There are many explanations as to why the number of science PhD students is declining in this country. The government has sought to bolster numbers by raising stipends to quite sizeable amounts, but...
Paris, 04 April 2002 Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions ever detected in the Universe. They are also one of the greatest mysteries of modern astronomy, since so far no clear evidence...
Brussels, 04 April 2002 ASTRA 2002, the seventh European space agency (ESA) workshop on 'Advanced space technologies for robotics and automation,' will take place from 19 to 21 November 2002 at the...
Despite the recession and the diversion of philanthropy to post-September 11 relief efforts, universities and colleges in the United States managed to raise a record amount in donations last year....
A British student was injured and up to 12 were trapped this week by Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Ramallah. The students were members of a group of activists who entered refugee camps in...
Universities should be means-tested so that public funds can be diverted from the richest universities to the poorest, lecturers' union Natfhe has said. The "Robin Hood" solution is mooted in Natfhe'...
Bush tries to oust climate scientist The Bush administration, prompted by the oil company Exxon-Mobil, is trying to oust British scientist Robert Watson from his role as chairman of the...
Brussels, 04 April 2002 Tenders Call for the expressions of interest n ° 2002/ECFIN/02 The European Commission is issuing a "Call for expressions of interest" with a view to the possibility of...
Brussels, 04 April 2002 The '2002 Life in space for life on Earth' event, including the eighth European symposium on life sciences research in space and the 23rd Annual international gravitational...
Brussels, 04 April 2002 A new EU-funded virtual network of excellence in the area of chemical measurement has started work. Europe's Virtual Institute for Chemometrics and Industrial Metrology (VICIM...
Paris, 04 April 2002 So now that Envisat is in orbit and we have access to more and better data about our Earth and its environment, how can we ensure that we make the best use of this data as well...
Strasbourg, 4 April 2002 Decision of the European Ombudsman on complaint 69/2001/BB against the European Commission. Strasbourg, 25 March 2002. Text The complainant applied for the selection...
Brussels, 04 April 2002 The European Commission's Environment DG has announced a call for tenders for a study on species which are subject to import restrictions. The species in question are subject...
University laboratories are falling apart as a result of a £3 billion maintenance backlog, according to a study carried out for the Office of Science and Technology. The report, by J. M. Consulting,...
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