Leader: Parity for part-timers
The new sliding scale of grants to be made available in 2005 will not satisfy those who have been campaigning to reverse the injustices heaped upon part-time students for as long as state support has...
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International research team makes Parkinson's breakthrough
Brussels, Oct 2004 A team of researchers from the UK, the US and Spain have discovered a gene which, when mutated, causes Parkinson's disease in some families, and which could open up new avenues of...
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Genetically modified NK603 maize authorised for both food and feed
Brussels, 26 October 2004 The European Commission today authorised the placing on the market of foods and food ingredients derived from genetically modified maize line NK603 in accordance with the GM...
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Scientific reasoning should be a core school skill, says Royal Society president
Brussels, Oct 2004 The president of the UK Royal Society, Lord May of Oxford, has called on his government to 'embed the acquisition of an understanding of scientific reasoning in the formal...
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Online marketplace for innovative textiles created by FP5 project
Brussels, Oct 2004 The 'Inneurotex' project, funded under the innovation and small and medium sized enterprises section of the Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) has created an online marketplace for...
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Basic research in the life sciences
Brussels, Oct 2004 A European Commission event on funding basic research in the life sciences will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 13 December. The aim of the conference is bring about a...
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Complex systems conference to bring together IST projects
Brussels, Oct 2004 A conference on complex systems will take place in Turin, Italy, from 5 to 8 December. The event will bring together all the projects funded within the complex systems initiative...
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New Developing local strategies for climate change
Brussels, Oct 2004 A conference on 'Adapting for climate change- developing local strategies' will take place in London, the UK, on 2 December. The main conference topics will include: - the...
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Revealing Titan's Surface (link)
Paris, Oct 2004 Photos These pictures were created from a sequence of images acquired by the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens spacecraft's cameras on 25 October 2004, 38 hours before its closest approach...
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Today's news
Students excluded after university scam Several overseas students were excluded from Oxford Brookes University this week after an investigation by The Times Higher into the use of fake qualifications...
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Latest research news
Gene wars only a few years away, say doctors Genetically targeted weapons capable of ethnic cleansing could become a reality within five years because the “window of opportunity” to tackle their...
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Today's news
Gene tests prove we are all the same under the skin The notion that skin colour can indicate physical or mental differences between groups of people has been demolished by analysis of the human...
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ERA-NET project aims to improve research in organic food and farming
Brussels, 26 Oct 2004 A new ERA-NET initiative has been launched in order to improve the quality and relevance of organic food and farming research in Europe. For many, organic production holds the...
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OECD advises closer international collaboration for new generation of astronomy projects
Brussels, 26 Oct 2004 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has formulated a number of recommendations on astronomy that propose closer international collaboration on large...
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Research and innovation are crucial, says Bank of Italy Governor
Brussels, 26 Oct 2004 The Governor of the Bank of Italy, Antonio Fazio, has called for more investment in research and innovation, saying they are fundamental factors for stimulating the economy....