Update: 12:35
Oxbridge recruits to civil service in decline The proportion of Oxbridge graduates among successful applicants to the fast-track recruitment scheme for the civil service has dropped...
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E-learning: opportunities and challenges
Brussels, 22 April 2002 Members of the press are invited to attend a discussion by education experts on the opportunities of e-learning in Berlin, Germany on 23 April. Germany's federal Minister for...
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Participation in results of research: draft parliamentary report
Brussels, 19 April 2002 Draft report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and...
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European-Developing Countries Clinical Trials Programme (EDCTP)
Bruxelles, le 19 avril 2002 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is the EDCTP? EDCTP is a new programme to facilitate and accelerate clinical trials for drugs and vaccines against the 3 poverty- related...
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Monsieur Philippe Busquin: Lancement du programme d'essais cliniques contre les maladies de la pauvreté Caixa Forum Barcellone, 19 avril 2002
Barcellone, 19 avril 2002 Monsieur le Premier Ministre, Mesdames les ministres, Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, Je suis très heureux de pouvoir annoncer aujourd'hui la première phase d'une...
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Only through science can we progress and survive, says science and society director
Brussels, 19 April 2002 The European Commission's science and society initiatives are 'certainly not just a gadget to sell hard sciences better or to force people to accept something they don't want...
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French Presidency candidates divided over European research area
Brussels, 19 April 2002 Candidates for the forthcoming French Presidency elections are divided over the integration of French research into the European research area (ERA), according to a...
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Busquin outlines measures to reduce animal testing
Brussels, 19 April 2002 Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has outlined measures to reduce animal testing under the Sixth Framework programme for research (FP6) in response to a written question...
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South to catch up with North as European Internet use continues to grow
Brussels, 19 April 2002 The number of online users in Europe is expected to reach more than 200 million - 67 per cent of the population - by the end of 2006, according to a new report released by US...
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Take a "Space Walk" at ILA in Berlin
Paris, 19 April 2002 The ILA 2002 international aerospace exhibition takes place between Monday 6 and Sunday 12 May at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport. As in the past ESA, DLR (the German Space Agency)...
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Update: 12:30
TTA targets male trainees A drive to get more men teaching in primary schools was today launched by the Teacher Training Agency. It has set itself the target of boosting the number of male trainees...
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Today's news
Graduate debt hits £10,000 The class of 2002 will graduate with average debts of £10,000, according to research by Nat West. The first graduates to feel the full force of tuition fees will start...
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UK costs way over Down Under
The cost of living for international students in the United Kingdom is 45 per cent higher than in Australia. The UK was the most expensive of five countries examined in a survey carried by IDP...
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Underground gas storage could hold key to meeting Kyoto targets
Brussels, 18 April 2002 The underground storage of carbon dioxide could help Europe to meet future Kyoto emissions trading targets, according to the leader of an EU-funded project at the Sleipner...
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Incentives needed to encourage R&D investment in renewable energies, says Spanish Presidency
Brussels, 18 April 2002 Incentives to encourage R&D (research and development) investment in the renewable energies sector are needed to contribute to a reduction in costs, the Spanish...