Paris, 01 Aug 2003 Braving remorseless July temperatures, more than 40 researchers from across Europe gathered at the hot, dry heart of Spain – a site selected because of the unique opportunity to...
Brussels, 01 Aug 2003 The Galileo joint undertaking has launched a recruitment drive for staff. The posts to be filled are technical and administrative team members, engineers, lawyers, economists,...
Brussels, 01 Aug 2003 Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radionavigation programme Full Text EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM It...
College lecturers reject pay deal University lecturers have rejected a pay offer that, a fortnight ago, was hailed by employers and support staff unions as a historic breakthrough. The snub by the...
Brussels, 31 Jul 2003 Scientists from the UK meteorological office have found new evidence to suggest that humans are to blame for climate warming, not only at global level, but over individual...
Brussels, 31 Jul 2003 Israeli scientists have succeeded in using a beam of sunlight to remove a lesion from a liver during surgery. So far the technology has been limited to use on animals. The team...
Brussels, 31 Jul 2003 The fact that fewer proposals were received for the new funding instruments under the first call for proposals for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) than were received in...
Brussels, 31 July 2003 Today the Commission presents the future structures for managing the GALILEO programme in its deployment phase (2006-2008) and operational phase (from 2008). Two structures,...
Brussels, 31 Jul 2003 The EU's Agriculture Council has adopted a Decision amending the convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used for experiments and other scientific purposes. The move...
Brussels, 31 Jul 2003 A workshop on the second 'information society technologies' (IST) call under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place on 11 September in Paris, France. The workshop...
Brussels, 31 Jul 2003 The European Geophyisical Society will hold its 2004 General Assembly from 26 to 30 April in Nice, France. The occasion will provide an international forum for the exchange of...
Brussels, 31 Jul 2003 The eight international conference on environmental science and technology will take place from 8 to 10 September on Lemnos island, Greece. The main purpose of the event is to...
Paris, 31 Jul 2003 How can we more effectively harness the free and endless energy resources of the Sun, wind and water? One answer is orbiting above us. Satellites provide us with a wide variety of...
When I completed my PhD in philosophy seven years ago, I didn't want an academic career. Since then, I have at various times been tempted to revise my opinion and have even made a few speculative job...
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage. Name: Rakesh Bhanot Age: 52 Job: Senior lecturer in educational development (0.5) in the Centre for Higher Education...