EU funds hydrogen research
Brussels, 10 Mar 2005 A new EU project aims to imitate nature to extract renewable energy without harming the environment. By studying plant photosynthesis the SOLAR-H project will carry out...
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Do not poach talent from devastated territory
Coaxing the brightest young people away from Sri Lanka, as some rich countries do, will prolong the nightmare left by the Indian Ocean tsunami, says David Weatherall Early on the morning of February...
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'If I am just stuck doing nothing, I will go insane'
Children with attention deficit disorder may not grow out of it by 18. So don't assume that students who can't focus are lazy, says Harriet Swain Exams are more stressful for Jack, a maths and...
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Money is not a cure-all for Africa's poor
The West must focus on meeting people's needs, not on giving big sums, argues William Easterly Gordon Brown is eloquent about one of the two tragedies of Africa. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is...
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The agony, the ecstasy and all the stations that come between
The image of the crucified Christ has changed from victorious saviour to suffering God, says Richard Harries The earliest surviving depiction of Jesus on the cross dates from about 420AD. It is one...
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Bring your ambition, but not your maid
Qatar is vastly wealthy but short on skilled nationals. Four US colleges are setting up on its space-age campus to tackle the issue, says Wendy Wallace Education City, in Doha, is Qatar's...
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Stint at the rock face challenges ideas on literacy - and self
As a trainee teacher, I recently spent a few days attached to the English department of a large mixed city secondary school. It was inspiring as well as revealing. In one discussion with the head of...
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Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou: Trade in human egg cells - European Parliament Plenary Session
Strasbourg, 8 March 2005 President, Honourable Members, Human tissues and cells have become an important part of health care. Their therapeutic use continues to increase, not only in terms of the...
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Japan stands firm in the face of new EU deadline on ITER
Brussels, 09 Mar 2005 Japan has said that it will continue to pursue its bid to host the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER), despite a warning from the EU that it is not prepared...
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Connecting science and society: European Commission launches tool for scientific input to policy-making
Brussels, 9 March 2005 The European Commission is today launching an e-network to make scientific advice more easily accessible for policy-makers. SINAPSE (Scientific Information for Policy Support...
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SINAPSE: Providing scientific information for policy-making
Brussels, 9 March 2005 Today the European Commission is launching SINAPSE (Scientific INformAtion for Policy Support in Europe), a tool which is designed to make scientific advice more easily...
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EU project helps recover hidden Archimedes treaty
Brussels, 09 Mar 2005 Europe, perhaps more than other region in the world, has a heritage of manuscripts and archive documents that are steadily deteriorating or are in less than optimum condition...
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UK government announces beneficiaries of new GBP 10 million science budget
Brussels, 09 Mar 2005 The UK government has outlined how it intends to apportion the new GBP 10 billion (14.44 billion euro) three-year science budget announced in 2004. Winners include biotechnology...
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Conference and exhibition on virtual reality - Bonn, 12-16 March
Brussels, 09 Mar 2005 An international conference and exhibition on virtual reality will take place in Bonn, Germany, from 12 to 16 March. The event provides an opportunity to interact with leading...
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Training seminar on FP6 - applying for funding
Brussels, 09 Mar 2005 A training seminar on how to apply for funding from the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 12 and 13 April. The session will: - give...