The meanings of genomics
Brussels, 01 Sep 2003 An international seminar on 'the meanings of genomics' will take place from 20 to 22 November in Exeter, UK. The main aim of the conference will be to examine how genomic...
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A Critique of the Rapporteur's Explanatory Statement accompanying the JURI Report to the European Parliament on the proposed Directive on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions
Brussels, 25 August 2003 The present document, written jointly by scholars specializing in the economics of innovation and intellectual property, critiques and corrects misleading impressions...
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An Open Letter to the European Parliament Concerning the Proposed Directive on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions
Brussels, 25 August 2003 The undersigned economists have grave concerns about the proposed Directive on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions that has emerged from the JURI committee...
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Briefing on the management of FP6 Integrated Projects
Brussels, 01 Sep 2003 A one day briefing on the management of Integrated Projects (IPs) within the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Brussels on 16 October. The event is targeted...
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Candidate country innovativeness still lagging behind EU 15, concludes report
Brussels, 01 Sep 2003 A report carried out at the request of the Commission's Enterprise DG has concluded that innovation capabilities in the candidate countries still lag behind those within the 15...
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International conference on current research information systems
Brussels, 01 Sep 2003 An international conference on current research information systems will take place from 13 to 15 May 2004 in Antwerp, Belgium. The conference, entitled CRIS 2004, will aim to...
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Today's news
'Ignorant' scientists threaten wildlife survival The international effort to save wildlife from extinction is threatened by scientists' "extraordinarily limited knowledge" of biodiversity, the Royal...
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Today's news
Brunel University to set up school A revival of the ancient tradition of university schools is being planned to raise pupils' academic performances. Steven Schwartz, vice-chancellor of Brunel...
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Queen's awaits verdict
Queen's University, Belfast's director of communications Tom Collins has rejected tribunal claims that he flouted fair employment laws in the appointment of a publications officer. Catholic Patrick...
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Scots ready to work
Eighty per cent of employers of students from Scottish further education colleges consider them well-prepared for work, according to the first performance indicators from the Scottish Further...
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Host female scientists
The government has invited tenders from institutions wishing to host an £800,000 women in science, engineering and technology resource centre. As part of its strategy to help boost the number of...
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Online bonus, e-ventually
What has happened to the UK's £62m e-university? Mark Samuels reports Teaching students online can seem like a mission impossible. All too often, e-learning leaves students frustrated and bored....
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Hard-up Oxford college axes history
Harris Manchester, Oxford's college for mature students and an important part of its access drive, is to cut history amid serious financial difficulties. The decision has angered students and the...
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In the news: Joann Fletcher
The study of hair may sound trifling, but it has thrust British Egyptologist Joann Fletcher into the centre of a heated international controversy. Dr Fletcher, who claimed last week to have found the...
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Elite face cuts to teaching grant
Teaching grants for universities offering traditional degrees will be raided to pay for courses favoured by government under proposals by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. If the...