Figure it out 2
Government statistics have shown since 1990 that within five years of graduation more than half of graduates are working in jobs unrelated to the subjects of their degrees. It is puzzling, therefore...
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Neurons aside 2
So we have come to the conclusion that we are simulations? Does it not occur to Nick Bostrom that armed with this knowledge, we will become obsessed not with creating our own mini-universes but in...
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Tricks of the trade 1
Even the most rightwing, business-serving government would surely not consider paying companies to relabel their in-house training as university degree programmes, as the Council for Industry and...
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Figure it out 3
Charles Clarke may be confused and defensive about the comments he made at University College Worcester, but I am glad he spoke out and asked questions. What he said confirms the extent to which a...
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Figure it out 4
It is one thing to question the purpose(s) of a university. It is quite another to ask which, if any, of these purposes should be supported by the taxpayer. The purposes of a university are for...
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Buck the trend
Sir Harry Kroto's strictures regarding British transport are too restrained. Why are we in such a mess? Forty years ago I travelled widely in Japan on trains that ran smoothly and on time; in the UK...
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ESF proposes research board to ensure collaborative approach to global change
Brussels, 28 May 2003 The European Science Foundation (ESF) has called for the establishment of a 'global change board' to ensure a more collaborative approach to research into earth system science...
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Brokerage event aims to boost innovation in fuel cell technology
Brussels, 28 May 2003 An international brokerage event organised by the Austrian innovation relay centre (IRC), aimed at sparking a new wave of innovation in the fuel cell technology sector, will...
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Workshop discusses nuclear data for the transmutation of nuclear waste
Brussels, 28 May 2003 A workshop on nuclear data for the transmutation of nuclear waste will take place from 1 to 5 September, in Darmstadt, Germany. The workshop will mark the end of the EU funded...
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Brokerage event on renewable resources, technologies and products
Brussels, 28 May 2003 The Thuringian agency for technology and innovation and the European IRC network are jointly organising a brokerage event on renewable resources, to take place on 12 September...
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Proposed Council decision on the signing of the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation with Tunisia
Brussels, 28 May 2003 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Tunisian Republic Full Text...
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EUROHORCs support creation of ERC as a tool for strengthening basic research
Brussels, 28 May 2003 EUROHORCs, the European Union research organisations' heads of research councils, have issued a declaration on reinforced research cooperation emphasising the importance of...
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Recommendation for second reading on the common position for a regulation on genetically modified food and feed
Brussels, 28 May 2003 FINAL A5-0202/2003 23 May 2003 Type of Procedure: Codecision procedure (second reading) RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council common position for adopting a European...
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European broadband uptake expected to reach 28 per cent by 2008
Brussels, 28 May 2003 The latest figures from Jupiter Research show that broadband uptake in European households will reach 28 per cent by 2008. The research findings also suggest that Europe will...
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Recommendation for second reading on the common position for a directive on the approximation of laws regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes
Brussels, 28 May 2003 FINAL A5-0185/2003 22 May 2003 Type of Procedure: Codecision procedure (second reading) RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council common position for adopting a European...