Brussels, 15 May 2003 Seven research teams from four EU Member States and Israel are teaming up for an alternative splicing database project, funded under the Quality of Life programme of the Fifth...
Brussels, 15 May 2003 A conference on 'visions of virtual reality and interactive 3D in European funded projects' will take place on 24 and 25 June in Luxembourg. The conference is being organised in...
Brussels, 15 May 2003 Assocarboni, an international association representing companies in the coal industry, has called into question the energy scenario depicted in the recently published Commission...
Brussels, 15 May 2003 A conference on ocean margin research will take place from 15 to 17 September in Paris, France. The main aim of the conference is to promote dialogue between academia, industry...
Liverpool scientists grapple with the ageing process A major study aimed at slowing down the ageing process has been launched by scientists at Liverpool John Moores University. They will...
Undergraduates to mark school exams University students will be used to mark GCSE and A-level papers under government plans to tackle a shortage of examiners. Charles Clarke, the education secretary...
There was a time when student activists worshipped the then imprisoned South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela, voting to name their union buildings after him. Now Birmingham University's guild...
Researchers have found that flamingos are far more individual than anyone had imagined. The movements and habits of four individuals from the most endangered variety, the "lesser flamingo",...
Institutes of technology in ߣߣÊÓƵ, the US and Canada have established an education network to develop an "international skills passport" that will give students global employment opportunities....
Racism is forcing black academics to leave South Africa's universities, thwarting efforts to make campuses more diverse and representative, a report says. Nearly a decade after the end of apartheid,...
The University of Stellenbosch has launched an investigation into claims that black, gay and Jewish students have been attacked in its hostels by rightwing vigilante groups, writes Karen MacGregor. A...
A government report has found that US universities have shifted their financial aid, presumably to attract more students with high entrance exam scores to improve their rankings in league tables....
Idyllic images of Canada's snow-capped mountains, golden wheat fields and sparkling lakes are hampering efforts to attract tourists, skilled workers and inward investment, according to a marketing...
Up to 100 of the 500 Russian students in China have ignored education minister Vladimir Filippov's advice to come home to escape the Sars virus.
Iraq's students have been advised to return to their studies on Saturday, but it is unclear how many of the country's universities will be able to function.