Brussels, 31 Jan 2003 Commissioner for Research, Philippe Busquin said that Europe has a strong moral obligation towards the people of developing countries to help combat poverty and disease, as he...
Taxpayers may foot EU students' fees bill Thousands of students from the European Union may be able to study free in Britain because the government has not worked out how to make them repay tuition...
Brussels, 30 Jan 2003 A FP6 topical information meeting on geological disposal is taking place in Brussels on March 12. The event will inform members of the research community intending to prepare a...
Brussels, 30 Jan 2003 The European Commission has published corrigenda to the calls for proposals under the Sixth Framework Programme's specific programme 'Integrating and strengthening the European...
Brussels, 30 Jan 2003 An event assessing the progress of 19 research projects on the Aral Sea is to take place from 4 to 8 April in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The event is being organised by INTAS, an...
Brussels, 30 Jan 2003 A discussion paper by the WWF (world wildlife fund) and the European Environmental Bureau claims that the EU's new chemicals policy will promote innovation. The Commission is...
Brussels, 30 January 2003 Discussion Platform, Brussels, 30-31 January, 2003 Q. What are the background and objectives of this event? The need to increase crop yields in developing countries in a...
Bruxelles, le 30 janvier 2003 Mesdames et Messieurs, Je suis honoré de pouvoir m'adresser à un public aussi nombreux, diversifié et international. Cette assemblée est à l'image de l'Espace européen...
Paris, 30 Jan 2003 Space is certainly a cold place, but spacecraft have to face extremely high temperatures when they are exposed to the Sun's radiation. However, there are other extreme situations...
Brussels, 30 January 2003 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has launched an innovative joint pilot study together with regional Italian environmental protection agency Agenzia...
Researchers in the arts and humanities can look forward to more funding opportunities after last week's announcement that the Arts and Humanities Research Board is to become a research council. AHRB...
A significant rise in job vacancies for graduates, coupled with continuing growth in starting salaries, supports the government's arguments for introducing top-up fees, according to the Association...
The number of young women who leave chemistry after postgraduate study is an "unforgivable waste", according to an eminent chemical engineer. Julia Higgins, professor of polymer science at Imperial...
Research directors will be tipped off about their chances of success before deciding whether to enter the next research assessment exercise, under plans being developed for the funding councils....
Dundee, St Andrews and Abertay Dundee universities have begun a joint career development venture that aims to combat the isolation, uncertainty or boredom that non-academic staff can experience. The...