Brussels, 12 May 2004 Tuesday 1st June 2004 Who? This Workshop is principally for researchers: With an interest in standardisation and/or Participating in an FP5 project already involving an element...
Brussels, 12 May 2004 The European Commission today adopted an EU strategy to help Europe to become world leader in the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology the science of the infinitely small...
Brussels, 12 May 2004 This conference will be hosted by the Utrecht Centre of Geosciences, on 6-9 July 2004 at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. It will be organised in the following seven...
Brussels, 12 May 2004 A major European conference on marine research got underway in Galway, Ireland, on 10 May, and following a spectacular opening ceremony, the 500 scientists and policy makers in...
Brussels, 12 May 2004 In the past, the term 'marine resources' has essentially been applied to one resource alone: fisheries. Indeed, as a source of economic activity and food, fish undoubtedly...
Brussels, 12 May 2004 Speaking in Brussels on 11 May 2004, Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin expressed his hope that a European Research Council (ERC) for fundamental research would be agreed...
Brussels, 12 May 2004 A workshop on 'performance assessment of public research, technology and development programmes' will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 17 and 18 June. The event is being...
Brussels, 12 May 2004 Call for proposals for Marie Curie Research Training Networks (CORDIS) First deadline: 3 April 2003 Second deadline: 19 November 2003 - see the evaluation preliminary results DG...
Brussels, 12 May 2004 The chairman of the Ansari X-Prize, a ten million dollar (8.4 million euro) race to be the first private company to put a three person craft in space twice in two weeks, has...
Brussels, 12 May 2004 Nominations are now open for the 'f-cell Award', which recognises innovative fuel cell technology with a potential for practical application. The competition, run by the...
Paris, 12 May 2004 As they announced the signing of the contract by Arianespace for the launch of two ߣߣÊÓƵn satellites, Optus D1 and Optus D2, on Ariane 5 and Soyuz from the Guiana Space Centre...
Dollars lure scientists Down Under Fears for the future survival in UK universities of "problem" subjects such as chemistry were reignited this week as it emerged that a campaign to lure top...
Monsanto bails out of wheat The biotechnology company Monsanto is to stop producing genetically modified wheat. The company announced on its website that it wanted to develop corn, cotton and...
Graduates face high cost of starting work University graduates are collectively spending £378 million to equip themselves for their first day at work, according to a survey of more than 5,000...
Brussels, 11 May 2004 The world's biggest seller of genetically modified (GM) seeds, Monsanto, announced on 10 May that it is to discontinue attempts to commercialise its GM wheat. The move has been...