Ministers see off rebels in bill triumph
Rebel Labour MPs failed to halt the government's plans to introduce variable tuition fees this week as the political battle over the higher education bill moved to the House of Lords. Ministers saw...
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Space technologies aid solar-powered global flight bid
Paris, 31 Mar 2004 ESA's Technology Transfer Programme is to supply state-of-the-art technologies to assist adventurer Bertrand Piccard's flight around the world in a single-pilot solar-powered...
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USPTO Announces Training on PatentIn 3.3, its Sequence Authoring Software (link)
Washington D.C., 31 Mar 2004 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will offer free training on its newest release of the sequence authoring software, PatentIn 3.3. The 2004 training...
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Ministers see off rebels in bill triumph Labour rebels failed to muster enough support for an amendment to replace the government's plans for variable tuition fees of up to £3,000 a year with a fixed...
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Latest research news
Genetic surgery in the womb moves closer British scientists are preparing to conduct genetic surgery on an unborn child. The team reported on Monday that it is the first to use gene transplants in...
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New universities come to Clarke's rescue The government was thrown a lifeline last night when Britain's new universities made an eleventh-hour plea to Labour backbenchers to vote in favour of top-up...
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Methane discovery points to possible life on Mars
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 Scientists working with the Mars Express mission have detected methane in the Red Planet's atmosphere, supporting two previous observations of the gas, and leading to...
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Mars Express confirms methane in the Martian atmosphere
Paris, 30 Mar 2004 During recent observations from the ESA Mars Express spacecraft in orbit around Mars, methane was detected in its atmosphere. Whilst it is too early to draw any conclusions on its...
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Scientists glimpse underwater behaviour of penguins
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 UK and Japanese scientists have obtained the first ever pictures of penguins interacting with one another underwater by strapping miniature cameras to the birds' backs....
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Gender-specific health issues
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 The second in the series of seminars 'Views on research and innovation', organised by the Swedish EU R&D (research and development) Council, will focus on gender-...
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International conference on Women's health, Italy
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 The fifth International Symposium on Women's Health and the Menopause will be held in Florence, Italy, from 21 to 24 April. The event, organised by the Lorenzini Foundation,...
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Spectacular turnout at Security Research Information Day
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 Over 400 participants attended the Information Day on the 'Preparatory Action on the enhancement of the European industrial potential in the field of Security Research' on 25...
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"International Scientific Co-operation in FP6": Action Plan presentation is now available to download (link)
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 Full text DG Research http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/i ndex_en.html Item source: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/iscp/ index_en.cfm
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Spain to reform science policy
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 Following a pre-election public statement by renowned Spanish scientists calling on political parties to sign a 'state pact' on science, the new socialist government, elected in...
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Call for research exploitation strategy seminars
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 The European Commission's Research DG is inviting to enhance the potential impact of projects funded by one of the research programmes managed by the Industrial Technologies...