Brussels, 7 July 2005 European Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potočnik today opens new hydrogen and fuel cell testing facilities at the Commission’s Institute for...
Brussels, 7 July 2005 One of the world’s most advanced astronomy installations, the Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe in Dwingeloo, Netherlands, today hosts an information day on the...
Brussels, 7 July 2005 Star Dust: placing Astronomy into human context Astronomy is one of the most ancient sciences that humanity has ever pursued. Since the dawn of civilisation, mankind has gazed...
Brussels, 07 Jul 2005 During his visit to the JIVE Astronomical Research Establishment, Dwingeloo (NL) today, European Commisioner for Research Janez Potočnik took part in a ceremony to move...
Brussels, 07 Jul 2005 A new pattern for microbial genetic relationships has been revealed by researchers from the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), changing the conventional views of four...
Brussels, 07 Jul 2005 Smart Card industry associations Eurosmart and GlobalPlatform, together with the Java Card Forum are organising the sixth edition of the 'e-Smart' conference that will take...
Brussels, 7th July 2005 (Gregor Kreuzhuber, Oliver Drewes, Antonia Mochan) The EU Competitiveness Council will hold an informal meeting in Cardiff on Monday 11 and Tuesday 12th. On Monday Ministers...
Brussels, 07 Jul 2005 The Commission has published a set of strategic guidelines establishing the key priorities for the next generation of EU cohesion policy programmes, including a strong focus on...
Brussels, 07 Jul 2005 Thousands of scientists from across Europe have signed a petition organised by the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) and the European Life Sciences Forum (ELSF)...
Brussels, 07 Jul 2005 A new paper from consultant company Cientifica has outlined the dilemmas facing businesses considering investing in nanotechnology applications, in particular in terms of future...
Brussels, 07 Jul 2005 Four years after achieving the first non-stop round the world balloon flight, pioneers Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones have teamed together again for a spectacular human and...
Professor's anger and sadness as victims helped One of the consultants treating victims of the London bomb blasts spoke of the anger felt by medical teams as they dealt with the injuries. Professor...
Cardiff University is analysing the reasons for an 18 per cent first-year student dropout in social sciences - The Times Higher, July 1 From: Jamie Targett, Head of Corporate Development I'm...
British universities are becoming increasingly dependent on overseas students' fees - dangerously so, many good judges believe. Jonathan Nicholls, the registrar of Birmingham University, cites one...
Scotland has often led the UK - and much of the world - in higher education. It may have another winner in its much-vaunted quality enhancement system. A relatively light-touch regime seems to...