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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Brussels, 18 April 2002 Europe's fastest-growing technology companies were recognised at the first annual European Technology Fast 500 Awards in Paris on 8-9 April. The top three comprised of Ireland...
Brussels, 18 April 2002 Results of a new study carried out in France show that European consumers are unlikely to be concerned enough to avoid buying clearly labelled GM foods. The research was...
Paris, 18 April 2002 Between now and Saturday, 20 April, you can follow via the Internet the progress of the new-found Comet SOHO-422. Usually, comets seen by the SOHO spacecraft quickly burn up in...
Brussels, 18 April 2002 'Save British science' has welcomed a £400 million (approximately 650 million euro) package of tax credits for UK companies carrying out research and development (R&D...
Brussels, 18 April 2002 Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture and amending Regulation (EC) No 1258/...
Brussels, 18 April 2002 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of the Agreement for scientific and technological co-operation between the European Community and Ukraine Full Text EXPLANATORY...