Paris, 18 June 2002 Claudie Haigneré, the ESA astronaut, has been appointed to the post of Minister for Research and New Technologies in the French government announced yesterday. Claudie Haigneré,...
Brussels, 18 June 2002 Report in full: Giving fresh impetus to the Lisbon Strategy: Progress towards fulfilling the remits adopted by the Barcelona European Council. Report from Presidency to...
Brussels, 18 June 2002 Following a bid from Japan to host the international experimental fusion reactor (ITER), EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has spoken of his hopes that the facility...
Brussels, 18 June 2002 A study by the German Federal Länder commission (BLK) for educational planning and the promotion of research has found that more female students in Germany are now opting to...
Brussels, 18 June 2002 Recent draft legislation put forward by the Chinese government aims to limit the levels of radiation from mobile phones. Should Europe be taking note? China is the world's...
Morris presses on with FE college shape-up The government is to press ahead with plans to close failing further education colleges or send in management hit squads to improve them, despite opposition...
Scientists grow “spare-part” organ Scientists have succeeded in growing a “spare-part” organ for the first time, leading to hope for new cancer treatments. A research team at Monash University in...
Brussels, 17 June 2002 A European conference on the theme of 'Science for water policy: the implications of the water framework directive' on 2 to 4 September in Norwich, UK. This three day...
Brussels, 17 June 2002 Background The European Council at its meeting in Lisbon on March 2000, set the objective for Europe to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the...
Brussels, 17 June 2002 Research into genetically modified (GM) foods could be better addressed to help those who need it more, a meeting of the Food and agriculture organisation (FAO) of the United...
Brussels, 17 June 2002 New collaborations between the UK and the USA in the fields of biotechnology and medical research are to receive a boost in the form of five million GBP (approximately 7.8...
Brussels, 17 June 2002 Hospital solidarity to fight against aids. Note from Presidency to Council. Brussels, 12 June 2002 (document 9944/02 SAN 84). Full text This initiative is rooted in the...
Brussels, 17 June 2002 Proposal for a Council Directive on the control of high activity sealed radioactive sources. Transmission note. Brussels, 14 June 2002 (document 9935/02 ATO 73; No. Cion prop...
Brussels, 17 June 2002 Nanotechnology research can stimulate the exchange of knowledge and the development of international scientific networks, Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin said at a press...
Scientists beam up laser beam Teleportation – the disembodied transfer of an object from one place to another – has taken a significant step from Star Trek fiction to reality. An...