Paris, 03 Sep 2002 Of all missions sent to Mars only one, the Viking 26 years ago, has dared to search for life. Its only conclusive result was that finding proof of extraterrestrial life proved to...
Brussels, 03 Sep 2002 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a computer model to improve forecasting of floods in European river basins this could help alleviating the...
Brussels, August 2002 Members of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy used harsh words when they met for the first time after the summer break: a number of them accused the...
Brussels, 03 Sep 2002 The UK's Agriculture and environment biotechnology commission (AEBC), which advises the country's government on biotechnology issues, has recommended that any cloning of animals...
Brussels, 03 Sep 2002 The European Commission's Research DG has published a call for tenders for a study on codes of practice for ethics in research. The European Commission intends to launch an...
Brussels, 03 Sep 2002 The European Commission's Research DG has issued a call for tenders for support in a study on local ethical committees for animal welfare. The European Commission intends to...
Brussels, 03 Sep 2002 The European Commission's Research DG has issued a call for tenders for support producing a European directory of local ethics committees. The European Commission intends to...
Brussels, 03 Sep 2002 The European Commission's Research DG has announced a call for tenders for a study on training programmes in ethics in research established in scientific faculties across Europe...
9/11 student fund donates $1m Families of victims of September 11's terrorist attacks have received almost $1 million (£640,000) in student loan relief and university scholarship funds from the...
Colleges strike About 70,000 lecturers and technicians and other support staff are expected to take part in a one-day strike across England and Wales on November 5. They reject a 2.3 per cent pay...
Clash of egos shakes world of physics Stephen Hawking, Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge University, was accused yesterday of receiving instant credibility because of his celebrity...
Funding crisis deepens Academics fear 50 per cent target is doomed as the Department for Education and Skills looks at cost. (The Guardian) Clash of egos shakes world of physics Stephen Hawking,...
Hefce gets new directors Three new directors have been appointed to the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Liz Beaty, director of higher education development at Coventy University, will...
Eighty per cent want rise in university funding A significant percentage of voters want the government to put more money into universities to match the planned expansion in higher education places,...
Eighty per cent want rise in university funding A significant percentage of voters wants the government to put more money into universities to match the planned expansion in higher education places,...