Industry report compares European and US biotech
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 A new study for the European Association for Bioindustries (EuropaBio) finds the European biotechnology sector in good health compared with the USA. It is as dynamic as its US...
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Agenda of the Research and Joint Research/Atomic Questions Working Party, 13 June
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 Full text of Document 2141/05 1. Proposal for the 7th Framework Programme: - continuation of examination: a) "Energy" b) "Environment" c) "Transport" doc. 8087/05 RECH 80 ATO 45...
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Regions: the building blocks of a 'European Innovation Area', hears conference
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 When relaunching the Lisbon agenda for competitiveness earlier this year, EU leaders acknowledged the central role that knowledge and innovation must play if Europe is to...
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No decision on research at Competitiveness Council
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 At a special research session of the Competitiveness Council, which took place in Luxembourg on 7 June, the Luxembourg presidency held an orientation debate on the Commission's...
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UK Royal Society calls for global cooperation to prevent misuse of science
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 The UK's Royal Society, an independent research academy, has called for global cooperation measures in order to ensure that 'misguided' scientists cannot simply move to another...
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Europe moves closer to European Space Policy lift-off
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 Ministers from the countries affiliated to the EU and/or the European Space Agency met on 7 June to take stock of progress towards the implementation of a European Space Policy...
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Seminar on Web Tools for EU Research Projects
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 A seminar on web tools for EU research projects will take place on 7 September in Cambridge, the UK. There are many software tools that can be used to support EU research...
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International symposium on the processing of industrial minerals
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 An international symposium on the processing of industrial minerals will take place on 16 and 17 June in Falmouth, the UK. Although there are many operations worldwide treating...
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CORDIS FP6 project profiles updated for all themes
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service, has updated its 'Find a project' service for the Sixth Framework Programme for research (FP6) with new...
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Today's news
Students accused of assaulting academics Lecturers and other university staff face violence, intimidation and harassment at the hands of students, according to a survey published today. More than 1,...
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Laurie Taylor column
"New dress code for academics will help them achieve a 'more professional air'" - The Times Higher, June 3 Now, Lapping, I believe you know the other members of the Dress Code Committee. Yes indeed....
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Leader: Refining our global yardstick
Universities in the UK - even the most internationally minded - cannot serve the diverse needs of every country. But when a state that places such a high premium on education and science as Singapore...
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Leader: The missing recruits
Universities have long argued that widening participation in higher education is primarily a challenge for state schools and colleges. The independent schools' survey reported in our Trends report...
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Dressed to impress or distress? 1
The North East Surrey College of Technology's prohibition of staff wearing jeans or baring their midriffs because this promotes a scruffy image ("Dress code given cold shoulder by union", June 3) has...
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Dressed to impress or distress? 2
The ideology of a dress code is fine, as long as the realities of such a code are considered during implementation. Any code must fit with the image of the organisation and also reflect the role...