee findings related to BSE
Brussels, 10 April 2002 - Recent opinions of SSC on BSE-related Issues, 09 April 2002 - Opinion on safe sourcing of small ruminant materials (adopted on 04-05 April 2002) - Suggested strategy to...
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Statement on the need for non-human primates in biomedical research (adopted on 04-05 April 2002) (link)
Brussels, 10 April 2002 Statement
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Roberto Vittori - live from Star City
Paris, 10 April 2002 ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italian nationality will shortly lift off from Baikonur on board a Russian Soyuz vehicle for a ten-day mission - codenamed 'Marco Polo' - to the...