Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 A UK-German project, supported by Eureka, has led to the development of a new test that can significantly decrease the chances of organ rejection following a transplant...
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 UK and Spanish astronomers are to begin using a newly constructed instrument based on La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain, to chart thousands of as yet undiscovered planets...
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science in Germany has announced its decision to open a new institute on the biology of ageing. The planned institute will be the...
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 258/04 Suite of documents 258/04 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 257/04 Suite of documents 257/04 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 1377/04 [Public Info Net automatically generates links to Council Register documents where an appropriately formatted document number is given. However,...
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 261/04 Suite of documents 261/04 (1) According to the procedures for appointing members of JAF ( COST 304/2/03) and taking into account both the letter of...
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 260/04 Suite of documents 260/04 Subject: Use of the COST Fund 1. The COST Fund is used to financially support any activities decided by the CSO to further...
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 259/04 Suite of documents 259/04 Subject: Participation of non-COST countries and International/European bodies in COST Actions Delegations will find...
Royal Society calls for vetting of research proposals Research proposals should be vetted to help prevent the development of biological and nuclear weapons by terrorists and rogue states, a...
Three-quarters of female students do not always feel safe walking around their university campus at night, the Sodexho- Times Higher university lifestyle survey has found. The research, which will be...
As many as 100,000 extra students could enter the race for university places next year, driving up entry grades and causing thousands of well-qualified candidates to be rejected, experts warned this...
Stephen Hawking's private life was once again thrust into the public limelight this week, with a BBC2 dramatisation of the physicist's early days as a PhD student at Cambridge University during the...
* Ukcosa, the council for international education, has appointed Dominic Scott its director. He is a former deputy director of export promotions, the British Council's head of arts and education...
Leading institutions will be forced to close their doors to increasing numbers of outstanding candidates next year. Cambridge University had 13,700 applications for 3,400 places last year. And now...