Copenhagen, 14 May 2004 This review of biodiversity-related indicators was undertaken to support the development of a core set of environmental indicators by the European Environment Agency. Among...
Brussels, 14 May 2004 Recent advances in the field of genomics have opened up many exciting avenues of research, which offer real hope in the identification of new treatments for human diseases and...
Brussels, 14 May 2004 A recently published report claims that the European biotechnology industry is in a vulnerable position compared to the US, and singles out the UK as a potential market leader....
Brussels, 14 May 2004 The European Commission has published a document detailing 32 new ERA-NET projects. The ERA (European Research Area) -NET scheme supports the coordination of national research...
Brussels, 14 May 2004 An international research project is to study the effects of taking part in one of the world's most extreme endurance races - the 135 mile (217 kilometre) Badwater Ultramarathon...
Brussels, 14 May 2004 An international conference on nanostructured materials will take place in Wiesbaden, Germany, from 20 to 24 June The aim of the conference is to provide a meeting place for...
Brussels, 14 May 2004 The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is organising a conference on 'Chemistry for Water: Towards water for all mankind in the 21st century', to take...
Brussels, 14 May 2004 The European Commission has extended the deadline for the submission of conference and exhibition ideas for the IST 2004 event. The deadline has been extended from 17 May until...
Paris, 14 May 2004 The fourth episode of the special TV magazine dedicated to Space, produced by EuroNews in collaboration with ESA, starts today 14 May featuring Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French...
Brussels, 14 May 2004 (Fabio FABBI, Thorsten MUENCH, Peter SANDLER, Tilman LÃœDER and Jonathan TODD) Competitiveness and Innovation and Better Regulation (PS and FF) The Council will debate together...
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 researchers to ߣߣÊÓƵ is robbing...
A broadcasting era spanning more than 30 years, that began with kipper ties and bearded professors, will come to an end in 2006 when the final Open University coursework programme is scheduled to be...
Mischievous voices at Westminster have suggested that Lord Forsyth of Drumlean is not particularly thrilled to have been selected for the honour of leading the Conservative Party line on the higher...
* Roy Crawford , professor of engineering materials and pro vice-chancellor at Queen's University Belfast, has been appointed vice-chancellor of Waikato University, New Zealand. * Paul O'Prey ,...
Humanities and social science subjects are on average underfunded by a fifth as is teacher training, according to a government report. The report points to a 19 per cent gap between what it costs...