Brussels, 8 January 2004 The United States and the European Commission are negotiating an agreement to establish a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship between the U.S. Global Positioning...
Brussels, 9 January 2004 Two calls are open since 24.12.2003 for five contracts to carry out studies on 'Monitoring progress towards gender equality in the 6th framework programme', plus one contract...
Brussels, 9 January 2004 Scientists have told a European conference on obesity that diet is not the only cause of obesity, particularly in children. Professor Claus Vögele from the UK's University of...
Brussels, 9 January 2004 Nanoparticles are capable of penetrating the brain after being inhaled, according to a German researcher working in the US. Günter Oberdörster and colleagues at the...
Brussels, 9 January 2004 As its incoming president, Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Harney, has set the agenda for the Competitiveness Council under the Irish Presidency,...
Genova, 9 January 2004 Romano Prodi, Presidente della Commissione europea Ricerca, innovazione e competitività : la sfida globale dell'Europa Università di Genova Inaugurazione dell'Anno Accademico...
Brussels, 9 January 2004 A conference entitled 'innovating Europe: building trust in the future', will take place in Paris, France, on 22 January. EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will be...
Brussels, 9 January 2004 The EU funded Aquarec project is organising an international workshop on the 'implementation and operation of municipal wastewater re-use plants', to take place on 11 and 12...
Cambridge seminars 'more like Grange Hill' Growing financial problems at Cambridge University have forced dons to take seminars containing nearly 30 students. Ideally they should barely reach double...
Ministers are set to gamble on a £500 increase in grants for students from poor homes, easing the passage of the higher education bill published this week. Maintenance grants, to be introduced later...
Matthew Carter, a former politics tutor at York University, last week began his role as general secretary of the Labour Party. Aged only 31, he has had a meteoric rise through the ranks since joining...
George Fraser has been appointed director of the University of Leicester's Space Research Centre, taking over from Alan Wells, who will continue as emeritus professor on the Beagle 2 and Swift...
Could the HE bill be Labour's poll tax? The THES looks at its implications and assesses its chances For the first time in history a UK prime minister has staked his premiership on higher education....
"We either have a fair contribution from students or we deny opportunities for hundreds of thousands by cutting university numbers. Or we raise taxes for everyone, including the majority who have not...
The higher education bill is expected to address more aspects of higher education than just headline tuition fees issues. The bill will replace upfront fees with tuition fees that are repayable after...