Brussels, 28 th February 2003 The Council will seek to agree on the main outlines of the proposed Community Patent, including a system of jurisdiction whereby a Community Court would rule on disputes...
Brussels, 28 th February 2003 European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will present the Green Paper on European Space Policy (COM(2003)17 final), as adopted by the Commission on 21 January...
Brussels, 28 Feb 2003 A workshop entitled 'knowledge transfer from university to industry' will take place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on 10 and 11 April. The event, which has been organised by the...
Strikes cause disruption at Yale Yale university faces disruption today as unionised workers and several hundred graduate students who are seeking union recognition stage a five-day strike....
Universities challenged to find private sponsors The chancellor, Gordon Brown, is threatening to cut government funding for universities unless they agree to sweeping management reforms and attract...
As everybody knows, the four-year undergraduate degree offered by Scottish universities is a triumph of British higher education. For me, it meant that, while making the most of the clement weather...
British business needs leaders not managers, says Ashridge guru Philip Sadler in his latest work. How to Get Seriously Rich while Failing in Business will be the first venture into satire of Ashridge...
Paris, Feb 2003 Between 24 and 26 February, a number of trial flights into Dakar using the EGNOS (European Global Navigation Overlay Service) Test Bed system were carried out to show how the planned...
Brussels, Feb 2003 The European Commission has published a call for proposals in the area of 'new and emerging science and technology' (NEST) under the Sixth Framework Programme's 'anticipating...
Brussels, 26 February 2003 Today in Brussels European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin presented the status of the international negotiations relating to the ITER (International Thermonuclear...
Brussels, February 2003 Today the European Commission published the first call for proposals for research on "new and emerging science and technology" (NEST), under the 6 th EU Research Framework...
Brussels, Feb 2003 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, is offering users a concise overview of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). Stakeholders interested...
Brussels, Feb 2003 The Greek presidency is ready to adopt a second compromise following new developments on the Community patent law, Dimitris Deniozos, the Greek General Secretary for research and...
Brussels, Feb 2003 Heidelberg University is inviting nominations for the 'Lautenschläger research prize' from top international researchers from all disciplines who have collaborated with the...
Brussels, Feb 2003 Research in the social sciences and humanities will improve the relationship between scientific progress and its benefit to society, said Jean-François Marchipont, Director of...