Brussels, 19 Mar 2004 A new EU-funded project will use state-of-the-art video systems and intelligent algorithms to track objects and persons, and to interpret normal aircraft servicing operations on...
Brussels, 19 Mar 2004 The Commission is currently awarding 16 contracts, worth nearly 100 million euro, for research projects on hydrogen and fuel cells, following the first call for proposals in...
Brussels, 19 Mar 2004 A new wildlife study in the UK has provided evidence that many bird, butterfly and plant species are in sharp decline, which it says could signal the arrival of a new phase of...
Paris, 19 Mar 2004 A spectacle unseen for 16 years occurred in Patagonia this week: a natural dam of blue ice gave way to crushing lake waters trapped behind it, finally breaking apart. Watching...
German universities woo British students German universities have mounted a publicity campaign to woo British and international students to their fee-free degree courses. Representatives of German...
Washington DC, 19 March 2004 Introduction The profile of risk and risk-related issues has risen markedly in the last 15 years. There has been a growing recognition of the importance of proper risk...
Brussels, 19 Mar 2004 The participants in a new project on 'New and emerging themes in industrial and applied mathematics' (NETIAM) are hoping that their work will 'raise awareness of how mathematics...
Brussels, 19 Mar 2004 The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a new initiative aimed at accelerating the 'idea-to-product' process and making the European space industry more competitive. The...
Brussels, 19 Mar 2004 The 14th interdisciplinary research conference on biomaterials will take place in Limoges, France, on 25 and 26 March. The conference is aimed at scientists, engineers and...
Bruxelles, le 19 mars 2004 CALENDRIER du 22 au mars 2004 (susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Activit és des Institutions D éplacements et visites Lundi 22 Conseil Affaires générales et...
Gordon Brown quashed fears that universities would be expanded on the cheap this week by confirming that the government will fully fund rising student numbers until 2008. In Wednesday's budget speech...
A final-year undergraduate was one of a line-up of young scientists speaking out for the first time in defence of animal research in a documentary film launched this week. Rawaa, who researched...
The Madrid terrorist attacks, which have so far caused 200 deaths, have sent journalists scurrying to find experts to shed light on the world of international terrorism. Prominent among them is Paul...
King's College London has appointed: Alison Campbell , acting chief executive of MRC Technology, managing director of KCL Enterprises; and Michael Clarke , director of the International Policy...
The Association of University Teachers looked poised to call off industrial action over pay as The Times Higher went to press. The Trades Union Congress announced that "positive proposals" had been...