Washington D.C., 05 February 2002 As the President's budget makes clear, the Administration looks to science and technology to play essential roles in improving the economic and homeland security of...
Warning issued over stress payouts to workers Workers claiming compensation for stress must satisfy tough new rules laid down by the Court of Appeal yesterday that make it clear that no job is...
Learning disability website launched Health minister Jacqui Smith will launch a website today that aims to combat medical discrimination against people with Down's syndrome and other learning...
Brussels, 4 February 2002 Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the...
Brussels, 4 February 2002 Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the seventh time Council...
Brussels, 4 February 2002 The JRC is convinced that the safe operation of the HFR reactor in Petten, The Netherlands, is not compromised. Nevertheless, further improvements to the safety culture at...
New York, 3rd February 2002 Introduction It is a great pleasure to have been invited here this evening to address such a distinguished audience from the health care, food beverage, retail and...
Brussels, 04 February 2002 Scientists in Germany have found that women rarely occupy the top positions in research because of a male work culture and informal power structures. Women researchers from...
Brussels, 04 February 2002 The European Commission adopted the revised version of the Sixth Framework programme on 30 January. The new version takes into account the opinions expressed by the...
Brussels, 04 February 2002 The Chairman of the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), Baron Daniel Janssen, has called for less talk and more action in reaching the Lisbon goal of making...
Brussels, 04 February 2002 A research project funded by the European Union's Fifth Framework programme for research (FP5) is investigating ways of using plants and herbal extracts to reduce...
Brussels, 04 February 2002 From 11 to 13 November 2002 the European Commission will hold a major conference to mark the launch of the EU's Sixth Framework Programme for research, which will cover the...
London wage levels 'threaten' targets Poor pay in London is threatening the government’s target for half of young people to experience higher education by 2010 and could discourage overseas students...
Schools really are better, says Ofsted Tony Blair has ordered cabinet ministers to take lessons from education on improving public services as evidence is published today showing that schools are...
Brussels, 01 February 2002 European Commissioner for Research Philippe Busquin has welcomed the outcome of Wednesday's vote in the German Bundestag to allow the import - under strict conditions - of...