Expert assistance in field of information technologies
Brussels, 25 April 2002 The European Commission has issued a restricted procedure contract notice for a contract relating to the provision of expert assistance in the field of information...
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region offers new research and innovation service on CORDIS
Brussels, 25 April 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, is hosting a new service on innovation activities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The...
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No funding for reproductive human cloning, insist MEPs
Brussels, 25 April 2002 Yesterday Parliament's Industry Committee adopted by a large majority its second-reading report on the EU's Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Development, a five-year...
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Research infrastructures: the Commission launches a European Strategy Forum
Brussels, 25 April 2002 Synchrotrons, ultra high-intensity lasers or particle accelerators: infrastructures play a fundamental role in European research. The mission of the new "European Strategy...
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European Commission to encourage public-private partnerships in education
Brussels, 25 April 2002 In promoting the implementation of e-learning in Europe, Viviane Reding, Member of the Commission with responsibility for Education and Culture, today welcomed the launch of...
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Today's news
Wealthier Oxford colleges offer ‘better education’ Undergraduates at wealthy Oxford colleges such as Christ Church and St John’s have a significantly better educational experience than those at...
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Update 13:15
Brown promises cash injection for science Chancellor Gordon Brown pledged a funding boost for science in the new spending review when he last night opened the National e-Science Centre based...
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Imperial tackles slide of science in schools
The falling popularity of science at schools and universities so worries Imperial College, London, that it plans to employ postdocs who will spend half their time on research and the rest teaching...
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Will taking away maths make physics popular?
University physics departments are to be asked to consider a new physics degree that will not require students to have mathematics A level. An Institute of Physics working group is developing several...
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Lords' stand defends academic freedom
The House of Lords stood up for academic freedom last week when it carried amendments to the Export Control Bill by 150 votes to 108. Universities had worried that the bill would allow the government...
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Scottish bookseller enters Blackwell fold
Scottish academics were relieved by news that Blackwell UK is to buy the 12 academic branches of James Thin, the family-run bookseller that entered administration earlier this year. Blackwell's chief...
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Cash in on knowledge, Welsh institutions told
All Welsh universities and colleges should draw up plans to commercialise knowledge, a report from the Institute of Welsh Affairs says this week. Under the report's proposals, the Welsh Assembly...
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DTI wants more skill in knowledge-transfer
Universities are not spending enough to train their knowledge-transfer staff, says a Department for Trade and Industry report. Although many managers and practitioners have postgraduate degrees as...
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Doctor who assaulted students struck off
Allan Buchan, a doctor jailed for 30 months for sexually assaulting male students from Stirling University during medical checks, has been struck off by the General Medical Council. A jury last year...
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Derwent taps into Glasgow graduates
Derwent Information, the leading patent and scientific information provider, is opening a Glasgow office because of the city's "exceptional pool of graduates". It will recruit more than 50 science...