Laurie Taylor Column
TOP DON IN HONOURS SHOCK The world of academe was reeling last night at the shock news that Professor Gordon Lapping had not featured in the new year honours list. In an exclusive interview with the...
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Laurie Taylor Column
TOP DON IN HONOURS SHOCK The world of academe was reeling last night at the shock news that Professor Gordon Lapping had not featured in the new year honours list. In an exclusive interview with the...
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Leader: Sugared pill still hard to swallow
Time will tell whether the student-support package announced with this week's higher education bill is sufficient to win over enough Labour "rebels". None of them has done any rebelling yet...
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Leader: A union fit for purpose?
The debacle over the constitution for an enlarged European Union has faded from the headlines, and enthusiasm for the concept has dwindled. For higher education, however, 2004 is the year the Bologna...
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Leader: Sugared pill still hard to swallow
Time will tell whether the student-support package announced with this week's higher education bill is sufficient to win over enough Labour "rebels". None of them has done any rebelling yet...
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Leader: A union fit for purpose?
The debacle over the constitution for an enlarged European Union has faded from the headlines, and enthusiasm for the concept has dwindled. For higher education, however, 2004 is the year the Bologna...
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Commission encourages international solidarity when utilizing exotic plants
Brussels, 7 January 2004 When an EU company uses exotic plants like Aloe Vera for producing cosmetics it should share the benefits of this use with the country where the plant came from. This is the...
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Belgian scientists discover the secrets of antibubbles
Brussels, 07 Jan 2004 Using a high speed video camera, a team of Belgian scientists has, for the first time, succeeded in observing how 'antibubbles' form and move. Whereas the common bubble is a...
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UK workshops to focus on FP6 proposal preparation and financial issues
Brussels, 07 Jan 2004 Two workshops aimed at members of the research community who are interested in developing a proposal for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will be held in Cambridge, UK, on 10...
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Registration Form for Conference: The EUROPE of Knowledge 2020 - University-based Research and Innovation - 25-28 April 2004, Liège
Brussels, 07 Jan 2004 An online expression of interest form is now available to register for the conference. Liège, Convention centre, Belgium Preliminary information and registration details...
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eHealth: eEurope Awards for eHealth - 2004: The call is now open!
Brussels, 07 Jan 2004 "Empowering the Citizen through eHealth Tools and Services" - A Call for Good Practices in Europe The eEurope Awards for eHealth - 2004 are to be presented at the High-Level...
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Laser technology employed to tackle brake noise
Brussels, 07 Jan 2004 A consortium of Belgian and German researchers has produced a new set of laser technology tools to tackle the noise pollution caused by squealing breaks in both cars and trains...
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28th international Antarctic conference
Brussels, 07 Jan 2004 The 28th international Antarctic conference of the scientific committee on Antarctic research (SCAR) will be held in Bremen, Germany, from 25 to 31 July. All disciplines of...
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ITEA announces call for projects
Brussels, 07 Jan 2004 ITEA (information technology for European advancement), a Eureka strategic cluster programme, has announced an upcoming call for projects for pre-competitive research and...
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ESA Director General to meet the press in Paris
Paris, 07 Jan 2004 On Thursday 15 January, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain will meet the media at ESA Headquarters in Paris. The gathering will start at 08:30 with breakfast, followed at 09...