Paris, 23 Jul 2004 Space agency leaders from the United States, Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada met today at the ESA Technical Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, to discuss International...
Brussels, 23 Jul 2004 At a space seminar at the Farnborough air show in the UK on 21 July, the UK Science Minister, Lord Sainsbury, encouraged the international community to cooperate further to...
Brussels, 23 Jul 2004 A conference entitled 'Frontiers in chemical biology: the chemical biology of cancer' will take place from 8 to 10 September in London, the UK. The conference will bring...
Brussels, 23 Jul 2004 A training course on the fundamentals of international project management will take place in Karlsruhe, Germany, on and 28 September. The course will address: - the environment...
Brussels, 23 Jul 2004 An international conference on 'chemistry and physics of multifunctional materials - from clever molecules to smart materials' will take place in Tomar, Portugal, from 11 to 16...
Brussels, 23 July 2004 This year, the EU Descartes Prize for outstanding research through transnational co-operation is celebrating its fifth anniversary. The 2004 short-listed teams come from 20...
Brussels, 23 July 2004 To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Descartes Prize, on July 12th, the European Commission staged an event in Brussels, with former winners, the Grand Jury and other...
Brussels, 23 July 2004 List of experts appointed as members of the scientific committees (OJ C188/2 23.7.2004). Full text List in alphabetical order of the scientists appointed by the Commission as...
The Prime Minister has given personal permission for the Army to assist Oxford University in the construction of its animal research facility, despite fears that members of his Cabinet are resisting...
Manchester will become Britain's first half-billion pound university in terms of academic earnings. The merger of Manchester University and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and...
Four years ago, Sir John Krebs was appointed chairman of the new Food Standards Agency, to the dismay of consumer groups, which criticised his lack of experience in the food industry. Sir John has...
The Royal College of Music has appointed to director Colin Lawson , professor and pro vice-chancellor of Thames Valley University where he is dean of the London College of Music and Media. He will...
Students admit to using aid for the poorest to finance social lives. Victoria Gittins reports Middle-class students are exploiting university hardship funds to subsidise their social lives, shopping...
One of Cambridge University's most prestigious colleges has been forced to pay compensation to a bursar it suspended last year. King's College has conceded that Roger Salmon "acted with propriety and...
Cambridge University has beaten Oxford University to the top of an independently compiled teacher-training league table. The success of Cambridge's education department follows its merger with...