by Stefan Neuhäuser

The cornerstones of the European Union’s transatlantic cooperation in the field of science and technology are formal agreements between the European Commission (EC) with Canada and the United States.

by Gottfried Bacher

How it all began

by Daniel Denecke

Doctoral programs in the United States have long been a model for graduate education in other parts of the world. Judged by standards of research productivity, quality of education, and alumni success, U.S. research universities have merited not just passing grades but highest honors. In the area of Ph.D. productivity, however, graduate programs at these universities have not achieved their full potential.

by Jutta Kern

The issues of science and technology (S&T) are usually regarded as important matters but are rarely attractive enough to surface as hot topics in a presidential election campaign. This year’s electoral battle is different, however. It came as a great surprise to many observers when John Kerry, the Democratic candidate, spearheaded his campaign with S&T topics. "The United States of America deserves a president of the United States who believes in science," John Kerry said when campaigning in Las Vegas. The senator from Massachusetts touched upon growing concerns over the loss of U.S. dominance in S&T innovation; he said there are an increasing number of scientists who are dissatisfied with the Bush administration’s science policy and handling of scientific matters.

by Eleonora Windisch

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