Paris, 23 Jan 2004 Mars Express, ESA's first mission to Mars, will reach its final orbit on 28 January. It has already been producing stunning results since its first instrument was switched on, on 5...
Davos, Switzerland, 23 Jan 2004 The information explosion means a major paradigm shift in the way human beings receive and apply knowledge. For example, much of the information circulating on the...
Paris, 23 Jan 2004 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Science and technology influence society as never before. Scientific achievements continue to expand the frontier of...
Washington, 23 Jan 2004 U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. January 22, 2004 Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced USDA's intention to update and strengthen its...
A previously unpublished paper by government scientist David Kelly has provided a fresh insight into his views about the severity of the threat posed by Iraq and revealed new fears that Russia has...
The attorney-general's decision to review a decade of convictions relating to babies' deaths has put Graham Zellick, chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, in the spotlight. It will be the...
* Alex MacLennan , professor and assistant principal at the University of Paisley, has been appointed principal and chief executive of Ayr College. * Geoff Gadd , professor in the division of...
Generous bursaries are to be offered to students from less well-off families in a bid to boost the appeal of science. Among those planning new schemes is the Institute of Physics, which is poised to...
Cash from overseas students is expected to rocket over the next three years, new figures reveal this week. But the rise in students numbers will not be matched by an increase in staffing, writes...
A synergy between kitchen and laboratory has helped a British chef to win a third Michelin star. Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck restaurant, in the Berkshire village of Bray, is the fourth to gain the...
Cutting dropout rates could backfire on the government clampdown on student numbers, academics have warned, writes Alison Goddard. Charles Clarke, the education secretary, last week ordered funding...
Pass or fail Full details and analysis after next week's crunch vote on top-up fees Also After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-50,000BC reviewed by Steven Mithen Books focus politics Saint or...
As the higher education bill reaches its second reading on Tuesday, THES reporters weigh up the opposition and analyse the last-minute manoeuvring Labour rebels came under pressure from colleagues...
As the higher education bill reaches its second reading on Tuesday, THES reporters weigh up the opposition and analyse the last-minute manoeuvring Student grants could almost double to £2,700 by 2006...
As the higher education bill reaches its second reading on Tuesday, THES reporters weigh up the opposition and analyse the last-minute manoeuvring Universities are lining up to fight for changes to...