CryoSat – a satellite with an icy mission
Paris, 08 February 2002 On 8 February the ESA Director of Earth Observation, José Achache, signed the contract confirming that Astrium will build the new European environmental and climate satellite...
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MSG: the countdown begins to a new era in European weather forecasting
Paris, 12 July 2002 A new generation of more sophisticated weather satellites that will produce more precise data in a shorter time than its predecessors is poised for its first launch. Meteosat...
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The THES diary
Old verbs gotta go We seem to be losing something of our sense of obligation, according to research on changes in grammar since 1961. A database being compiled at Lancaster University shows striking...
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What keeps all of Britain's colours from the screens?
Ethnic minorities find the UK film and TV industry shut to them, says Sara Wajid, but Geoff Watts reports on an experiment proving that racism is not hard wired. Twelve years after the rap group...
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Ex-Soviet states quit science academy
The countries of Central Asia are dismantling their Soviet science structures. Last year, Turkmenistan quietly dissolved its Academy of Sciences. Now Kazakhstan plans to do the same. The Soviet...
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New life for Asian culture
AS A young student, I enjoyed courses that introduced me to ancient civilisations, but I never expected these civilisations to return to centre stage in my lifetime. We all paid our respects to...
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A third of unis still in the red
A significant number of universities are facing financial problems, it was confirmed this week, as funding council chiefs began to analyse last year's accounts. The Higher Education Funding Council...
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Closer to our primal pulse
World Musics in Context
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Mr Erkki Liikanen: "GÉANT - the benefits of Europe's Broadband Research Network", Global Research Network Summit and GÉANT Commissioning event, Brussels, 22 May 2002
Brussels, 22 May 2002 Ladies and gentlemen, It gives me particular pleasure to close this event, and to send you away from here with a sense of the immense contribution that GÉANT - and research...
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Home calls for Uzbeks
Uzbekistan has summoned home 2,000 students from Turkey alleging that conditions are not safe enough there. However, the Turkish daily Hurriyet reported an Uzbek official claiming the real reason is...
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The Asian renaissance
I note that James Boswell died 200 years ago and Robert Burns followed a year later. This leads me to reflect on something that I have always found interesting: the Scottish renaissance of the 18th...
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Cities light torch of excellence
One of the most remarkable developments in the 20th century is the way modern education has become accepted as the norm throughout the world. All those who regularly attend meetings on education...
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Selfless or selfish - if you can help, you're in
Despite most VSO volunteers working in education, there is still a shortage of primary teachers, says Mark Goldring. Much has been made in the press recently of Voluntary Service Overseas's new brand...
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Enticing the public with a private plan
Following the spectacular growth of the University of Phoenix, Jon Marcus reports on an increasing enthusiasm in the United States for for-profit higher education. Although for-profit companies have...
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Brits target tough markets abroad
The British Council is targeting new overseas higher education markets in the wake of the Southeast Asian crisis. The council's Education Counselling Service, is spending nearly Pounds 1 million on...