Commission profiles first ERA-NET projects
Brussels, 14 May 2004 The European Commission has published a document detailing 32 new ERA-NET projects. The ERA (European Research Area) -NET scheme supports the coordination of national research...
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Runners to compete over 217 km in the name of science
Brussels, 14 May 2004 An international research project is to study the effects of taking part in one of the world's most extreme endurance races - the 135 mile (217 kilometre) Badwater Ultramarathon...
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International conference on nanomaterials, Germany
Brussels, 14 May 2004 An international conference on nanostructured materials will take place in Wiesbaden, Germany, from 20 to 24 June The aim of the conference is to provide a meeting place for...
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International conference on water
Brussels, 14 May 2004 The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is organising a conference on 'Chemistry for Water: Towards water for all mankind in the 21st century', to take...
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Deadline extended for IST 2004 call for ideas
Brussels, 14 May 2004 The European Commission has extended the deadline for the submission of conference and exhibition ideas for the IST 2004 event. The deadline has been extended from 17 May until...
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EuroNews visits Europe's spaceport in Kourou
Paris, 14 May 2004 The fourth episode of the special TV magazine dedicated to Space, produced by EuroNews in collaboration with ESA, starts today 14 May featuring Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French...
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Preparation of Competitiveness Council, Brussels, 17-18 May 2004
Brussels, 14 May 2004 (Fabio FABBI, Thorsten MUENCH, Peter SANDLER, Tilman LÜDER and Jonathan TODD) Competitiveness and Innovation and Better Regulation (PS and FF) The Council will debate together...
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Dollars lure scientists Down Under
Fears for the future survival in UK universities of "problem" subjects such as chemistry were reignited this week as it emerged that a campaign to lure top researchers to Australia is robbing...
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Bid a fond farewell to beards, bad hair and kipper ties on the BBC
A broadcasting era spanning more than 30 years, that began with kipper ties and bearded professors, will come to an end in 2006 when the final Open University coursework programme is scheduled to be...
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In the news: Lord Forsyth
Mischievous voices at Westminster have suggested that Lord Forsyth of Drumlean is not particularly thrilled to have been selected for the honour of leading the Conservative Party line on the higher...
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Appointments
* Roy Crawford , professor of engineering materials and pro vice-chancellor at Queen's University Belfast, has been appointed vice-chancellor of Waikato University, New Zealand. * Paul O'Prey ,...
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Arts suffer a 19% cash gap
Humanities and social science subjects are on average underfunded by a fifth as is teacher training, according to a government report. The report points to a 19 per cent gap between what it costs...
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Non-poet versed in Dylan wows Oxford
Controversy was in the air at Oxford this week as the university looked set to appoint a non-poet famous for his writings on Bob Dylan as its next professor of poetry. Literary critic Christopher...
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Salary boost for medics
Doctors who choose to juggle an academic career alongside their clinical commitments will no longer lose out financially thanks to an increase in government funding. After months of negotiation, the...
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