Laurie Taylor Column
From: The Office of the Vice-Chancellor To: Dr Piercemüller Subject: Transfer of Duties Dear Dr Piercemüller, As you will know, we are rapidly approaching the 2008 research assessment exercise. This...
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Leader: Merger will bring unity of purpose
Education at all levels remains one of the most highly unionised sections of the UK workforce but, as the employers are well aware, the unions' impact is greatly diminished by the array of...
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Leader: Keep the foundations
It is still too soon to judge whether foundation degrees will justify the government's faith in them as the main engine of higher education expansion. The number of applicants for full-time courses...
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"I/A" Item Note: Draft Council Joint Action on Aspects of the Operation of the European Satellite Radionavigation System Affecting the Security of the European Union (link)
Brussels, 26 May 2004 Full text of Document 9569/04 Suite of documents 9569/04 1. In August 2003, the Commission submitted a proposal for a Regulation establishing the structures for the management...
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Plagiarist student set to sue university
A student who admits plagiarising his way through his three-year degree course plans to sue his university for negligence after he was caught out on the day before his final exam. Michael Gunn was...
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Row rages over 'dirty money'
Fresh controversy over UK universities' commercial links broke out this week as staff in business schools complained of growing threats to their independence while a leading philosopher said...
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Agenda of the Meeting of Transport Attachés Intermodal Questions and Networks, 27 May
Brussels, 26 May 2004 Full text of Document 2081/1/04 Revision 01 1. GALILEO ­ Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the United...
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Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) - The ERM database is available
Brussels, 26 May 2004 Geel (B): A new European concept aiming at harmonisation and further improvement of quality, reliability and performance in chemical analysis was launched last October by three...
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Risk assessment methodologies for the effects of GM crops on human/animal health and the environment
Brussels, 26 May 2004 The European Commission's Environment DG has published a call for tenders relating to the definition of risk assessment methodologies for the cumulative long term effects of...
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Agenda of the 11th plenary meeting of the EFSA GMO Panel - 24 to 26 May 2004 (link)
Brussels, 26 May 2004 Full text of the agenda European Food Safety Authority -- EFSA
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Insurance industry warned of nanotechnology risks
Brussels, 26 May 2004 A major reinsurance company has advised insurance companies that they may need to reconsider covering products manufactured using nanotechnology until more is known about any...
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EU finances first-ever European Network of Excellence in cardiovascular diseases
Brussels, 26 May 2004 Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death in Europe, responsible in 2002 for five million deaths. This means over 50 per cent of all deaths are a result of...
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Syngenta decides not to market GM product in the EU after all
Brussels, 26 May 2004 The Swiss company Syngenta has announced its decision not to market its genetically modified (GM) sweetcorn, BT11, despite the recent authorisation of the product by the...
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Negotiating and managing FP5 and FP6 projects
Brussels, 26 May 2004 A workshop on negotiating, managing and administering Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) and FP6 contracts will take place in Limerick, Ireland, on 28 May. The event will include...
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Call for proposals - research into ethics
Brussels, 26 May 2004 The European Commission has launched a call for proposals for research into ethics under the science and activity area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). This call covers...