Brussels, 05 Jun 2003 NANOMAG is developing corrosion-resistant nanocomposite coatings to replace hazardous chromium-based coating treatments for magnesium alloys applicable specifically to the needs...
Brussels, 05 Jun 2003 The Commission-funded MicroChem initiative culminated in the successful demonstration of prototype miniaturised laboratory-on-a-chip systems suitable for rapid field testing of...
Paris, 05 Jun 2003 When blind people take a taxi, they will be able to give directions to the taxi driver!" says Jose Luis Fernandez Coya. The man speaking really knows what he is talking about: he...
Lib Dem leader angers universities The Liberal Democrat leader, Charles Kennedy, sparked a row with university vice-chancellors yesterday after claiming that degree courses lack "intellectual rigour...
Students at St John's College, Oxford, last week voted not to buy The Sun - and The Sun is livid about it. Dissenting students contacted the paper to complain about the decision not to buy it for the...
Imperial College London's web service for the personal use of its staff, students and alumni has gone belly up. Those who signed up for the all-singing, all-dancing groundbreaking web portal IC4Life...
The prime minister of Kosovo, Bajram Rexhepi, has promised to appoint an inspection group to monitor standards in the kitchens of the University of Pristina after an outbreak of food poisoning. Some...
Higher education will be damaged by government plans to differentiate between research universities, teaching institutions and those who focus on other activities, say Universities UK and the...
The hidden collections of Britain's art schools will be showcased next week with the launch of a permanent online exhibition. Fineart.ac.uk will display 200 works by former students, many of whom...
Debt for art's sake Graduates splash out on degree shows From Arsenal to academe Former world-class footballer discusses the transition from the pitch to the classroom Beagle, barnacles and worms...
Mike Rennie of Dundee University's School of Life Sciences has won $175,000 (£107,000) from the World Anti-Doping Agency to develop a test to detect athletes who cheat by abusing testosterone....
BioCity Nottingham, the UK's largest bioscience and healthcare innovation centre, appointed its first chief executive on Monday. Glenn Crocker, 39, joined from Ernst & Young, where he helped...
Undaunted by Newcastle/ Gateshead losing its Capital of Culture bid, Sunderland University is doing its bit to highlight the region by launching Britain's first degree in Northeast studies. Simon...
Intense media coverage often does little to increase public understanding of contemporary science issues, according to a report published by the Economic and Social Research Council. The report...
A former social anthropology lecturer at St Andrews University has accused its principal, Brian Lang, of bullying and intimidation. Declan Quigley, who is claiming constructive dismissal at an...