ESA focuses its 'Cosmic Vision'
Paris, 21 Sep 2004 ESA's 'Cosmic Vision 2015-2025' workshop, held at UNESCO in Paris on 15-16 September 2004, showed that Europe is richer than ever in ideas for what should be done in space science...
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Deadline approaching for consultation on the future of European research
Brussels, 21 Sep 2004 The European Commission has already received over 500 responses to its open consultation on future research policy. With under a month left until the consultation process closes...
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UK information day on the FP6 'research and innovation' priority
Brussels, 21 Sep 2004 An information day will be held at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in London, UK, on 4 November to present practical information on the pending call for proposals under...
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Congress to take stock of progress in SPINE project
Brussels, 21 Sep 2004 A congress organised by the SPINE project, a pilot Integrated Project started under the Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) will take place in London, the UK, on 18 and 19 October....
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Agenda for the First Meeting of the Forum on University-based Research (link)
Brussels, 21 Sep 2004 The "Forum on University-based Research" is a working group created under the initiative of Commissioner Busquin in order to deepen the debate and the discussions that started...
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Colleges to charge top fee rates Two-thirds of universities in England are preparing to charge students the maximum top-up fee of £3,000 for all their courses, according to a survey of vice-...
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Dutch Presidency proposes a rethink of the European ICT agenda
Brussels, 20 Sep 2004 A new report commissioned by the Dutch EU Presidency has called for an overhaul of Europe's information and communication technologies (ICT) policy, identifying ten '...
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Draft Agenda of the 23/24 Sept. plenary of the EFSA GMO Panel (link)
Brussels, 20 Sep 2004 Full text European Food Safety Authority -- EFSA
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Agenda of the Competitiveness Council of 24 September 2004
Brussels, 20 Sep 2004 The following points will be discussed at this session: Economic situation and competitiveness Information from the Presidency Industrial policy and structural change Commission...
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Water and methane maps overlap on Mars: a new clue?
Paris, 20 Sep 2004 Recent analyses of ESA's Mars Express data reveal that concentrations of water vapour and methane in the atmosphere of Mars significantly overlap. This result, from data obtained...
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Academia Europaea calls for inclusion of the humanities in ERA and ERC
Brussels, 20 Sep 2004 The Academia Europaea has issued a statement calling on policy makers not to neglect the humanities in the European Research Area (ERA). The Academia Europaea is a European, non...
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UK sets R&D spending goal and aims lower than EU target
Brussels, 20 Sep 2004 The UK's Science Minister, Lord Sainsbury, has distanced the UK from the EU objective of increasing research investment to three per cent of GDP by 2010, setting the country its...
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Europe pledges research cooperation to tackle resurgent AIDS epidemic
Brussels, 20 Sep 2004 The EU and its neighbours have pledged to take common action to counter the resurgent HIV/AIDS epidemic, including research into more effective prevention and new treatments for...
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New research opportunities in the sustainable energy systems sector
Brussels, 20 Sep 2004 An information day on 'New research opportunities in the sustainable energy systems sector' will take place in Rome, Italy, on 4 October. The deadline for the current call for...
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Training course on management of risk in research projects
Brussels, 20 Sep 2004 EARMA, the European association of research managers and administrators, and the Karlsruhe Research Centre are organising a training course on the management of research project...