On her majesty's secret disservice
To combat terror, intelligence services need good research. But US calls to help with a situation in the Sahara-Sahel led Jeremy Keenan to believe academics were being used to support illegal and...
To combat terror, intelligence services need good research. But US calls to help with a situation in the Sahara-Sahel led Jeremy Keenan to believe academics were being used to support illegal and...
Brussels, 02 July 2002 The extension of EUREKA to include Cyprus and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was announced at a EUREKA ministerial conference in Thessaloniki, Greece on 28 June. Some 34...
Brussels, 18 Oct 2005 Inspired by the experience of the UK's 'Enterprising Britain' competition, the Commission and the UK Presidency have announced plans for the first European Enterprise Awards, to...
Earthquakes in Human History
The next steps towards a European higher education area present serious challenges. Anthea Lipsett reports. When London hosts the 2007 Bologna summit next month it should help bring the vision of a...
On the eve of the annual Eurovision Song Contest , veteran host Terry Wogan will be heartened to learn that his mischievous theory of tit-for-tat voting has been confirmed by academic research. Alex...
Turkey's ambassador in London (Letters, THES , May 11) is perhaps unaware of my report (see www.gomidas.org ) wherein I narrate the systematic manner in which Turkish archival authorities impeded my...
Paris, 25 April 2005 Preface This report presents recommendations for action to assure the quality of human genetic testing and the proficiency of those that carry out such tests. It provides the...
Every month, a small convoy of buses leaves Istanbul for the Afghan capital, Kabul. The buses are part of a growing exodus of refugees returning home after years and, for some, decades of exile....
British universities are recruiting more students at home and abroad, and producing highly employable graduates. Their problem, according to this week's international comparisons by the OECD, is that...
Brussels, 09 Sep 2005 21ST PLENARY MEETING OF THE SCIENTIFIC PANEL ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS Meeting date: 13-14 September 2005 Venue: Brussels Draft Agenda Welcome, apologies for absence...
A region of Turkey devastated by war is to be home to a new university. Bilkent University, one of the country's leading private institutions, plans to build a university in the predominantly Kurdish...
Brussels, 24 October 2006 The Directorate-General for Research of the European Commission is today holding a media briefing to present current EU-funded research on infectious animal diseases. During...
Brussels, 24 October 2006 Although the world is getting richer, there is growing disparity between the rich and the poor, those who have access to medicine and those who do not, and those that live...
Brussels, 18 January 2006 The international community has pledged a total amount of $1.9 billion dollars to fight avian influenza and prepare for a possible human influenza pandemic, EU Health and...