Annual Report 2002 DG Research
Brussels, 28 Mar 2003 Summary This annual report covers the period from January 2001 to March 2002, which was marked by unprecedented development of the Community's research policy. The Commission...
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Foreign fields provide an uninspiring look into private future
Pedro Teixeira and Alberto Amaral examine the rise of private provision in education overseas. With the rapid expansion of higher education in recent decades it seemed to make sense to increase the...
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Findings: Camelids give warm feeling
The accepted wisdom is that people began to domesticate flocks for a ready supply of food. But evidence from South America shows that some species may have been domesticated for their wool, writes...
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Commission encourages international solidarity when utilizing exotic plants
Brussels, 7 January 2004 When an EU company uses exotic plants like Aloe Vera for producing cosmetics it should share the benefits of this use with the country where the plant came from. This is the...
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Commission encourages international solidarity when utilizing exotic plants
Brussels, 7 January 2004 When an EU company uses exotic plants like Aloe Vera for producing cosmetics it should share the benefits of this use with the country where the plant came from. This is the...
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New interest in old powers
As the colonial past recedes, Asia is taking a fresh look at what Europe has to offer, writes Wang Gungwu. A shift in the way Asians study Europe has changed for the first time in a century....
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Mass resignation for French scientists
Brussels, 10 Mar 2004 Some 2000 French researchers have resigned in protest against the government's lack of response to their plea against budget cuts, fund freezes and post reductions. The protest...
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Mass resignation for French scientists
Brussels, 10 Mar 2004 Some 2000 French researchers have resigned in protest against the government's lack of response to their plea against budget cuts, fund freezes and post reductions. The protest...
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Getting to know the local lama
Asian Commitment
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Latest research news
Orbiting debris may have brought down Columbia Nasa engineers examining the break-up of the space shuttle Columbia think a possible cause may have been the clutter of human debris in space. US air...
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Engineers crave a bit of art and creativity
Engineering degrees in the UK should place more emphasis on creativity, design and the arts to produce the graduates needed by industry and to encourage people to study engineering. A survey to be...
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Pillaging poet died in the Great Game
Diplomacy and Murder in Tehran
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EU moves to close gender gap
The European Commission has asked universities to do more to increase the number of female mathematics, science and technology graduates by 2010. In a communication listing five benchmarks for...
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Top universities face cash crisis
The UK's leading universities could be casualties of a financial "black hole" as they await the income from top-up fees. Eric Thomas, vice-chancellor of Bristol University, has predicted that...
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Diplomatic row erupts on Westminster course
Westminster University's academy for diplomats is at the centre of its own diplomatic row after international students complained about poor facilities and teaching standards. Postgraduate students...