Half of the world's most densely populated cities are located in areas vulnerable to earth-quakes - and there is a very good reason why. James Jackson explains It has already been a bad century for...
Terrorism fears could lead overseas students to cancel plans to study in the UK, with dire consequences for universities' income and their share of the international recruitment market, experts...
Brussels, 13 Apr 2005 The Greens and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament have called for a stronger homeopathy presence in Europe and urged the Commission to fund research into...
Warwick University set out to renegotiate plans for a £300 million campus in Singapore despite a decision by its governing council not to proceed with the original proposal because of staff concerns...
Temple to Love
Qinetiq float in fresh trouble as scientists sue for $400m The controversial flotation of the defence technology group Qinetiq ran into fresh trouble yesterday after Cambridge University scientists...
Munich, 11 May 2006 Almost 400 visitors gathered at the spectacular Autoworld Museum in Bussels on 3 May to see EPO President Alain Pompidou and European Commission Vice President Günter...
Geneva, 12 Apr 2006 ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL CASES OF BIOPIRACY The Case of Camu Camu (Myrciaria Dubia) INTRODUCTION In recent years, Peru has made it clear that the protection of its genetic resources...
Overseas students are getting better at finding the best deal. As a result, Geoff Maslen reports, the UK risks losing out to cheaper competitors Britain has the highest living costs among the main...
Cambridge has moved up to second place in a new ranking of the world's top universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. But the third edition of the ranking remains dominated by US universities,...
At a House of Commons Home Affairs Committee on immigration control in May, Gwyn Prosser, MP, told fellow members that while Leeds University had received some 2,500 applications from Nigerians, and...
The Sustainable Urban Development Reader. First edition
IMF Essays from a Time of Crisis
Vienna, 23 March 2006 Investing in ICT Research and Innovation Vienna, 23 March 2006 Introduction I am pleased to be here with you in Vienna for this event on research and innovation in ICT. In this...
Brussels, 06 Jul 2006 An EU funded project has published a series of roadmaps, providing an overview the current situation and future of nanotechnology in three fundamental sectors: materials, health...