Paris, 26 July 2002 A five-year renewable Agreement for Cooperation was signed today in Brussels by the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Antonio Rodotà , and the Director General...
Brussels, 26 July 2002 Full text of opinion Rapporteur: Mr Espuny Moyano (Employers - Spain) European Economic and Social Committee http://www.esc.eu.int http://www.ces.eu.int/
Brussels, 26 July 2002 The China International biology projects fair will take place in Beijing, China, from 28 to 31 August 2002. The event, organised by the Chinese Academy of science in...
Brussels, 26 July 2002 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a call for tenders for a prospective analysis in the candidate countries of factors and impacts in the...
Paris, 26 July 2002 On Tuesday 23 July 2002 space scientists recorded the largest of four powerful solar flares, all occurring in the space of just eight days. Solar flares are tremendous explosions...
Long life is all in the mind Older people can literally think themselves into the grave by feeling bad about getting old, according to researchers. A positive attitude will add more years to your...
Manchester honours Bannister with degree Sir Roger Bannister, runner of the first sub-four-minute mile, was today presented with a combined honorary degree from the University of Manchester, the...
Brussels, 25 July 2002 Three leading French research institutes have pledged closer cooperation to tackle emerging diseases transmitted by 'vectors' such as mosquitoes. The Centre de coopération...
Brussels, 25 July 2002 The 2002 annual European e-work assembly will take place in Paris, France, from 25 to September. The event provides an opportunity for researchers, politicians, industrialists...
Brussels, 25 July 2002 A conference on laser and optics applications will take place in Novosibirsk, Russia, from 9 to 13 September 2002. The event, organised by the VDI Technology centre physical...
Brussels, 25 July 2002 The European Commission's Agriculture DG has issued a call for tenders for a study on the use of different varieties of interspecific vines. The aim of the study is to examine...
Brussels, 25 July 2002 The European space agency (ESA) ocean/ice unit has been tracking the movements of an unusually heavy Antarctic sea ice pack that has trapped ships attempting to deliver...
Brussels, 25 July 2002 The German Science Council has recommended government funding for five large-scale scientific facilities that will cost 4.9 billion euro to build, more than any previous...
Brussels, 25 July 2002 The US Department of Energy is to use the conclusions of an international meeting of scientists to decide whether or not to rejoin the international ITER nuclear fusion project...
News Examining the examiners: are externals on the way out? Features Nobel prize nominee and anti-nuclear weapons activist Helen Caldicott discusses her Nuclear Policy Research Institute; academics...