Paris, 19 Jan 2005 Some anticipated the 'collision of the century': the vast, drifting B15-A iceberg was apparently on collision course with the floating pier of ice known as the Drygalski ice tongue...
Paris, 19 Jan 2005 Today in Moscow, ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain and the Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Anatoly Perminov signed an agreement for long-term cooperation and...
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 Poland's Council of Ministers has adopted a National Development Plan for 2007 to 2013, confirming the role that research is set to play in the country's development. 'Joining...
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 A new research and development (R&D) partnership has emerged between the US, Ireland and Northern Ireland, the Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment,...
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 At a hearing on 18 January, the European Parliament's Trade Committee heard assorted views on whether new intellectual property legislation in developing countries is affecting...
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 At a time when in many EU countries large numbers of teachers are close to retirement, Europe must focus on attracting high quality teachers in order to achieve the Lisbon...
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 A workshop on finance in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Cambridge, the UK, on 22 February. FP6 operates on financial principles based on the EU's...
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 The European Research and Innovation fair will be held in Paris, France, from 3 to 5 June. The aim of the fair is to bring together researchers, public and private institutions...
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 The TED programme (towards electronic democracy), established by the European Science Foundation to promote the development of e-democracy and e-government systems, will host a...
Brussels, 19 Jan 2005 The European Commission has published a call for proposals for Marie Curie conferences and training courses under the mobility activity of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6)....
Paris, 19 Jan 2005 The ESA funded telemedicine project called I-DISCARE has been put into action to help victims along the coastal areas ravaged by last month's tsunami. It is being used to connect...
Degree of affluence helps university hopefuls Parents who want their children to go to university should live in a detached house in a salubrious neighbourhood, read The Daily Telegraph , avoid...
Deadline: 18/02/2005
Oxbridge 'snub' to intake targets Private school pupils are expected to take a greater share of Oxford and Cambridge places this year, it emerged yesterday. The findings suggest the elite...
Women are poor at science, says Harvard president The president of Harvard University has provoked a furore by arguing that men outperform women in maths and sciences because of biological difference...