Experts meet to prepare MANUFUTURE vision
Brussels, 29 Jun 2004 The Commission-appointed MANUFUTURE High Level Group of experts from industry and research met for the first time in Brussels in June 2004. The objective was to review progress...
Brussels, 29 Jun 2004 The Commission-appointed MANUFUTURE High Level Group of experts from industry and research met for the first time in Brussels in June 2004. The objective was to review progress...
Brussels, 12 May 2005 The political leaders of the European Union and the Russian Federation have taken a further step towards the creation of a 'Common space of research and education' between the...
A review of the social sciences discovers that a funding imbalance is the main cause of problems besetting research and recruitment. Becky McCall reports A review of the social sciences has found a...
The Government is killing university spin-off companies "stone dead" it was claimed last week, as figures revealed a dramatic decline in the number of academic start-up firms. University...
Valerie Atkinson imagines the response among the British top brass to calls for more support staff To: The President, Higher Education Funding Council for England From: Colonel Truemony, Vice-...
Brussels, 22 Apr 2004 The beginning of World Week for Laboratory Animals was marked on 20 April by renewed attempts by the European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) to put pressure on both...
Copenhagen, 21 Nov 2002 The Council will hold an exchange of views, on the basis of the Commission's communication "Life sciences and biotechnology - a strategy for Europe", and will be called on to...
The Hague, 28 April 2005 Promoting innovation and competitiveness – a transatlantic dialogue The Hague, 28 April 2005 Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to have the opportunity to address a few...
Brussels, 6 February 2006 What are GMOs? Genetic modification, also known as "genetic engineering” or “recombinant-DNA technology” was first applied in the 1970&...
Brussels, 29 Apr 2004 Amid fears of terror attacks and the shifting demographical and political sands across Europe, EU policy-makers are keen to raise the profile of research on security challenges...
Brussels, 08 Apr 2005 'The programme that we are proposing shouldn't be seen as just another framework programme - we want it to be more,' stressed Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik,...
The research councils have spent more than £84,000 of public money on hiring consultants to train them to appear before Parliamentary select committees, The Times Higher can reveal. The House of...
Brussels, 09 Apr 2003 The European Commission has published a prior information notice regarding calls for proposals for various study services, including a study and seminar on strategies for the...
With the rules for the 2008 RAE in place, Anthea Lipsett and Tony Tysome assess the key changes and their impact on departments and individuals The final ground rules that will be used to judge...
Brussels, 11 May 2004 The world's biggest seller of genetically modified (GM) seeds, Monsanto, announced on 10 May that it is to discontinue attempts to commercialise its GM wheat. The move has been...