Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 A new EU funded project was launched at the human genome meeting in Berlin, Germany, this week, with the goal of developing new drug treatments for depression by studying the...
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 The Commission introduced new rules on 7 April aimed at reducing bureaucracy and increasing legal certainty for the licensing of patents, know-how and software copyright. The...
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 An information day will be held in London, UK, on 6 May to outline the objectives and funding instruments of the planned joint IST-NMP call for proposals. The event will give...
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 The European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) is organising a conference hosted by the French Society of Neurology in Paris, France from 4 to 7 September. The main...
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 The European Aeronautics Science Network is organising a workshop entitled 'academic vision for aeronautical research of tomorrow' in Berlin, Germany, on 12 May. The workshop...
Brussels, 12 Apr 2004 The European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology (ESHRE) is organising its annual meeting in Berlin, Germany, from to 30 June. The event will gather world experts...
Academic hostility to the UK's intelligence services is blighting efforts to defend western liberal democracy against the challenge of Islamic fundamentalism, a leading scholar has claimed. Anthony...
Proposals unveiled this week to create a fairer and more transparent university admissions system will have limited impact on efforts to widen access, academic leaders have warned. The long-awaited...
Beleaguered paediatrician David Southall claimed this week that misrepresentation of leading academics' views on child abuse was destroying careers. Professor Southall said Sir Roy Meadow, the widely...
"I would hope that my sexuality is totally irrelevant," Steve Wharton said this week on his election as president of the Association of University Teachers for 2005-06. But this did not stop the...
The following have been appointed pro vice-chancellors by Cambridge University: Andrew Cliff , professor of theoretical geography and a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge; Ian Leslie , head of the...
Union leaders reacted angrily this week as up to half the staff at London Metropolitan University were given their notice and told to agree to "more prescriptive" terms and conditions or lose their...
Doctors may soon stop appearing in court to defend abused children because of an increasingly organised campaign of violence and intimidation from accused parents, a conference heard. David Southall...
Universities must not automatically make lower entry offers to state-school pupils, according to draft proposals of the government-commissioned review of student admissions. The review team, led by...
Southampton University is considering an ethics review system after a professor was convicted of downloading child pornography. Christopher Bagley failed to get permission to view the pictures, which...