Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 The UK has launched a new scheme aimed at helping young researchers to obtain a permanent academic position. The Academic Fellowship scheme will have a budget of 23 million GBP...
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 The World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) is organising the second world renewable energy forum entitled 'Renewing civilization by renewable energy' to take place in Bonn,...
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 An international conference on the Functional Genomics of Ageing is taking place in Crete, Greece, from 28 April to 1 May. The conference will address issues such as: - ageing...
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 The Group of Personalities (GOP) for Security Research has published its Report. 'Research for a Secure Europe' describes the need for increased coordination in security...
Paris, 15 Mar 2004 Teacher shortages, particularly in key areas such as computer sciences, mathematics, technology, foreign languages and sciences, are prompting education providers to re-think the...
Deadline: 30/04/2004
Brussels, 12th March 2004 The Council failed to reach agreement on the proposed Regulation creating a Community Patent, despite the agreement on the broad outlines reached by the same Council in...
Brussels, 12th March 2004 The Council adopted its contribution to the Spring European Council, which will review progress on the Lisbon strategy of economic, social and environmental renewal. This...
Brussels, 12 Mar 2004 Full text of Document 1004/04 1. GALILEO ­ Negotiations with Israel with a view to a co-operation agreement on the development of a civil Global Navigation Satellite...
Brussels, 12 Mar 2004 Full text of Document 304/2/03 Revision 02 Suite of documents 304/2/03 Following the 158th CSO meeting on 16/17 February 2004 in Skopje, delegations will find attached revised...
Brussels, 12 Mar 2004 'Walk the talk' was the message sent to politicians at the European Business Summit taking place in Brussels on 11 March. If European leaders want a competitive Europe, they...
Brussels, 12 Mar 2004 The Competitiveness Council met for the first time under the Irish Presidency on 11 March, and sent a message to the EU's Heads of State and Government that a higher proportion...
Brussels, 12 Mar 2004 A series of seminars on crop science and technology will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 1 to 3 November 2004. The seminars will provide a forum for scientific debate and...
Brussels, 12 Mar 2004 The European Commission has cancelled a call for tenders for the provision of miscellaneous studies, data and services, published on 12 February 2004. DG Research has decided...
V-cs set to break ranks over top-up fees Up to 20 universities are planning to break ranks with their national body and make a last-ditch appeal to MPs to dump the principle of variable top-up fees....