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...
An e-conference unites postgraduate geographers from around the globe, reports Harriet Swain Our monthly guide to some of the conferences taking place around the world What better venue in which to...
Making the Middle East a weapons of mass destruction-free zone is the aim of a one-day conference organised by the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy and the British Pugwash Group, at the...
What sets us apart from the animals? Not a lot, Will Self tells Michael North. Will Self doesn't have pets. "I live with over 9 million animals in London," says the writer and broadcaster. Self will...
Fears for break-up of world-class British medical laboratory A plan to relocate a medical lab that has produced five Nobel prize-winners has descended into financial chaos, realising the worst fears...
Brussels, 25 October 2006 Construction recently began on the Advanced Training Centre (ATC), an initiative undertaken by several European countries to provide young researchers with cutting-edge...
Brussels, 25 October 2006 The European Commission has adopted a second set of technical rules to help implement EU legislation on quality and safety standards for human tissues and cells. A first set...
Brussels, 25 October 2006 The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has discovered the answer to a question that has been puzzling veterinary experts since this summer's unusual outbreak of...
Brussels, 24 October 2006 The Directorate-General for Research of the European Commission is today holding a media briefing to present current EU-funded research on infectious animal diseases. During...
Brussels, 25 October 2006 A simple, low cost technique to provide safe drinking water for people in developing countries is the subject of a new EU-funded project. The SODISWATER project, which is...
Brussels, 25 October 2006 Windows can save energy too: Significantly less heat escapes through vacuum-insulated panes than through conventional double-glazed windows. A first prototype will be on...
Brussels, 25 October 2006 Fraunhofer researchers come top of the league in recycling plastics from electrical and electronic waste. A worldwide comparison was performed by the British non-profit...
24 October 2006 Gleaning Resource Descriptions from Dialects of Languages - GRDDL W3C Working Draft 24 October 2006 This Version Latest Version: Today, the World Wide Web Consortium forged an...
Brussels, 25 October 2006 On with a stamp, off to the mailbox, and the letter usually arrives the next day - after a long journey through a complex system of logistics. A new type of RFID tag with a...
Brussels, 25 October 2006 The Commission welcomes the final step in the legislation process to adopt the 'Lifelong Learning Programme': on 25 October, the European Parliament adopted the Commission's...