Brussels, 15 Jul 2005 The first international conference on hydrogen safety will take place in Pisa, Italy, from 8 to 10 September. The safety of hydrogen as an energy carrier is subject to intensive...
Brussels, 15 Jul 2005 The Earth system processes 2 scientific meeting will take place in Calgary, Canada, from 8 to 11 August. The Geological Society of America (GSA) and the Geological Association...
Brussels, 15 Jul 2005 Full text of Document 2651/05 1. Proposal for the 7th Framework Programme: "Capacities" ­ presentation and exchange of views: a) "Research Infrastructures" b) "Science...
Iraq 'made UK a terror target', claims academic report John Reid today dismissed a report that military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has made Britain a more likely target for terrorists....
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This week's competition, to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an early example of science fiction: "No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this...
The Dictionary Men
A Natural History of Latin
Scientists in the UK are failing to consider potential terror threats resulting from their work and dismissing warnings about bio-weapons, new research reveals. Group interviews with more than 600...
Universities should set up "response teams" of senior staff to react to extremist incidents, according to new official guidance that warns of heightened tension and intolerance on campus. The...
Psychologist David Perrett is one of 35 professors to be elected fellow of the British Academy Psychologist David Perrett, head of St Andrews University's perception laboratory, is one of 35...
The British Academy has appointed the following officers for 2005-06: Onora O'Neil , president; Roger Kain , treasurer; Nicholas Mann , foreign secretary; David McKitterick , publications secretary;...
Universities are being advised on how to deal with extremist activity. Paul Hill and Phil Baty report Two radical Islamist groups banned on university campuses but still highly active according to...