Brussels, 12 Oct 2005 The EU funded BioCop project is bringing together research expertise on new techniques to screen a variety of foodstuffs for multiple chemical contaminants, including pesticides...
London, 25 April 2006 Dear Professor, Ladies and Gentlemen, When Professor Worthington invited me to visit LSE, she reminded me of a speech I made some months ago in which I called for social...
Brussels, 17 Mar 2006 EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik, together with former Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho, have referred to the recent services directive as a '...
Imperial staff have the best heads for business in UK academe, reports Letitia Hughes Academics at Imperial College London are the most business-minded in the UK, according to a survey in which their...
Further education colleges should play a central role in the government's forthcoming skills strategy - but only if they are willing to compete for training contracts with private providers -...
Today's cash-driven managerial ethos is being blamed for course cuts and the curbs on blue-skies thinking The Government must act to safeguard the future of vital science subjects in UK universities...
Anti-terror bill 'threatens academic freedom' University lecturers have warned that the Government's terrorism bill will restrict academic freedom and could force staff to fall foul of the law if...
Oxford to resume university governance debate Oxford dons are to reassemble today in the 17th-century Sheldonian theatre for the second round of a highly charged debate on how the ancient university...
Brussels, 12 October 2005 The EU invests about a third less in research than the US, and the EU/US innovation gap has not narrowed in recent years. Meanwhile, emerging countries like China and India...
Brussels, 21 Feb 2005 A conference on CO2 capture and storage - 'Towards zero emission power plants' - will take place in Brussels, Belgium, from 13 to 15 April. The event is portrayed as an...
Brussels, 13 June 2005 The European Commission has today announced the ways in which it intends to keep Europe at the forefront of the fast-moving field of nanotechnology in a safe and responsible...
Nottingham named university of the year Nottingham University has received a First for its efforts to create a genuinely international institution. It was named higher education institution of the...
UK business and academe must band together to maintain levels of key skills, says Helen Connor If the UK is to be internationally competitive, we have to increase the skills of our existing workforce...
Brussels, 03 Aug 2005 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member...
Brussels, 30 Jun 2005 In recognition of the growing importance of the emerging knowledge-based sector of the bio-economy, the European Commission is to hold a high-profile conference in Brussels (...