Hardship scheme is 'ridiculous' (1)
The article "Hardship cash funds 'sprees'" (July 23) stressed that many applicants for such funds are not interviewed, the implication being that if they were, the number of fraudulent cases would...
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Thriving right under Saddam's nose
Iraq's regime was on the brink of collapse before war broke out thanks to the country's underground communities, says Yahia Said. Little was known about Iraqi society under Saddam Hussein; two voices...
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Plagiarism stems from a loss of scholarly ideals
Cheating is hogging the headlines but, in the market-led university, there is a disturbing trend towards normalising bad practice, says Frank Furedi. In recent months plagiarism in the British...
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Big Q's in history: Blocked arteries stir the blood
Chris Bunting encounters 'Wolfie' Smith as he asks what causes revolutions, while Fred Halliday asks if the conditions for such upheaval still exist. In the title sequence for the 1970s British...
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When it comes to theories, they're only as good as the last uprising
Chris Bunting encounters 'Wolfie' Smith as he asks what causes revolutions, while Fred Halliday asks if the conditions for such upheaval still exist. There are key reasons for wanting to understand...
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The real X-factor
How were millions of Britons persuaded to vote for the UKIP in the European elections? It certainly wasn't thanks to a couple of minor celebrities, argues Alan Sked. The UK Independence Party's...
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Call for proposals: Interlaboratory testing for EMG (Enhancement of Microbial Growth) and GCMS (Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry)  Test for standardisation  Deadline 30.09.2004
Brussels, 04 Aug 2004 Objectives: To perform a series of interlaboratory tests in order to fine tune the test procedures for Enhancement of Microbial Growth and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry...
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Germany finances optical research network
Brussels, 04 Aug 2004 The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is providing 10.5 million euro to a new project providing a test bed for intelligent applications in business and science....
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Planning and flexibility key to encouraging return to work for women scientists, finds survey
Brussels, 04 Aug 2004 Not enough is being done to facilitate return to work in the science and technology sector following a career break, according to a UK survey. The survey was carried out by the...
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ESA dreams of human hibernation
Brussels, 04 Aug 2004 The idea itself is not new: astronauts entering a state of hibernation while en route to distant locations in order to help reduce the psychological demands of such long...
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International conference on the food factory of the future
Brussels, 04 Aug 2004 An international conference on the food factory of tomorrow, organised by SIK (Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology) and France's Laval Mayenne Technopole, will take...
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Lagoon Nebula (NGC 6523 or M8)
Paris, 04 Aug 2004 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a pair of half a light-year long interstellar 'twisters', eerie twisted funnel structures, in the heart of the Lagoon Nebula (M8...
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AmerHis, first switchboard in space to be launched
Paris, 04 Aug 2004 On the night of 4 to 5 August 2004, Hispasat's Amazonas satellite will be launched from the International Baïkonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It will carry the AmerHis 'switchboard...
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Today's news
Oxford row girl home to study medicine Laura Spence, the comprehensive school student whose rejection by Oxford triggered a political storm over university "elitism", is returning to Britain to study...
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Latest research news
Nasa launches first mercury mission in three decades Nasa launched its first mission to the planet Mercury in a generation early on Tuesday, one that scientists hope will strip away much of the...