Space leaders to share visions of launchers to come
Paris, 03 Oct 2003 Some of the top names in the space launch sector will share their views of the future at a plenary session today organised by ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain. Under...
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French public sector researchers call for open debate on GMOs
Brussels, 03 Oct 2003 More than 700 researchers from the French public sector and universities have signed a petition calling for a public debate on biotechnology research programmes. This initiative...
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New techniques to save Europe's historic buildings
Brussels, 03 Oct 2003 Researchers from five European countries, working together on a EUREKA project, have developed new techniques to support historic and decaying buildings. Decay is caused by age...
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IST 2003: The Opportunities Ahead
Brussels, 03 Oct 2003 'The research effort of IST [information society technologies] is an essential element of the EU's information society policy. It mobilises the industrial and research community...
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Global change and ecosystems, call for proposals - additional information
Brussels, 03 Oct 2003 The European Commission has published an important announcement regarding the call for proposals for the priority 'global change and ecosystems', the deadline for which is 9...
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Today's news
Scientists take on publishers with free journal The Public Library of Science (PLoS), backed by top scientists including British Nobel prizewinners Paul Nurse and Sir John Sulston, is to...
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Zooming in on European excellence
Brussels, 02 Oct 2003 A PAXIS workshop entitled 'zooming in on European excellence' will take place in Turin, Italy, from 26 to 28 November. PAXIS (pilot action of excellence on innovative start-ups...
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Industrial technology trade fair on applications of micro-encapsulation S&T
Brussels, 02 Oct 2003 An industrial technology trade fair, dedicated to the applications of micro-encapsulation sciences and technologies (S&T), will take place on 11 and 12 December in...
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INTAS launches Accompanying Measures programme 2003-2006
Brussels, 02 Oct 2003 INTAS, the international association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union, has launched its...
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Today's news
£40k debt puts studying law out of reach of poor Law students are amassing debts of up to £40,000 before they start work, cementing the profession’s reputation as the preserve of the rich, according...
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Storm over gay 'cure'
The publication of research that claims psychiatric therapy can turn gay people heterosexual has sparked uproar in academe. Bitter recriminations, attacks on the journal carrying the work and...
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Ad splurge kicks off war to lure top staff
Leading universities are making a multimillion-pound investment in academic posts to bolster their research strengths ahead of the next assessments in 2007. Four universities are in the market for...
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In the news: Lord Sutherland
The challenges to government this week included an unexpected broadside from the royal commission on long-term care of the elderly, which condemned the failure to introduce free personal care across...
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Appointments
* The Centre for Economic Performance has appointed: John Van Reenan , professor of economics at University College London, as its director; and Stephen Machin , professor of economics at the London...
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Clarke airs fears about fees impact
The government is holding urgent talks with universities about student support, amid fears that its top-up fees policy could deter the poorest from higher education. Education secretary Charles...