Kate Magee Mission 21 has been called in to advise on next year's National Science and Engineering Week, as the Government attempts to drive take-up of the disciplines among British students.

A LEADING expert in fertility was at Queen's University yesterday to provide some incisive thinking on the way forward for science in Northern Ireland.

Under the Microscope: Science Week 2004 has come and gone.

WELLINGTON science reporter Veronika Meduna will attend a British science festival on a scholarship.

CHILDREN must be inspired to make discoveries like the great pioneers of the past, a leading scientist said. Sir Peter Williams, of the British Association for Advancement of Science, said attitudes had to change for science to be sustained by future generations.