Experts dismiss vampire reptile claim
It should be one of the palaeontological announcements of the decade - the discovery of a fossilised vampire pterosaur that drank the blood of dinosaurs. But scientists regard the research delivered...
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V-cs pan Hefce bid to redirect funding
The number of universities forced to hand back millions of pounds could double to nearly 50 next year under teaching cash reforms outlined by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The...
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Luxembourg in dereliction of EU duties for transposing only part of directives on contained use of GMOs: judgment
Luxembourg, 16 October 2003 C-325/02, Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Judgment of the Court of Justice (Second Chamber) on 16 October 2003 (link to English version...
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Commission calls for enhanced aerospace research coordination
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 The European Commission has published a communication, responding to the STAR 21 report on creating a coherent framework for aerospace in the EU, and pledging to strengthen...
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Report assesses success of eContent programme
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 The eContent programme has successfully demonstrated the potential economic benefits of developing a European multimedia content industry, a mid-term evaluation programme report...
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EU bans growth promoting hormones
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 Following a scientific risk assessment, the European Parliament and the European Council adopted a directive prohibiting the use of growth promoting hormones on 14 October. The...
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Philippe Busquin Commissaire européen chargé de la Recherche Les femmes et la recherche industrielle Conférence de presse Bruxelles, le 16 octobre 2003
Bruxelles, le 16 octobre 2003 J'ai sollicité votre attention aujourd'hui car nous avons de nouveaux résultats, dans le cadre des actions " femmes et sciences ", et plus particulièrement dans deux...
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FP6 heralds a new era of cooperation in nuclear reactor safety research
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 Through its European atomic energy community (EURATOM) programme, the Commission has for many years promoted the benefits of collaborative research efforts in the field of...
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Tekes launches Millennium Technology Prize
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 Finland's national technology agency, Tekes, has launched the Millennium Technology Prize, and is currently seeking nominations. The competition is open to citizens of all...
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International conference on the ethics of intellectual property rights
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 The Polish Academy of Sciences will hold an international bioethical conference on the ethics of intellectual property rights and patents on 23 and 24 April 2004 in Warsaw,...
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Revised Text of Proposed Council Directive (Euratom) on the Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste (link)
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 Full text of Document 13537/03 Suite of documents 13537/03 No. Cion prop.: 8990/03 ATO 95 ENER 132 Subject: Proposal for a Council Directive (Euratom) on the management of spent...
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Draft Summary Conclusions of the 5 Sep. Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest)
Brussels, 16 Oct 2003 Full text of Document 1204/03 Suite of documents 1204/03 In the absence of Dr. MITSOS, the meeting was chaired by Mr. RICHARDSON (European Commission, Deputy Director General,...
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Space Days approaching - a great opportunity for European industry
Paris, 16 Oct 2003 The ESA-sponsored Industry Space Days 2003 will provide companies with an inside view of the European space sector's future direction, delivered first-hand from top names in...
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Return to space for Spanish ESA astronaut
Paris, 16 Oct 2003 On 18 October the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:37 local time, 07:37 CEST, will be carrying the European Space Agency astronaut...
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Commissioner Busquin welcomes China's first human space flight
Brussels, 16 October 2003 "I congratulate the People's Republic of China and the Chinese people for the success of their first human space flight," European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin...