Social studies round-up
The Shadow of Marriage: Singleness in England 1914-1960Author: Katherine HoldenEdition: FirstPublisher: Manchester University PressPrice: £55.00ISBN 9780719068928A historical view of singleness, a...
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European project develops new technologies to detect food contaminants
Brussels, 12 Oct 2005 The EU funded BioCop project is bringing together research expertise on new techniques to screen a variety of foodstuffs for multiple chemical contaminants, including pesticides...
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Investing more in knowledge and innovation: Presidency conclusions - Brussels European Council, 25-26 March
Brussels, 24 March 2006 Brussels European Council, 23-24 March 2006 Presidency conclusions 18. In view of the importance of R&D for future growth and in providing solutions for many of the...
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UK government welcomes stem cell report and commits £100m for research into incurable diseases
London, 5 December 2005 Government responds to UK Stem Cell Initiative Report The Government today announced that £100m will be made available for UK stem cell research over the next two years to...
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Services directive 'disappointment' for EU growth
Brussels, 17 Mar 2006 EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik, together with former Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho, have referred to the recent services directive as a '...
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Academics venture to bring in the money
Imperial staff have the best heads for business in UK academe, reports Letitia Hughes Academics at Imperial College London are the most business-minded in the UK, according to a survey in which their...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Back to basics – putting excellence at
London, 25 April 2006 Dear Professor, Ladies and Gentlemen, When Professor Worthington invited me to visit LSE, she reminded me of a speech I made some months ago in which I called for social...
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Growth and Jobs: Commission tables 19 measures to boost innovation and research
Brussels, 12 October 2005 The EU invests about a third less in research than the US, and the EU/US innovation gap has not narrowed in recent years. Meanwhile, emerging countries like China and India...
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FE told to fight for contracts
Further education colleges should play a central role in the government's forthcoming skills strategy - but only if they are willing to compete for training contracts with private providers -...
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Looking small, thinking big – keeping Europe at the forefront of nanotechnology
Brussels, 13 June 2005 The European Commission has today announced the ways in which it intends to keep Europe at the forefront of the fast-moving field of nanotechnology in a safe and responsible...
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Defend science, demand MPs
Today's cash-driven managerial ethos is being blamed for course cuts and the curbs on blue-skies thinking The Government must act to safeguard the future of vital science subjects in UK universities...
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Set workers study targets
UK business and academe must band together to maintain levels of key skills, says Helen Connor If the UK is to be internationally competitive, we have to increase the skills of our existing workforce...
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Today's news
Oxford to resume university governance debate Oxford dons are to reassemble today in the 17th-century Sheldonian theatre for the second round of a highly charged debate on how the ancient university...
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CO2 capture and storage - towards zero emission power plants
Brussels, 21 Feb 2005 A conference on CO2 capture and storage - 'Towards zero emission power plants' - will take place in Brussels, Belgium, from 13 to 15 April. The event is portrayed as an...
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Proposed Council Decision a Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (link)
Brussels, 03 Aug 2005 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member...