Brussels, 05 Sep 2002 An event which will analyse opportunities for regional cooperation in south eastern Europe will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria on 29 and 30 September. One of the main areas to be...
Brussels, 05 Sep 2002 The University of Heidelberg and the Centre for European economic research are organising a workshop in Brussels on 26 and September on the integration of economic, research and...
Paris, 05 Sep 2002 There will be greater tension than usual among engineers and scientists at Europe's spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, in January 2003, as they gather to see ESA's comet-chasing...
Brussels, 05 Sep 2002 New research from German researchers provides estimates on the likely success of drugs for treating AIDS which are currently in development and pinpoints the factors of HIV...
Brussels, 05 Sep 2002 A European brokerage event on nano and microtechnologies, organised by the East central France Innovation relay centre (IRC), will take place in Besançon, France from 2 to 4...
Unscrupulous agents are exploiting the booming overseas student market, promising to fix university and college places in Britain for illegal immigrants with no intention to study. The British...
Next week's BA Festival will portray science in rude health. But students are shunning maths, physics and chemistry. What should universities do? Claire Sanders reports Oxford University has put an...
Transplant patients are routinely fed cocktails of the highest doses of drugs to prevent organ rejection. These drugs are highly toxic, so tailoring the exact dosages to each patient could avert...
Scientists have found the first direct evidence that could explain the sudden fall of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, one of the best organised civilisations the world has ever seen. The Egyptians relied...
Goldsmiths College cannot demonstrate that its degree results are fair or "defensible" because it lacks control over marking, and runs two different assessment systems, say quality watchdogs. The...
The new president of Scotland's Association of University Teachers today challenged government and management to give academics greater support in meeting the nation's needs, writes Olga Wojtas. Tom...
A University of Strathclyde academic has come up with a way to complete that unfinished PhD over the weekend - learn to write 1,000 words an hour. Rowena Murray of Strathclyde's Centre for Academic...
Trendy Manchester and other parts of the Northwest of England are more popular places to study a degree than London or Oxbridge, a study has found. The Northwest attracts more students from outside...
The number of English students coming to Scottish universities has dropped by almost 11 per cent, with many apparently fearing that they have no chance against a flood of Scots attracted by student...
Entries to the E-tutor of the Year 2002 competition indicate old universities are catching up with newer institutions in the take-up of e-learning, according to the panel of five judges, writes Pat...