Brussels, 04 Feb 2004 The EU has provided 43 million euro of funding under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) to three new projects under Priority 5 -' Food Quality and Safety'. The projects, one...
Brussels, 15 January 2002 REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL An assessment of the implications for basic genetic engineering research of failure to publish, or late...
Despite the speed with which the subject develops, this week's report on the safety of genetically modified food, from a group chaired by Sir David King, the government's chief scientific adviser,...
Next week MPs will make a crucial choice. If they choose wrongly, the consequences will be dire, argues Charles Clarke When I was appointed secretary of state, I made clear that investing in the...
Next week MPs will make a crucial choice. If they choose wrongly, the consequences will be dire, argues Charles Clarke When I was appointed secretary of state, I made clear that investing in the...
A review of the social sciences discovers that a funding imbalance is the main cause of problems besetting research and recruitment. Becky McCall reports A review of the social sciences has found a...
Publishers in challenge to Google bid to scan libraries Academic publishers are challenging Google’s plan to scan millions of library books into its web search engine index. They fear the ambitious...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 Innovation, research and development and skills are crucial for Europe's growth potential. Action will concentrate on mobilising investment and getting the right regulatory...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 Innovation, research and development and skills are crucial for Europe's growth potential. Action will concentrate on mobilising investment and getting the right regulatory...
French cafes used to buzz with the sound of heated debate, yet many of today's travailleurs intellectuels feel they are being given the cold shoulder. Three philosophers kick off a five-page look at...
Brussels, 19 March 2002 'The biggest and the most difficult challenge which the smaller countries face in S&T [science and technology] is finding a balance between their needs and constraints...
One in five science, engineering and technology posts should be held by a woman by 2005. At present, fewer than one in eight SET professors is female and in some engineering disciplines the figure...
Key points £167 million over two years ring-fenced for rewarding and recruiting staff Pay rises will be linked to staff performance Market supplements to attract the best academics on the...
Brussels, 07 May 2003 Full text of Document 8944/03 Suite of documents 8944/03 Cion.Prop. 7501/03 ECOFIN 89 MI 57 RECH 38 IND 40 EDUC 47 REGIO 2 No. prev. doc.: 8390/03 COMPET 13 IND 56 RECH 56 MI 83...
Brussels, 14 Mar 2003 The European Commission has published its 2002 trend chart on innovation, which assesses, in particular, Member States' progress towards the objectives set out in the 2000...