Spanish rectors oppose accreditation system
Spanish university rectors have criticised a new staff-appointments system that has led to a soaring number of successful appeals against decisions made by the body that considers part-time lecturers...
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Overlooked Nobel advertises his plight
A pioneer of magnetic resonance imaging who missed out on a share of the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine has stepped up his campaign to gain recognition, spending about £150,000 on adverts in...
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University chief lambasts Tories over fees Terence Kealey, the vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham, said the Conservative party's opposition to the government's op-up fee plan was "...
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Commission clears plans for disposal of radioactive waste at Triga research reactors at Heidelberg
Brussels, 11 December 2003 Commission opinion of 10 December 2003 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning and complete dismantling of the research...
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Countering the fragmentation of European research
Brussels, 11 December 2003 Today in Brussels the Commission announced the first results of the new EU-funded €148 million ERA-NET scheme, aimed at networking national research programmes. In the...
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"I/A" Item Note: Council and Commission Decision on the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement with the Swiss Confederation
Brussels, 11 Dec 2003 Full text of Document 15879/03 Suite of documents 15879/03 No. Cion prop.: 15405/03 RECH 240 ATO 217 AELE 26 - COM(2003) 656 final Subject: Adoption of a Decision of the Council...
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Science in space pow-wow
Brussels, 11 Dec 2003 Nominated bigwigs from the world of astrophysics and space science met at an OECD-sponsored Astronomy Workshop to discuss the future of the field and how to improve...
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Experts examine the barriers to public acceptance of nanotechnologies
Brussels, 11 Dec 2003 A lack of definition, specific aims and containment were all pinpointed as reasons for public mistrust of nanotechnology by speakers at the EuroNanoForum in Trieste, Italy, on...
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World leaders outline their visions for the Information Society
Brussels, 11 Dec 2003 Policy makers and other stakeholders from around the globe gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, on 10 December for the opening session of the World Summit on the Information Society...
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Conference on the attractiveness of science careers
Brussels, 11 Dec 2003 Organised by ASPERT and the association for women in science, a conference on 'the attractiveness of the scientific and technical sectors' will take place on 9 and 10 January...
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Space and security policy in Europe
Paris, 11 Dec 2003 A study on "Space and Security Policy in Europe" was initiated by ESA in the framework of its General Studies Programme. It has been performed by a network of European experts in...
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VideoTalk: Where does Mars hide its water?
Paris, 11 Dec 2003 Is there water on Mars? When Mars Express reaches the Red Planet on 25 December we will be closer than ever to discovering if the ancient river valleys on the surface of Mars hide...
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Grease the links or the national asset will rust
University-business collaboration must be geared up before the UK falls farther behind, says Richard Lambert As an outsider looking into the UK's university system, I have had a fair number of...
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Alison Wolf
Free driving lessons and touch-typing instruction are what the government could be doling out to grab some positive headlines this Christmas In the past few weeks, much of the Cabinet must have...
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Don's diary: adventures in theatreland
Tuesday Have I received the pink card? It's a call from my publishers. My collection of neurological tales, Into the Silent Land , has been shortlisted for The Guardian First Book Award, but I haven'...