New strategy on European digital libraries unveiled
Brussels, 03 Oct 2005 The European Commission unveiled its strategy to make Europe's written and audiovisual heritage available on the Internet on 30 September. Digital libraries are one of the...
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WIPO to Extend its Work on Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources And Folklore and Launch a New Voluntary Fund to Boost Participation of Indigenous and Local Communities in its Work (l
Geneva, 03 Oct 2005 WIPO Member States Extend International Work on Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources And Folklore Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (...
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Potocnik makes case for more air traffic management research
Brussels, 03 Oct 2005 'It is clear that for the rapid growth in air travel to be safe, a drastic change in the way traffic is managed in the skies above Europe must take place,' said EU Science and...
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PATINNOVA 2005 and EPIDOS
Brussels, 03 Oct 2005 The European Commission and the European Patent Office (EPO) will hold the PATINNOVA and EPO Patent Information conferences in Budapest, Hungary, from 8 to 10 November. The...
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Stakeholder Conference: European Climate Change Programme Second Phase
Brussels, 03 Oct 2005 A stakeholder conference on the launch of the European Climate Change Programme, second phase (ECCP II) will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 24 October. The European Climate...
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ESA Cameras on the International Space Station May Examine the Role of Giant Upward Striking Lightning in Ozone Depletion and the Earth's Climate
Paris, 03 Oct 2005 Do giant flashes of lightning striking upwards from thunder clouds merely pose an extraordinarily spectacular view? Or do they actually alter the chemical composition of the...
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Envisat Monitors Coral Bleaching 10 Metres Deep in the Southern Seas
Paris, 03 Oct 2005 Photos Australian researchers have found Envisat's MERIS sensor can detect coral bleaching down to ten metres deep. This means Envisat could potentially monitor impacted coral...
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Rammell: I'm right on university admissions The higher education minister, Bill Rammell, today told independent schools they were wrong to criticise his plans for a shake-up of university admissions...
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Scientist's quest to spread the warning from the southern wilderness
Brussels, 30 Sep 2005 The Antarctic is as remote as it is hostile - no other continent is so cold or sparsely populated. But while it may be a frozen desert at the southern tip of the Earth, the...
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"E-nose" to track hospital superbugs
Brussels, 30 Sep 2005 British scientists have developed an electronic nose that can test for superbug MRSA infections in just 15 minutes. Standard culture tests to identify MRSA (methicillin-...
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Follow-up to UK farm scale GM study shows results persist for two years
Brussels, 30 Sep 2005 A follow-up study to the UK's farm scale evaluations (FSE) of genetically modified (GM) crops has found that the impacts on wildlife observed in the initial results can persist...
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Declining science student numbers - what can be done?
Brussels, 30 Sep 2005 An international conference on the problem of declining student enrolment in science and technology courses will take place on 14 and 15 November in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....
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Assessing carbon sequestration in European forests
Brussels, 30 Sep 2005 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has issued a call for tenders on developing harmonised methods for assessing carbon sequestration in European forests. The...
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Training courses: Getting ready for FP7
Brussels, 30 Sep 2005 Two half-day training courses entitled 'Getting ready for Framework 7' will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 16 and 17 November. The aim of this half-day day workshop is to...
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Agenda of the Research and Joint Research/Atomic Questions Working Party, 3 October 2005
Brussels, 30 Sep 2005 Full text of Document 3355/05 1. Commission recommendation for the renewal of scientific and technical cooperation agreement in Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) ­...