Next ISS flight named DELTA
Paris, 06 Nov 2003 The Dutch Ministers of Economical Affairs and of Education, Culture and Science have announced the mission name of the next Soyuz flight to the International Space Station, which...
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Are you ready for Mars?
Paris, 06 Nov 2003 Main media events surrounding the arrival of ESA's Mars Express at Mars ESA's Mars Express probe is scheduled to arrive at Mars at Christmas: the Beagle 2 lander is expected to...
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The affordable Cosmic Vision
Paris, 06 Nov 2003 Today, at its 105th meeting, ESA's Science Programme Committee (SPC) has made important decisions concerning the Cosmic Vision programme. Due to the current financial exigencies...
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Report on the proposed Council decision amending decision 2002/834/EC on the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration: "Integrating and strengthening the European r
Brussels, 06 Nov 2003 FINAL A5-0369/2003 4 November 2003 Type of Procedure: Consultation procedure REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision amending decision 2002/834/EC on the specific...
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Laurie Taylor Column
Good morning, everybody. Thank you so much for coming along to this little meeting. I know how very busy you all are at this point in the term, so I'll try not to take up too much of your valuable...
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Laurie Taylor Column
Good morning, everybody. Thank you so much for coming along to this little meeting. I know how very busy you all are at this point in the term, so I'll try not to take up too much of your valuable...
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Leader: Science deserves greater support
The power of modern science is growing rapidly, and is set to accelerate with new knowledge from genetics, computing, nanotechnology and other fields. These developments improve lives and are vital...
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Leader: Look ahead on fees
When such ardent enthusiasts for the free market as Republican congressmen try to intervene in the setting of university fees, there are lessons to be learnt by those who see US higher education as...
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Leader: Science deserves greater support
The power of modern science is growing rapidly, and is set to accelerate with new knowledge from genetics, computing, nanotechnology and other fields. These developments improve lives and are vital...
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Leader: Look ahead on fees
When such ardent enthusiasts for the free market as Republican congressmen try to intervene in the setting of university fees, there are lessons to be learnt by those who see US higher education as...
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Pay rises depend on goodwill 1
I read with deep concern the remarks of Jocelyn Prudence, chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, on the UCEA's proposed pay offer ("20 per cent pay rise plan fails to...
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Pay rises depend on goodwill 2
According to Jocelyn Prudence, members of the Association of University Teachers have turned down a "20 per cent pay rise". Her false claim is based on comparing the top point of the July 2003...
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Thriving plant life
Mark Tester ("GM's bitter harvest", THES , October 24) and other recent articles suggest that anti-GM sentiment is stimulating an exodus of plant scientists from the John Innes Centre and other UK...
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Hefce's dangerous cut
The Higher Education Funding Council for England's plans to downgrade all media courses to the lowest "classroom" funding category will damage the UK's film, broadcast and publishing industries as...
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Reason for review
Your story "Contract sparks row over IP rights" ( THES , October 24) reported that I had announced a review of the Research Services Division at Cambridge University. What you didn't report was that...