Some words provoke instant responses: "performance" is one, "modernisation" another. Battered by overuse and infused with tawdry associations, they provoke instant hostility. So their appearance in...
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin presented on 29 April a new action plan containing a number of measures aimed at helping the EU to meet the three per cent target by...
Life for the foot soldiers of research has not altered much despite a pact to improve their lot, reports Claire Sanders It was billed by Science Minister Lord Sainsbury as a landmark agreement: in...
Animal-rights extremists have made a whole generation of scientists too afraid to speak about their research. But they are being encouraged to fight back. Anna Fazackerley reports. Plans for a prize...
Animal-rights extremists have made a whole generation of scientists too afraid to speak about their research. But they are being encouraged to fight back. Anna Fazackerley reports. Plans for a prize...
Brussels, 12 Mar 2003 Press conference - Release of the Third European Report on Science & Technology Indicators 2003 17th March, 2003, Brussels, 11h00 - 12h00 The Third European Report on...
Brussels, 05 Dec 2002 What is the HLG on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells? The High Level Group on Hydrogen and Fuel cells was formally launched in Brussels on 10th October 2002 by the Vice President of the...
Liverpool's lung cancer rate is twice the national average. A new research centre will tackle the problem locally. Ross Davies reports. This summer, George Xinarianos, a research fellow on the...
Brussels, 02 Jul 2003 Paris conference brings Green Paper process to a close 1st July 2003 The results of the Space Green Paper consultation were presented in Paris on 23 and 24 June 2003. The joint...
Brussels, 21 May 2003 Preserving and protecting the Mediterranean and Black Seas might be a high priority for policy-makers and scientists, but it is imperative for Europe's citizens living around...
Europe's largest research body has £160m a year, 2,000 staff and big ambitions. Jennie Brookman writes Germany has created Europe's largest research body for information and communication technology...
Paris, 01 February 2002 ESA on the world stage - international agreements with Brazil, Poland and India The year has got off to a busy start in terms of international relations, with a number of key...
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The UKresearch establishment hobbles its scientists. We must set them free, says Stuart Lyons Britain's science is in a poor state. This is not because our scientists lack talent - they are among the...
Paris, 29 May 2002 A 'Space Walk' at ILA2002 The chance to take a space walk drew thousands of visitors during the seven-day International Aerospace Exhibition ILA2002 in Berlin this month. 'The...