... that, since 1994,applications for civil-engineering courses have fallen by 40 percent and the railway industry alone requires a further 1,000 engineers to deliver its investment programme. A critical shortage of skilled engineers and scientists in the UK could harm the country's competitive potential...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Europe Scientists Young people Contest for young scientists Keywords Europe, Scientists, Young people Improving the mobility of the visually impaired; developing a scanner to produce three-dimensional images;and solving the problem...

...Glynis M. Breakwell Reports the results of a survey of 3,600 11‐16 year‐olds which explored the relationships between scientific knowledge and beliefs,attitudes towards science and scientists, and involvement, actual or prospective, in scientific activities. Describes the influences which predict...