Brussels, 17 March 2004 Commissioner Philippe Busquin today reported the progress made in implementing the action plan of 30 April 2003 to step up public and private spending on research in Europe....
Brussels, 07 March 2002 The creation of networks of virtual health institutes and improvements to the procedure for introducing innovative medicines to the market are among suggestions for...
Brussels, 15 Feb 2005 The important signalling molecules that are central to widespread diseases such as cardiovascular disorder, atherosclerosis, dementia and cancer will be studied under a new...
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-...
Universities have been given the go-ahead to introduce differential pay for academics. The change was announced in the government's national science strategy, Investing in Innovation, which was...
There was excitement this week when it seemed that science would receive a lot more loot than the £1.25 billion announced as part of last week's spending review. Your correspondent was "invited to a...
Brussels, 21 Jun 2004 As the reigns of the Eureka network were passed from the French to the incoming Dutch presidency in Paris on 18 June, ministers and representatives from its 33 member states, as...
Brussels, 30 June 2004 At the conference "Brain drain, brain gain: new challenges" held today in Paris, Philippe Busquin, the European Research Commissioner, launched the new European network of...
Brussels, 15 January 2002 REPORT FROM É«ºÐÖ±²¥ COMMISSION TO É«ºÐÖ±²¥ EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL An assessment of the implications for basic genetic engineering research of failure to publish, or late...
Brussels, 26 Sep 2002 A new funding structure for UK space activities will ensure that the UK remains a sought after partner for international cooperation, according to the UK government. The funding...
Next week MPs will make a crucial choice. If they choose wrongly, the consequences will be dire, argues Charles Clarke When I was appointed secretary of state, I made clear that investing in the...
Next week MPs will make a crucial choice. If they choose wrongly, the consequences will be dire, argues Charles Clarke When I was appointed secretary of state, I made clear that investing in the...
Brussels, 17 Mar 2005 UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown unveiled new initiatives to boost science and innovation on 16 March when he presented to 2005 Budget. Among the new schemes are the...
Access to higher education courses needs to be revamped and given a promotional boost, quality watchdogs have told the government, writes Tony Tysome. Inconsistent and confusing assessment standards...
Brussels, 30 Nov 2004 In its recent communication on the future of research policy in Europe, the European Commission outlined support for research infrastructures as one of the six pillars of its...