Brussels, 3 November 2006 The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is organising a conference on research for sustainable development in Europe entitled 'Sustainable Neighbourhood...
South Korean stem cell scientist sues for old job Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk, who was fired from one of the country's top universities after his team falsified landmark...
Brussels, 2 November 2006 An EU-funded team of international researchers has produced the first ever reaction between matter and antimatter, creating protonium. Protonium is a unique type of atom...
London, 2 November 2006 A new era with a complete network of 22 Nanotechnology Centres linking up across the UK will be officially ushered in at a networking reception to be held today at the...
Brussels, 2 November 2006 FINAL A6-0360/2006 16.10.2006 Type of Procedure: Consultation procedure REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the specific programme 'People' implementing the 7th...
Brussels, 2 November 2006 FINAL A6-0374/2006 24.10.2006 Type of Procedure: Consultation procedure REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the First Instalment of the Third Community...
Sultan's £2m Oxford gift raises fear of favouritism Fears have been raised that Oxford dons will be pressured into accepting less academic students, after the university accepted a £2 million gift in...
The Medical Detective
The Goldilocks Enigma
The Making and Unmaking of Empires
The Long History of Old Age - Ageing Societies - Age Discrimination
The New Spirit of Capitalism
The New Individualism
Zygmunt Bauman
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work that went to trial: "Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically...