EESC Opinion: Coherent Framework for Aerospace (link)
Brussels, 31 March 2004 OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social...
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French government meets protesters demands
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 The new French government has announced it will create 550 new research jobs in public institutions and 1,050 teaching post at universities in response to large-scale protests...
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Integrated Project to investigate genetic factors behind depression
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 A new EU funded project was launched at the human genome meeting in Berlin, Germany, this week, with the goal of developing new drug treatments for depression by studying the...
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Commission adopts new rules to encourage innovation through licensing
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 The Commission introduced new rules on 7 April aimed at reducing bureaucracy and increasing legal certainty for the licensing of patents, know-how and software copyright. The...
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Joint IST-NMP call information day
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 An information day will be held in London, UK, on 6 May to outline the objectives and funding instruments of the planned joint IST-NMP call for proposals. The event will give...
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Neurological conference, France
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 The European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) is organising a conference hosted by the French Society of Neurology in Paris, France from 4 to 7 September. The main...
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Aeronautics workshops, Berlin
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 The European Aeronautics Science Network is organising a workshop entitled 'academic vision for aeronautical research of tomorrow' in Berlin, Germany, on 12 May. The workshop...
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Human reproduction conference, Germany
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 The European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology (ESHRE) is organising its annual meeting in Berlin, Germany, from to 30 June. The event will gather world experts...
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Scholars thwart spies
Academic hostility to the UK's intelligence services is blighting efforts to defend western liberal democracy against the challenge of Islamic fundamentalism, a leading scholar has claimed. Anthony...
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Review 'papers over cracks'
Proposals unveiled this week to create a fairer and more transparent university admissions system will have limited impact on efforts to widen access, academic leaders have warned. The long-awaited...
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'Incensed' Southall attacks press slurs
Beleaguered paediatrician David Southall claimed this week that misrepresentation of leading academics' views on child abuse was destroying careers. Professor Southall said Sir Roy Meadow, the widely...
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In the news: Steve Wharton
"I would hope that my sexuality is totally irrelevant," Steve Wharton said this week on his election as president of the Association of University Teachers for 2005-06. But this did not stop the...
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Appointments
The following have been appointed pro vice-chancellors by Cambridge University: Andrew Cliff , professor of theoretical geography and a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge; Ian Leslie , head of the...
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Anger at contract
Union leaders reacted angrily this week as up to half the staff at London Metropolitan University were given their notice and told to agree to "more prescriptive" terms and conditions or lose their...
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Paediatricians fear 'orchestrated' attacks
Doctors may soon stop appearing in court to defend abused children because of an increasingly organised campaign of violence and intimidation from accused parents, a conference heard. David Southall...