Brussels, 25 Nov 2003 As well as recognising European excellence in collaborative research, the awards ceremony of the 2003 Descartes Prize in Rome on 20 November gave policy makers and scientists...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2003 The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has welcomed the Commission's action plan on investing in research, but has emphasised the need to support basic research, and to...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2003 A new one billion euro Eureka cluster project has been established, bringing together the biggest names in telecommunications in order to safeguard Europe's leadership in the...
Cook joins MPs in revolt over top-up fees At least 100 Labour MPs including Robin Cook, the former foreign secretary, will launch a mass revolt tomorrow against Tony Blair's plans to introduce...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2003 The European Commission's Education and Culture DG has published a call for tenders for a study on the contribution of vocational education and training systems to achieving the...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2003 The CADDET (centre for the analysis and dissemination of demonstrated energy technologies) initiative has launched a new web service comprising a one-stop-shop to information on...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2003 Last year the international science magazine The Scientist invited readers in the USA, Canada and western Europe to give their opinions of the 'Best places to work for postdocs...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2003 Summary: The JRC has published a report on the current scope and quality of genetic testing services in Europe. Contact: danae.ortega@jrc.es Url: http:///www.jrc.es/home/index....
Paris, 25 Nov 2003 Dotted across varied regions of our planet are the waterlogged landscapes known as wetlands. Often inaccessible, these muddy areas are actually treasure houses of ecological...
Paris, 25 Nov 2003 ESA's Mars Express probe is scheduled to arrive at Mars at Christmas: the Beagle 2 lander is expected to touch down on the surface of the Red Planet during the night of 24 to 25...
HIV cases in Britain rising 20% a year The number of people infected with HIV in Britain is increasing by nearly 20 per cent a year and one third are unaware that they have the disease, according to...
Brussels, 25 November 2003 On the heels of the launch of the White Paper on Space, European space policy took another leap forward as the European Community (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA)...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2003 Full text of Document 14086/03 Suite of documents 14086/03 No. prev. doc.: 13717/03 Subject: Preparing the creation of an intergovernmental Agency in the field of defence...
Brussels, 25 November 2003 The following research points are included in the programme of discussion for the Council meeting to be held tomorrow in Brussels under the chairmanship of the Italian...
Brussels, 25 November 2003 Council Resolution of 10 November 2003 on the profession and the career of researchers within the European Research Area (ERA) (OJ C282/1 25.11.2003). Full text [...] 12....