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In the news: Keith O'Nions
Sir Keith O'Nions, chief scientific adviser at the Ministry of Defence, will launch into a different sort of battle in January when he takes over as director-general of the research councils. The...
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In the news: Keith O'Nions
Sir Keith O'Nions, chief scientific adviser at the Ministry of Defence, will launch into a different sort of battle in January when he takes over as director-general of the research councils. The...
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Free up our enterprise
Want strong, solvent universities? Cut their dependence on the public purse, says Patrick Dowling The government wishes to establish a sound financial framework for our universities. Lowering the...
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Competitiveness and Innovation, Council Conclusions (Extract from: Provisional Version, 17 May, Competitiveness Council)
Brussels, 17 May 2004 The Council had a public debate on issues summarised by Commissioners LIIKANEN , MONTI and BUSQUIN on the basis of the recent Commission communications covering aspects of...
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European Space Policy Frequently Asked Questions
Bruxelles, le 24 June 2003 Today in Paris, European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin presented the main results of the consultation on the Green Paper on European Space Policy, launched on...
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Potocnik calls for a 'Knowledge for Growth Pact' to complement Stability Pact
Brussels, 25 Nov 2004 In his first public speech as the new Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potocnik called for a renewed commitment to research, innovation and education in order to...
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Aeronautics - Academic vision under discussion during Berlin Air Show
Brussels, 02 Jun 2004 On 12-13 May 2004 in Berlin, university scientists and industrial representatives gathered to exchange views and plot the way forward in aeronautical research. The workshop,...
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Why I... think it is vital that academics put up a fight against casualisation
One of the main issues facing young academics is the increasing casualisation of the higher education workforce. But the emphasis that current education policy places on creating a "flexible...
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New projects may lose out on cash
Chancellor Gordon Brown this week set out the largest sustained increase in science spending for a generation, yet research leaders warned there would be very little money left over for new research...
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Online marketplace for innovative textiles created by FP5 project
Brussels, Oct 2004 The 'Inneurotex' project, funded under the innovation and small and medium sized enterprises section of the Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) has created an online marketplace for...
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'As a student, I was on the front line. I soon realised just how important universities were for Islamist groups: for young people eager for new ideas they provided an environment far removed from the
Shiraz Maher, a former member of the radical group Hizb ut-Tahrir, says universities have been wilfully blind to extremist groups recruiting on campus, where they enjoy freedom to operate away from...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Networking and clustering as motors of innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe -- Closing Ceremony of the European BIC Network/International Association of Science Parks
Nantes, 20 May 2005 Minister Fillon, Mr Ayrault, Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome the opportunity to speak to you in the closing session of this conference on networking and clustering - important...
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"Plants for the future": A European vision for plant biotechnology towards 2025
Brussels, 16 Jun 2004 WHO? Philippe BUSQUIN, European Commissioner for Research Feike SIJBESMA (NL), President of EuropaBio Andrzej LEGOCKI (PL), President of the Polish Academy of Sciences WHAT?...
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Twenty year Anglo-Italian science partnership to continue
Brussels, 01 Jun 2004 Cooperation between Italy's National Research Council (CNR) and the UK's Council for Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC), which was first forged 20 years ago, is...