Paris, 26 April 2002 Far away among the stars, in the Ara constellation of the southern sky, a small black hole is whirling space around it. If you tried to stay still in its vicinity, you couldn't....
Paris, 26 April 2002 The MetOp satellite now has its own website. MetOp will be Europe's first polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. It represents part of the European...
TUC calls on government to bolster basic skills Lack of basic skills among the workforce is costing £10 billion a year in lost productivity, Trades Union Congress general secretary John Monks claimed...
Brussels, 26 April 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, has introduced information on key EU-funded research projects in the field of the environment...
Brussels, 25 April 2002 The European Parliament's Committee on industry, external trade, research and energy (ITRE) voted for 86 amendments to the Council's common position on the Sixth Framework...
Brussels, 25 April 2002 Nuclear safety in the context of enlargement: Working Programme of the AQG Working Party on Nuclear Safety for the Monitoring Process. Presidency note. Brussels, 7 January...
Brussels, 25 April 2002 Commissioner Loyola DE PALACIO addressed the Industry Committee on Tuesday on the subject of energy policy. She set out her plans for 2003 and described the Commission's...
Brussels, 25 April 2002 Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen attended the opening of the Philips HomeLab, a home laboratory built to study how people interact with...
Brussels, 25 April 2002 The European Commission has issued a call for tenders for a study on 'The impact of the e-economy on entrepreneurship and start-up in the ICT (information and communication...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...