EU funds medical ethics network in Africa
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 A new initiative aimed at fostering medical research ethics committees in Africa was launched in Paris on January. The 'networking for ethics on biomedical research in Africa' (...
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Germany to lose jobs in R&D
Brussels, 02 Feb 2005 Germany may lose more jobs in research and development (R&D) industries, as the vast majority of companies do not plan to increase research spending at home before 2008...
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Would-be lawyers flop in essay test Poor essay writing skills let down some of the brightest students in the country applying to study law. The first results of the new National Admissions Test for...
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Taxpayer will help Oxford fund lab security The Government has agreed to underwrite the costs of protecting Oxford University's planned £18 million biomedical research facility from animal rights...
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Kelly toes Cabinet line on stem-cell research Ruth Kelly yesterday put the doctrine of collective Cabinet responsibility ahead of the doctrines of Roman Catholicism by making plain that she will back...
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Road transport sector works together to make Europe’s road transport safer, cleaner and more competitive
Brussels, 1st February 2005 Transport research must focus on the challenges of the future, such as keeping people and products mobile, road safety, energy efficiency and increasing the...
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Commission to promote EU-New Zealand collaboration at nanotechnology conference
Brussels, 01 Feb 2005 Senior officials from the European Commission will lead a workshop on developing closer collaboration between the EU and New Zealand in the field of nanotechnology at an...
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Earth & Space Week 2005: Celebrating our planet while reaching for the stars
Paris, 01 Feb 2005 From 12 to 20 February, world leaders, policy makers and space experts will gather in Brussels for a week packed with events organised with a view to the 3rd Earth Observation...
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UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee Response to UK Government and OFT Response to its Report on Scientific Publication
London, 01 Feb 2005 Government Response with Committee comment The Committee should be aware that the report was read and considered carefully and that the Government's response incorporated the...
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Taxpayer will help Oxford fund lab security The Government has agreed to underwrite the costs of protecting Oxford University's planned £18 million biomedical research facility from animal rights...
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EU project to determine how diet and genetic factors combine to cause obesity
Brussels, 31 Jan 2005 It is estimated that obesity and associated co-morbidities directly account for around five per cent of European health budgets, and although essentially a simple energy...
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New concept of 'granular temperature' could shed light on avalanche movement
Brussels, 31 Jan 2005 Scientists in France, Italy and Switzerland have discovered a new concept of temperature which could help to explain how ice and snow particles flow the way they do during an...
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UK scientists discover how to make eye cells sensitive to light
Brussels, 31 Jan 2005 A team of researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Manchester has discovered how to make eye cells light receptive, opening the way to a potential cure for...
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EU-Russia symposium on S&T cooperation in biotechnology
Brussels, 31 Jan 2005 The third Moscow international congress on biotechnology will feature an EU-Russia symposium and partnering event on science and technology (S&T) cooperation in...
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IST Financial Workshop, Cyprus
Brussels, 31 Jan 2005 A one-day workshop on financial issues relating to the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will be held on 24 February in Nicosia, Cyprus. The workshop is being organised by the...