V-cs can't afford poor
Universities will be increasingly reluctant to recruit students from poor homes because it does not make good business sense, a survey of vice-chancellors has found. Instead, hard-pressed...
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RS seeks to calm row over baroness
The Royal Society has appealed to its members to ignore the public furore surrounding the nomination of Baroness Greenfield when they vote on the admission of new fellows in May. The Times Higher...
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Earth defenceless against big asteroid, experts warn
Scientists would need at least six years' notice to prevent a small asteroid from smashing into the Earth using existing technology. But anything more substantial than 200m across or on a trajectory...
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Joint Statement Issued by U.S. and EU on GPS/Galileo Agreement
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 The United States and the European Commission, joined by the European Union Member States, held a successful round of negotiations in Brussels on 24-25 February 2004. The...
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Loyola de Palacio welcomes the outcome of EU/US discussions on GALILEO
Brussels, 25 February 2004 The United States and the European Commission, joined by the European Union Member States, held a successful round of negotiations in Brussels on 24-25 February 2004. The...
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Report on the Proposed Council Regulation Establishing a Community Programme on the Conservation, Characterisation, Collection and Utilisation of Genetic Resources in Agriculture (link)
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 6288/04 Suite of documents 6288/04 No. Cion prop.: 5124/04 Subject: Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community programme on the...
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Presidency Report on Europe and Basic Research - Draft Council Conclusions (link)
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 6623/04 Suite of documents 6623/04 1. The Commission transmitted to the Council on 19 January 2004 its communication entitled "Europe and basic research"1...
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Presidency Proposal on Questions for an Exchange of Views on European Space Policy
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 6503/04 Suite of documents 6503/04 Subject: European Space Policy - Exchange of views ­ Questions for Ministers to address at the Council ("...
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EU research spending inches towards two per cent of GDP
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 New figures released on 25 February reveal that EU spending on research and development (R&D) as a proportion of its GDP increased by just 0.01 per cent between 2001 and...
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Presidency to push for measures to increase private research investment at spring Council
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 Ireland, which currently holds the EU Presidency, has outlined its priorities for the spring European Council, which include encouraging private investment in research. Speaking...
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New German research units to tackle 14 scientific questions
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 The German Research Foundation (DFG) announced on 25 February that it is to create 14 new research units where scientists and academics will attempt to answer 'special...
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Nominations invited for Ludvig Holberg prize for outstanding scientific work
Brussels, 26 Feb 2004 The Board of the Ludvig Holberg memorial fund is inviting nominations for an international prize for outstanding scientific work in the areas of social sciences, arts and...
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Rosetta launch delayed
Paris, 26 Feb 2004 Today's launch of Flight 158 with the Rosetta spacecraft has been put on hold for 24 hours due to weather at Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. The weather hold was due to wind...
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Today's news
Experts split after Royal Society backs animal testing The scientific world was divided last night after the Royal Society published a report (The use on non-human animals in research: A guide for...
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Supertext: The textbook that changed my life
Although not a standard textbook, The Observer's Book of Astronomy by Patrick Moore did more to set me on a career path in science than any number of standard-issue schoolbooks and humdrum teachers....