Brussels, October 2006 Europe and the US have nothing to fear from globalisation, and can in fact use it to their advantage, EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik told an audience at...
Washington, D.C., 25 Jul 2006 An intergovernmental working group on public health and intellectual property, which the World Health Assembly said in May should be set up "immediately," is scheduled...
Cultures Merging
Two leading scholars are battling with the Hong Kong Government to maintainacademic freedom. Edward Vickers reports These days, mainland China has become an object of general fascination. Staggering...
Brussels, 17 October 2006 Report The National Competitiveness Council of Ireland has published a report warning that despite outstanding economic performance in recent years, there are signs that the...
The Shock of the Old
Poor organisation pushes poles abroad Polish academics would appear to be something of a law unto themselves when it comes to setting up courses and turning up to work.Disgruntled students are voting...
* University College London has appointed Janette Atkinson , currently professor of psychology, and Vince Emery , currently professor of virology, as pro provost for North America and pro provost for...
Luxembourg, 13 September 2005 C-547/03 P, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) contre Commission Opinion of Advocate General Stix-Hackl on 13 September 2005 (link to English version when available)....
Why dithering gets you nowhere Trust your gut instincts when decision-making gets tough, a study published today suggests. The research, published in the journal Current Biology , shows that, in some...
French business school appoints professor of champagne It must surely be the dream job. British-born Australian Stephan Charters is to spend his working days sipping the finest French champagne, all...
Michael North meets the underwater archaeologist who discovered the legendary lost Egyptian city of Heracleion. It was an almost 2m-high stele, black granite, absolutely intact," says Franck Goddio,...
Australia's public universities face increased competition from a growing number of private institutions offering degree and diploma courses. Glyn Davis, chair of the Group of Eight research-...
Bridging the Digital Divide
Brussels, 31 October 2006 Partners in 6DISS, an EU funded project, are helping developing countries to get ready for the next generation of the internet: IPv6. IPv6 may mean little or nothing to the...