In my first disorientated weeks at university, I felt frustrated that some students didn't care much about being here. I was reminded that there was a 20-year age gap between me and them, and then it...
As scientists meet to discuss climate change, David Campbell says we can preserve diversity in Amazonia by following the lead of international cooperation in Antarctica The virtue of this planet,...
Bjørn Lomborg would plough the money into tackling Aids and malnutrition despite cries of protest from the environmental lobby. Here, he explains why In theory, dealing with all the world's problems...
Paris, 02 Feb 2005 Biotechnology and genetics research have been the subject of extensive investment by both the public and private sectors, with the products and processes emerging from these...
Brussels, 2 February 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, The day could not have been better chosen to discuss European Competitiveness and the future of R&D. As you know, my fellow Commissioners and I...
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 If you were to ask Polish astronomers themselves why it is that their country produces more than its fair share of leading space scientists, it would not be long before one of...
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding has launched a new initiative, i2010, intended to build on the current 'wave of technological and economic development...
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 The European University Association (EUA) is organising a convention on 'an action agenda for the future: strong universities for Europe' to be held in Glasgow, the UK, from 31...
Brussels, 2 February 2005 Most citizens of the European Union consider that the current economic and social situation in their country is bad. In particular, three out of four citizens say that the...
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 Access to biological information is set to improve dramatically, following the creation of a Network of Excellence tasked with standardising the way in which such data is made...
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 A new initiative aimed at fostering medical research ethics committees in Africa was launched in Paris on January. The 'networking for ethics on biomedical research in Africa' (...
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 Germany may lose more jobs in research and development (R&D) industries, as the vast majority of companies do not plan to increase research spending at home before 2008...
Would-be lawyers flop in essay test Poor essay writing skills let down some of the brightest students in the country applying to study law. The first results of the new National Admissions Test for...
Taxpayer will help Oxford fund lab security The Government has agreed to underwrite the costs of protecting Oxford University's planned £18 million biomedical research facility from animal rights...
Kelly toes Cabinet line on stem-cell research Ruth Kelly yesterday put the doctrine of collective Cabinet responsibility ahead of the doctrines of Roman Catholicism by making plain that she will back...