New research minister in France
Allegre, a former director of the Institut de Physique du Globe in Paris, was appointed to the government in June 1997 after a distinguished career as a geophysicist and a long association with the ne...
George Brown, strong supporter of US science, dies
Brown joined the science committee in 1965 and became chairman in 1990, losing his position when the Republicans gained control of Congress in 1995. The current chairman of the committee, James Sensen...
Under funding of UK research nears “crisis proportions”
The Implications of the Dearing Report for the Structure and Funding of University Research calls for the government to immediately invest £410 – £430 million in the UK’s researc...
EU investment falls behind
The report, which analyses data ranging from global trends in R&D expenditure to patterns of research mobility, was published by the European Commission last month. It aims to inform and guide fut...
Stephen Hawking goes to Washington
Taking a light hearted tone during the proceedings – with frequent references to popular culture – Hawking said: “I don’t believe science fiction like Star Trek, where people a...
France opens new research facility – and closes two
France's newest nuclear physics facility - the SPIRAL facility for radioactive nuclear beams in Caen - has accelerated its first beams
ESA plans worry staff
A report claims that the European Space Agency is considering joint programmes with the military in space
Science budget fails to match inflation in the UK
The UK science budget for 1998-99 was announced by John Battle, the science, industry and energy minister, last week
Physicist shares Japan Prize
Leo Esaki, the physicist who is president of the University of Tsukuba, is one of the joint winners of this year's Japan Prize
