Alleluia, God goes global
The spread of Enlightenment ideas was expected to lead to a decline in world faiths and the triumph of secularisation. But religion is flourishing and evolving, especially in the developing world...
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Commissioner Viviane Reding: Strengthening Photonics Research in Europe -- Speech given at the Official launch of PHOTONICS21 (European Photonics Platform)
Brussels, 02 Dec 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here with you today for the launch of "Photonics21", the European Technology Platform in Photonics. Already last May, I received a...
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Asian studies cuts may hit anti-terrorism effort
University cutbacks have led to the loss of specialist knowledge of Asia, which is undermining diplomatic efforts to combat terrorism, say academics. A third of institutions that conduct research in...
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Alison Wolf
True innovation comes from individuals, who are better served by idiosyncratic foundations than bureaucratic institutions Many people probably know that the first Apple computer was built by two non-...
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Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)
Brussels, 14 November 2005 Natural and manmade catastrophes in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, coupled with increased security needs, have further reinforced the case for improved monitoring...
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FP6 project coordinates mobile and wireless research worldwide
Brussels, 04 Apr 2005 The European Commission is financing a project aimed at ensuring that European research on mobile and wireless communication continues to be the motor for the research and...
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Two Davids divided on tuition money
Conservative Party leadership contenders David Davis and David Cameron go head-to-head, with clear differences emerging in their views on top-up fees and the funding of higher education David Davis...
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Brisbane
Queensland, Australia, plans to invest Aus$0 million (Pounds 108 million) over ten years to make the state the "biotechnology hub of the Asia Pacific region". Aus$20 million is earmarked for new...
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Transatlantic and European comparisons in the UK's 2005 R&D Scoreboard (link)
Brussels, 03 Nov 2005 Only those companies that constantly seek to improve and innovate will be in a position to grasp the major opportunities that increasing globalisation offers, while research...
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Europe fights new TB on the rise in former Soviet Union
Brussels, 25 Nov 2004 Europe's first anti-tuberculosis centre, aimed at combating the spread of a new multi-drug resistant strain of the disease, opened in Riga, Latvia on 22 November. The official...
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Giants of the US face contenders from all corners
The ability of institutions in Europe and Asia to attract and fund world-class research teams is cutting into America's monopoly on innovation in areas such as bioscience, discovers Martin Ince North...
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Nobel Prize winners share views on future of research with Commission
Brussels, 16 Mar 2005 Research must be a top priority, but must be carried out in a truly European way and not be based on the US model, said Commission President José Manuel Barroso after...
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Life, death and the lie of the land
Royal Siamese Maps
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Supply of Arabic teachers impeded as demand soars
World events have fuelled growing demand for Arabic language courses at American universities, but visa restrictions have created a shortage of people who can teach it, writes Jon Marcus in Boston....
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Today's news
Triple whammy of changes to visas 'will deter students' Universities condemned as wholly unjust yesterday government plans to deny the right of appeal to foreign students whose visa applications have...