In the news: Keith O'Nions
Sir Keith O'Nions, chief scientific adviser at the Ministry of Defence, will launch into a different sort of battle in January when he takes over as director-general of the research councils. The...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: R&D policies and the Lisbon Agenda - Round table conference
Portoroz (Slovenia), 24 November 2004 Dear participants of this year¡¯s Portoroz Business Conference, Dear colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would first like to thank you for the opportunity to take...
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Agency closes overseas offices
Australia's main foreign student recruitment agency is to abandon non-profitable markets and consolidate its activities in the main source countries. Facing its third loss-making year, IDP Education...
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Results of nanotechnology survey highlight wants and needs of Europe's scientists
Brussels, 20 Dec 2004 The results of an online survey on 'a European strategy for nanotechnology' illustrate the areas that Europe's researchers consider should be a priority. Respondents...
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European project builds new powerful megacomputer
Brussels, 15 Dec 2004 Eight European research institutes are linking four supercomputers to create one powerful megacomputer in a bid to boost Europe's competitiveness in scientific areas where...
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Scotland welcomes 1,000th networker
The 1,000th member of a Scottish networking scheme for international postgraduates hopes to open doors for Scottish businesses in Latin America as well as boosting his own career prospects. Eduardo...
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EU needs to increase the take-up and deployment of ICT across society, says Council
Brussels, 10 Dec 2004 The importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) must be recognised in the coming proposal for the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), says the European...
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Finns explain what makes them world leaders in ICT
Brussels, May 2004 At an information session on Finnish/EU ICT and IST Strategy in Brussels on 26 May, participants outlined Finland's strategy over the next four years for remaining the lead...
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Fight for food ethic all can stomach
Twentieth-century productionism left us overfed, underfed or badly fed. Tim Lang looks at the new battle for mouths and minds At every policy level - local, national, regional, global - a pattern of...
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Narrow focus key to London innovation
London needs to concentrate on just three of its 40 higher education institutions to turn around its poor innovation record, according to Sir Derek Roberts, provost and president of University...
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New report urges French government to focus on nanotechnologies
Brussels, 03 May 2004 A report published recently by the French Academies of Science and Technology has urged the French government to set up a 'national research programme', if it wants to avoid...
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Aurora: the future of space exploration
Paris, 23 Sep 2003 The European Space Agency will be represented at the 54th International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Congress, at the Fair and Congress Centre in Bremen (Germany) from Monday 29...
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Alison Wolf column
As the regions hone their business strategies for global domination, the needs of small, local firms are being overlooked. I wish someone could find me some quangos that have disappeared. Not ones...
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Busquin presents progress report to Parliament committee
Brussels, 07 Apr 2004 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has appeared for the last time in front of the European Parliament's Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy Committee before the...
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Advanced manufacturing technologies workshop, Canada
Brussels, 03 Feb 2003 A workshop on advanced manufacturing technologies for the automotive industry is taking place on 13 and 14 May in London, Canada. In today's knowledge-based economy, innovation...