Brussels, 18 Feb 2004 The Higher Education Business Interaction (HEBI) survey has found that UK universities and their spin-offs are flourishing and are creating more jobs than ever before. 'UK...
Brussels, 18 Feb 2004 The 2004 edition of eChallenges will be held in Vienna, Austria from to 29 October. e2004, aimed at showcasing European information society technology (IST) research results,...
Brussels, 18 Feb 2004 The 2004 international society for professional innovation management (ISPIM) conference will be held in Oslo, Norway, from 20 to 24 June. The title of this year's event is '...
Brussels, 18 Feb 2004 The UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is co-organising a symposium on technology roadmapping, to take place in London on 9 March. Speakers from leading companies and...
Paris, 18 Feb 2004 Why do comets matter? After its launch next week, Rosetta begins a ten-year journey into space to rendevous with a comet. With Rosetta's discoveries, we hope to learn more about...
Unions cry foul over hike in v-cs' pay Vice-chancellors accepted pay rises twice as large as those offered to their staff, a survey has found. The heads of universities received rises of more than 6...
Time to replace HRT, says cancer expert A leading breast cancer surgeon and researcher says the time has finally come to look for alternatives to hormone replacement therapy. Prof Michael Baum, the...
Outrage at 'dirty don's' return to Cambridge Peter Smith, the Jesus College, Cambridge, fellow who was suspended from teaching last December after it was discovered that he entertained prostitutes in...
Brussels, 17 Feb 2004 A new committee created by the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) is to examine the consequences of the recently announced US space strategy for Europe, it...
Brussels, 17 Feb 2004 Ireland's Minister for Enterprise has given her support to calls for 'a specific EU initiative designed to stimulate the quality of basic research'. Speaking at a symposium in...
Dublin, 17 Feb 2004 Introduction The EU Heads of State at Lisbon agreed the objective for Europe to "…become the most competitive, knowledge based economy in the world by 2010". The development of...
Brussels, 17 Feb 2004 A seminar on innovative particle and radiation detectors will take place in Siena, Italy, from 23 to 26 May. The programme will focus on the state of the art of detectors,...
Brussels, 17 Feb 2004 Invitation to tenders Framework Contract for long-range modelling for the period up to 2030 O.J. S 31-026916 Time limit for receipt of tenders: 14/04/2004 To receive the...
Brussels, 17 Feb 2004 Anne-Marie Moulin, a French philosopher and physician, has been named as the recipient of the 2003 Rammal Award. The award was created in memory of the Lebanese physicist Rammal...
Brussels, 17 Feb 2004 The European Commission has published a corrigendum to a call for tenders for monitoring progress towards gender equality in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) activities. The...