And now the weather ... on Mars!
Paris, 03 July 2002 Blinding dust storms can seriously ruin your plans for a landing on Mars. ESA is adapting the global climate models that we use to forecast our weather on Earth for the turbulent...
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Parliament adopts resolution on Commission proposal for science statistics
Brussels, 03 July 2002 European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on 2 July on a proposal for the production and development of Community statistics on science and technology. The...
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European research project on underwater cultural heritage launches website
Brussels, 03 July 2002 An EU project to monitor, safeguard and visualise shipwrecks, involving partners from six European countries, has launched a new website offering photographs of the project and...
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Young researchers programme launched by French public institute
Brussels, 03 July 2002 Inserm, the French public institute dedicated to biomedical research, has launched a programme to place young scientists and researchers in top ranking scientific projects. The...
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Competitiveness tender launched by Commission
Brussels, 03 July 2002 The European Commission's Enterprise DG has published a call for tenders for annual studies in the areas of European competitiveness. The call relates to a framework contract...
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Consultation on the need for a Community legal framework on human tissue engineered products
Brussels, 03 July 2002 Consultation Tissue engineering is a new and rapidly developing technology that intends to produce viable substitutes that restore, maintain or improve the function of human...
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Radioactivity in the environment: Commissioner Wallström answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 3 July 2002 Verbatim report of proceedings for 2 July 2002 (Part 1) El Presidente. - Pregunta nº 61 formulada por Nuala Ahern (H-0482/02): Asunto: Los niveles de tritio frente a la costa...
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Commission proposals for a trustworthy and environmentally safe approach to GMOs and GM food and feed backed by European Parliament
Brussels, 3 July 2002 The European Parliament completed today its first reading on two Commission proposals on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) which establishes a sound Community system to...
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Traceability and labelling of GMOs (codecision, proposals approved with ammendments)
Strasbourg, 03 July 2002 Antonios TRAKATELLIS (EPP-ED, GR) Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation concerning traceability and labelling of genetically modified...
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Today's papers
Students told degree may be linked to appearance Students may have to smarten up and get rid of their dreadlocks and facial piercings if they want to get their degrees, university leaders said...
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Update: 13:20
Graeme Davies named as next London v-c Sir Graeme Davies, vice-chancellor of the University of Glasgow, is to become vice-chancellor of the University of London when Graham Zellick completes his six-...
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Latest research news
RAE review asks critics for ideas Major changes to the controversial research assessment exercise were signalled last week when the funding councils announced a review of how university research is...
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Establishing a roadmap for information society dependability
Establishing a roadmap for information society dependability Ispra, Italy, 02 July 2002 An important year-long project on Accompanying Measure System Dependability (AMSD) , involving the JRC...
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Less fuel, less noise - Commission launches 80 million euro aeronautics technology platform project
Brussels, 02 July 2002 An EU funded technology platform project aimed at reducing fuel burn and noise in commercial airliners was launched in Toulouse, France on 1 July. AWIATOR has a budget of 80...
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New JRC technique to be used for DNA gender tests on beef for export
Brussels, 02 July 2002 A new technique developed by the Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) is to be used to carry out DNA-based gender tests on beef in an attempt to combat fraudulent claims...