Looking for Papa in Cuba
Huw Richards meets a scholar who is pursuing international connections that he considers vital to comprehending the work of Ernest Hemingway. Few writers have a clearer image than Ernest Hemingway as...
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Is the writing on the wall or will there be a happy ending?
Public apathy to reading rather than technology is the main threat to print's primacy, writes Harriet Swain. Our monthly guide to some of the conferences taking place around the world This year in...
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Conference watch
The Academy of Medical Sciences is discussing the Science of Violence on October 19. The meeting will bring together biomedical scientists, policymakers, lawyers, law enforcers and the public to look...
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In the run-up to a conference to celebrate the life of Joseph Rotblat, Bruce Kent shares fond memories of the late Nobel laureate and peace campaigner with Michael North Bruce Kent, the vice-...
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Change rules to end game-play
The intense optimisation activity surrounding preparations for the research assessment exercise wastes much time that academics could better spend on research and teaching. That three of my...
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Finalised Text of Common Position for a Decision Concerning the Seventh Research Framework Programme (2007-2013) (link)
Brussels, Sep 2006 Full text of Document 12032/2/06 Revision 02 Suite of documents 12032/2/06 Subject: Common position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a...
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Voting Result on the 7th Research Framework Programme (link)
Brussels, Sep 2006 Full text of Document 13199/06 Suite of documents 13199/06 Subject: Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the 7th Framework Programme of the...
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Finalised Text of Decision Establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) (link)
Brussels, Sep 2006 Full text of Document 3622/06 Suite of documents 3622/06 Subject: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-...
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Amendments for the Report on Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (link)
Brussels, Sep 2006 Amendments 001-009 Link to the Report European Parliament
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Statement of the Council's Reasons on its Common Position for a Decision Concerning the Seventh Research Framework Programme (2007-2013) (extract)
Brussels, Sep 2006 Full text of Document 12032/2/06 Addendum 01 Revision 02 Suite of documents 12032/2/06 Subject: Common position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the...
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Agenda of the Research Working Party
Brussels, Sep 2006 Full text of Document 3192/06 1. Risk-sharing Finance Facility continuation of discussions 2. FP7 and Rules for Participation state of play 3. Any other business. [Public Info...
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In the footsteps of Nobel laureates – winners of the 2006 European Union Contest for Young Scientists announced (extract)
Brussels, September 2006 24 Young people today received a share of the €28500 prize pot awarded at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists. Three projects received €5000...
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Draft Report on the outcomes of the: "Public consultation on transnational research cooperation and knowledge transfer between public research organisations and industry" (extract)
Brussels, Sep 2006 Full text [...] 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document summarises the outcomes of the online public consultation conducted by the RESEARCH DG from 12 May to 31 July 2006 during which...
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EU bringing ancient crop into 21st century
Brussels, Sep 2006 A new project funded under the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) is examining how to boost the production of one of the planet's oldest and most nutritious grains, fonio....
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Member States to share knowledge on Bluetongue
Brussels, Sep 2006 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has asked the EU's Member States to cooperate in the collection of scientific data and analysis of the animal disease Bluetongue....