Brussels, 15 Sep 2003 The European Space Agency (ESA) has been commissioned by the European Union to evaluate the feasibility of using satellite technology to implement a pan-European road tolling...
Help for poor may stop top-up fees revolt Leading universities will be forced to fund bursaries for poorer students from a £300 million annual levy imposed by ministers on their income from top-up...
Brussels, 12 Sep 2003 An annual meeting on nuclear technology will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 25 to May 2004. Around 1,000 people are expected to attend the event, which will include the...
Brussels, 12 Sep 2003 Differences in culture and traditions certainly enrich the European Union in many ways, but in research it is shared goals and expertise which win the day. One important scheme...
Brussels, 12 Sep 2003 An international group of astronomers has confirmed the presence of complex organic molecules in the chemical composition of two comets, lending weight to the theory that comets...
Paris, 12 Sep 2003 A burning oil pipeline in northern Iraq produced an immense cloud of black smoke stretching across thousands of square kilometres, as seen in this image acquired by Envisat's...
Washington, 12 Sep 2003 (begin fact sheet) TRADE FACTS Office of the United States Trade Representative September 11, 2003 Biotechnology The EU Moratorium on Agricultural Biotech Products Claims and...
Brussels, 12 Sep 2003 The Agriculture Committee held a public hearing on Thursday titled "Co-existence between genetically modified crops and conventional and organic crops". The hearing was part of...
Brussels, 12 Sep 2003 The hot, dry weather in Europe over the summer was disastrous for many countries, not least Portugal, which experienced its worst ever forest fires, resulting in the loss of 18...
Brussels, 12 Sep 2003 The Fraunhofer Institute for publication and information systems will host a workshop on innovations in digital asset management in Darmstadt, Germany, from 6 to 8 October....
Brussels, 12 Sep 2003 The university foundation of Belgium is organising an ethical forum entitled 'Go English? What language for higher education in 21st century Europe', under the patronage of EU...
Brussels, 12 Sep 2003 An international conference on bibliometric analysis in science and research will take place from 5 to 7 November in Jülich, Germany. Bibliometry serves to obtain performance...
Paris, 12 Sep 2003 After a keenly fought contest between teams from all over Europe and Canada, the winners of the first Aurora Student Design Competition were announced early this week. Officially...
Clarke prepares changes to save top-up fee Bill Ministers are considering proposals to ease the burden on poor students in a concession to MPs opposed to university top-up fees as they struggle to...
Brussels, 11 Sep 2003 The way in which man made and natural disasters are monitored is set to change with the launch of three new micro satellites as part of a project involving partners in the UK,...