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Greenwich University has had a swift rethink over exactly which workshops it should be offering its academics. The "Programme leaders' workshop" that the university had advertised has been cancelled...
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He strikes a pose, but his thoughts elude us
The Thinker - Rodin Royal Academy of Arts, London. Until January 1, 2007 Thought doesn't draw attention to itself. It is usually about something else. We cannot even see thinking taking place....
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Stool of shame for Ms Brontë please
Autobiographers have an unsettling tendency to embroider the facts of their lives, says John Sutherland. Jane Eyre comes round on television as often as the World Cup, and with almost as much...
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Anyone noticed the real elephant in the room?
Forget Iraq, the legitimacy of a government built on little electoral support is the biggest political issue, says David Runciman. Tony Blair went into his final Labour Party conference as one of the...
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Galileo programme - MEPs welcome progress but call for creative solutions
Brussels, 28 Sep 2006 In adopting a joint resolution on the Galileo programme, MEPs call on the Commission to assess what modifications in legal and procedural regulations could be made in order to...
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Commission Communication concerning the common position for a Decision concerning the 7th Research Framework Programme (2007-2013) (link)
Brussels, 28 Sep 2006 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 251 (2) of the EC Treaty concerning the common position of the...
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Support for nanosciences if managed ethically
Brussels, 28 Sep 2006 In adopting a report, MEPs welcomes an action plan by the European Commission for a safe, integrated and responsible strategy for nanosciences and nanotechnologies for the...
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EP Plenary Vote on 28 Sep: Nanosciences and nanotechnology - Report adopted
28 Sep 2006 Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: an action plan for Europe 2005-2009 ( A6-0216/2006 ) Rapporteur: Miloslav Ransdorf (GUE/NGL, CZ) Report adopted by a show of hands, with one amendment...
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EIB joins the Festival of Science in Genova
Luxembourg/Genova, 28 September 2006 The European Investment Bank, the European Union financing institution, will participate in the Festival of Science that will take place 26 October – 7...
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Potocnik talks through his 'uncluttered' approach to EU research policy
Brussels, 28 Sep 2006 'I like people with a free mind, it's true,' said European Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik in an interview with CORDIS News. He was referring to Bob Marley...
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International project tracks progression of avian flu
Brussels, 28 Sep 2006 A new scheme, run by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uses a global positioning system (GPS) to track migrating birds in order to...
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French surgeons perform first zero gravity operation
Brussels, 28 Sep 2006 Surgeons from France have used the European Space Agency's (ESA's) experimental Zero-G aircraft to carry out the first ever surgical operation conducted without gravity. The...
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Services at a touch with new mobile technologies
Brussels, 28 Sep 2006 A new EUREKA project aims to bring a range of services to within touching distance. The SmartTouch project, which is led by the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), will...
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Large Scale Integration of Wind Energy - Brussels, 7-8 November
Brussels, 28 Sep 2006 The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has organised a policy conference to discuss 'How to integrate big amounts of wind energy into the European power infrastructure', to...
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U.S. Government Study Shows that "R&D Spending Adds to GDP, and Rate is Increasing"
Washington D.C., 28 Sep 2006 The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) today released experimental estimates of the effect of intangible assets on the U.S. economy. Specifically, BEA found the nation's...