Science Education & Policy

The Work Foundation Welcomes Expansion Of Government Diplomas Into Humanities, Science And Languages

LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/-- Responding to the recent statement from the CBI that Government plans for academic diplomas in England are 'an unnecessary distraction' The Work Foundation argues that far from being a distraction, diplomas should ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 23 2008 - 6:33am

Mazu Networks Publishes VP Checklist Series On The Five Key IT Initiatives Critical To Improving The Performance And Availabilit

ORLANDO, Florida and CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 23 /PRNewswire/--- Application Performance Management; Security and Compliance; WAN Management; CMDB Discovery; and Data Center Consolidation and Migration Revealed as the Most Pressing Initiatives for I ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 23 2008 - 8:33am

RPSGB Recognises Benefits And Risks With Online Contraceptive Pills

LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/-- Responding to today's announcement of a Healthcare Commission-regulated website selling contraceptive pills online, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) recognises that there are some benefits to su ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 23 2008 - 10:33am

Does Better Health Lead To Better Wealth?

COPENHAGEN and TALLINN, June 23 /PRNewswire/--- European Health Ministers Meet to Focus on Link Between Health and Economic Success. New Charter on Health Systems Expected to be Signed It has long been accepted that greater wealth allows people to make be ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 23 2008 - 11:30am

Unite Slams Government Over Skills Failure

LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/-- Unite, the UK's largest trade union, has criticised the Government for reneging on a proposal that would have given workers the right to paid time off for training. Under new proposals outlined last week, from 2010, emp ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 23 2008 - 11:30am

Global Warming May Be Increasing Hardiness Of Some Plants

The hardiest plants and those most likely to survive the climatic shifts brought about by global warming are now easier to identify, thanks to new research findings by a team from Queen's University. Populations of plants growing at the outer edges of ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 23 2008 - 1:00pm

Expert Consensus Panel Recommendation For Incorporating Lp-PLA2 Testing Into Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Guidelines

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 23 /PRNewswire/-- ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 23 2008 - 5:30pm

Italian Institute For Privacy Urges European Parliament To Support Greater Protections Of Personal Privacy Online

ROME, June 24 /PRNewswire/-- The Italian Institute for Privacy (www.istitutoitalianoprivacy.it/en/), a public policy think tank focused on improving privacy protection in the digital age urges the European Parliament to enhance protection of personal priv ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 24 2008 - 1:30am

Premier Farnell Group Announces International Panel Of Expert Judges For The 2008 Live EDGE Electronic Design Competition For Th

LONDON, June 24 /PRNewswire/--- The Competition Provides a Forum Where Electronic Design Engineers and Students can Design Products That are Environmentally Friendly Using Electronic Components. Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), the leading multi-channel, hi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 24 2008 - 2:32am

Vital Images Europe Surpasses 1,000 Licenses

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 24 /PRNewswire/--- Industry Leader Continues Strong Growth in European Market Vital Images, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTAL), a worldwide leader of enterprise-wide advanced visualization and analysis solutions, has surpassed the milestone ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 24 2008 - 2:32am