Geneva, 25 Oct 2002 The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and EDUCAUSE, the administrator of the .edu top level generic domain, have signed an agreement which makes WIPO the sole...
Clarke to push 3p in the pound graduate tax University graduates face the prospect of a new tax to pay for their higher education, it emerged yesterday. Education secretary Charles Clarke favours...
Give part-time learners equal support, report urges Part-time learners should have access to the same fee support as full-time students, with pilot schemes targeting single parents and workers in low...
***AN EDITED VERSION OF THIS STORY IS NOW IN THE ARCHIVE, OMITTING LAYO AROMIRE'S STORY*** The Foyer Federation, the government and universities are working together to get some of the UK's homeless...
Brussels, 23 October 2002 The ozone layer is thinning and we do not yet know to what extent future ozone losses will be affected by climate change, or what impact this will have on human health. For...
Copenhagen, 24 Oct 2002 The EU is to promote cross-disciplinary research within the field of biotechnology. This was the message at the conference Life Sciences and Biotechnology - The Future of...
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 UK Minister for Energy, Brian Wilson, has admitted that the country is lagging behind its European neighbours in the use renewable energy, despite investing 19 million GBP (30....
Copenhagen, 24 Oct 2002 Few thieves get away with stealing in broad daylight and then publicly reap the rewards from their ill-gotten gains. However, in cases of theft of good ideas, this grotesque...
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 The 17th annual Polis conference will be held in Brussels from 21 to 22 November, and will feature a keynote speech from EU Research Commissioner, Philippe Busquin on the role...
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 The First European Research Conference Following the approval of the new EUR 17.5 billion Sixth Framework Programme for Research 2002-2006 (FP6) by the Council of EU Ministers,...
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 The Commission has published a manuscript outlining EU policies aimed at increasing Europe's competitiveness through the promotion of information technologies. The document,...
Paris, 24 Oct 2002 The European Space Agency (ESA) has started a 50-million-euro initiative to bring together Europe's leading aerospace companies for the next four years. The aim of DevILS is to...
Paris, 24 Oct 2002 A few months ago, a Sri Lankan civil engineer stepped off a plane in Rome after a long, 18-hour flight from Colombo. Like millions of other visitors to the Eternal City, she was...
Strasbourg, 24 October 2002 Verbatim report of proceedings on 24 October 2002, Part A. Question no 94 by Arlene McCarthy (H-0686/02) Subject: Air-related deep vein thrombosis Answer The Commission...
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 A conference looking at the regulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will be held in at the Technical University of Hamburg, Germany, on 4 December. A series of...