Respect research and watch economy boom
[Europe desperately needs research talent to thrive, yet a scientific career is often a turn-off, says Philippe Busquin If the European Union is to achieve its ambitious goal of making Europe the...
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The market's the devil, and we're about to sell our soul
US college admissions are being skewed by commercial values, warns Lloyd Thacker, and the outcome could be catastrophic If I don't get into a top-ranked college, I'll have to go to a public...
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Shell funds green chair at Imperial
Shell oil company is giving £500,000 to fund a chair in sustainable development in energy at Imperial College London as part of its sustainable energy strategy. Michael Warner, head of the department...
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ITRE committee urges more support for Europe's presence in space
Brussels, 21 Jan 2004 The European Parliament's committee on industry, external trade, research and energy (ITRE) has called on Member States and the Commission to increase national and Community...
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ITRE committee urges more support for Europe's presence in space
Brussels, 21 Jan 2004 The European Parliament's committee on industry, external trade, research and energy (ITRE) has called on Member States and the Commission to increase national and Community...
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Can renewables avert an energy crisis?
Brussels, 12 Jan 2006 The depression of the 1930s spawned the phrase, 'When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches cold'. Today, in a more interconnected and interdependent world, economic...
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Fair treatment for candidate countries under 6th Framework Programme
Brussels, 09 Oct 2002 The Commission must ensure that researchers in the applicant countries receive fair treatment compared to their counterparts in the current Member States when it implements the...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: Towards a Europe of Knowledge and Innovation - EIROforum Science Policy Paper Presentation
Brussels, 20 April 2005 Dear Minister, Dear Chairman of EIROforum, Dear Directors General, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am really pleased to have the opportunity to give this speech for the presentation...
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Unions unite for 13% pay battle
Lecturers are to demand a 13 per cent pay rise in the first joint pay claim from the Association of University Teachers and rival union Natfhe. The effort, which was expected to be discussed at the...
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Rallying cry for a Northern Way
Universities are at the forefront of plans to boost the economies of the North of England. In the first in our series on moves towards greater collaboration within regions, Alison Utley reports on...
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Conclusions from Symposium on Europe's Search for Excellence in Basic Research
Dublin, 17 Feb 2004 Introduction The EU Heads of State at Lisbon agreed the objective for Europe to "…become the most competitive, knowledge based economy in the world by 2010". The development of...
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Conclusions from Symposium on Europe's Search for Excellence in Basic Research
Dublin, 17 Feb 2004 Introduction The EU Heads of State at Lisbon agreed the objective for Europe to "…become the most competitive, knowledge based economy in the world by 2010". The development of...
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Biotech research to receive higher priority in Europe. EU Presidency Conference: Life Sciences and Biotechnology - The Future of Europe
Copenhagen, 24 Oct 2002 The EU is to promote cross-disciplinary research within the field of biotechnology. This was the message at the conference Life Sciences and Biotechnology - The Future of...
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Research Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Europe needs its researchers - Descartes Prizes Ceremony
Prague, 2 December 2004 Mr President of the Republic, Madam President of the Academy of Sciences, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a real pleasure for me to be here today in the prestigious Prague Castle...
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Academics set to sell more expertise
Academics' commercial consultancy work is set to join teaching and research as a core university activity, vice-chancellors predicted this week. The Universities UK good practice guide Optimising...