Cambridge to host workshop on FP6
Brussels, 23 May 2003 A workshop entitled, 'getting a framework six proposal off the ground' will take place on 26 June in Cambridge, UK. The event is aimed at research managers, individual...
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FEMS 2003 - congress of European microbiologists, Ljubljana
Brussels, 23 May 2003 Bioterrorism and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) will both be on the agenda at the first FEMS (federation of European microbiological societies) congress of...
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Proceedings of DG Research foresight events available on CD-ROM
Brussels, 22 May 2003 The European Commission's Research DG has produced a CD-ROM containing a summary of papers and background material from two seminars on foresight held on 4 and 5 July in...
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Italy risks being left out of European research, warns CNR president
Brussels, 22 May 2003 If the political class continues to remain indifferent and hostile to the scientific community, Italy runs the risk of being left out of European research, Lucio Bianco,...
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Research and intellectual property rights: making better use of information from patents
Brussels, 22 May 2003 Stepping up Europe's research and innovation capacity depends on improving the patents system and better training and information on patents. Yesterday in Liège (Belgium)...
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Coexistence of Genetically Modified/Conventional/Organic Crops (Extract from: Background for the 26/27 May Agriculture Council)
Brussels, 22 May 2003 The Council will be informed by the Commission on the latest state of play of the discussions at the roundtable organised on 24 April on the coexistence of GM, conventional and...
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Europe's unscientific fears promote hunger in Africa, says US President
Brussels, 22 May 2003 US President George W Bush has accused Europe of blocking efforts to bring about an end to starvation in Africa through its opposition to genetically modified (GM) foods. Mr...
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Distant doctors make their rounds via satellite
Paris, 22 May 2003 ESA telemedicine technology enables specialist physicians to perform detailed patient consultations from hundreds of kilometres away. High-resolution video images and data signals...
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Using cobalt could increase information storage density, researchers discover
Brussels, 22 May 2003 A pan European team of physicists has measured the largest ever magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE). The finding will contribute to the design of new magnetic materials for...
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Workshop to look at research options for European costal zone management
Brussels, 22 May 2003 The institute for environmental studies at Amsterdam's Free University and the University of East Anglia, at the invitation of the Commission, are jointly organising a workshop...
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Agenda of the 26/27 May Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Brussels, 22 May 2003 The 2511th session of the Council of the European Union (AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES) will take place on Monday 26 May (11h00) and Tuesday May 2003 1, in the Justus Lipsius...
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Don't like it? Don't go
If academic conferences in exotic cities are such a chore, send me, suggests Valerie Atkinson It has become de rigueur for academic staff to sigh regretfully when they confess that they cannot meet a...
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Cheats offer lesson in learning
Plagiarism and the internet should make us rethink the purpose of assessment, says Tony Mann It takes only a matter of seconds to show that a student has plagiarised. A simple search on the web is...
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Whistleblowers: QAA finds Derby broke quality rules overseas
The University of Derby continued to break its own quality assurance rules in the rush to exploit opportunities to provide overseas courses, despite repeated warnings, quality chiefs said this week....
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Eastern bid taps expert advice
All eight universities in the east of England have teamed up to create a brokerage service for business. Known as i10, the network, which also includes Writtle College and Norwich School of Art and...