Scot finds that silence may prove golden
Olga Wojtas discovers the beginnings of a sound revolution that could bring relief to the seven million people in the UK cursed by noisy neighbours. The old Highland Tollbooth church by Edinburgh...
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OST predicts visionary Foresight
Themes for the next round of the United Kingdom Foresight programme, scheduled for launch in April 1999, could include the ageing population, cities of the future, crime control and social cohesion....
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Oscar minister announces Clear Zone winners
The first six winners of the Foresight Clear Zones Awards have been announced by transport minister Glenda Jackson. The awards aim to encourage business, academic and industrial scientists and local...
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Glaxo Wellcome earmarks more for research
Pharmaceutical giant Glaxo Wellcome spent Pounds 1.15 billion on research and development in 1997, according to its annual report. The firm, which notched up global sales worth Pounds 8 billion, says...
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Engineering trio forge professional body
Three institutions have merged to form one professional engineering institution representing incorporated engineers and engineering technicians. The new Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE)...
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Labs plug into microelectronic circuit
A "network of excellence" has been created in silicon microelectronics manufacturing technology to coordinate integrated circuit processing expertise and resources at five major research and...
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Council tempts young engineers with Pounds 50,000
The Engineering Council is inviting 11 to 25-year-olds at school, college or undergoing training in industry to register their entry for the "Young Engineers for Britain" competition. The deadline is...
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BT awards Pounds 500,000 to six universities
Six universities have been awarded a total of Pounds 500,000 by BT to encourage greater collaboration between industry and higher education to meet the challenges of the information society. The...
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Project aims to boost business biologists
The Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme has launched its 1998 competition aimed at addressing the shortage of business-minded scientists in Britain's rapidly expanding biotechnology industry....
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CLRC takes stake in high-tech firm
Ceravision, a new company aiming to produce affordable large, flat-panel display screens, is linking up in a business partnership with the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils...
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Don't come a cropper, reap those rewards
Olga Wojtas describes how a unique blend of teaching, research and consultancy makes the Scottish Agricultural College indispensable to farmers. The Scottish Agricultural College is one of the United...
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Nerve centre for combined ops
Claire Sanders visits a new interdisciplinary neuroscience centre that aims to advance our minimal understanding of the brain. Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry's new neuroscience centre are...
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The rise of the adviser
Consultancy is a growing area for academics. Ayala Ochert reports. These days, it seems, everyone is a consultant. Over the past decade, the word has gone through a proliferation of meanings - a...
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Botanists plan inter-oral work
David Jobbins reveals a project to update and expand electronically a seminal work on European flora. A new taxonomy of European and Mediterranean plants is being planned by botanists across Europe....
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History man from Bologna
A chance meeting in an archive led David Ellwood to a career in a country with a 'tremendous respect for learning'. Paul Bompard reports. David Ellwood, 51, is associate professor of contemporary...