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VAT windfall for universities Universities may save millions of pounds on value added tax following clarification of the rules regarding tax on new research buildings. The University of East...
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Latest surveys on opinions regarding human embryonic stem cell research and use (link)
Brussels, 03 Nov 2003 Latest surveys DG Research http:///europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/i ndex_en.html
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Scientists attack UK government's 'silence' in GM debate
Brussels, 03 Nov 2003 A letter attacking the UK government's handling of the debate over genetically modified (GM) crops has been sent to Prime Minister Tony Blair on behalf of 114 individual...
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Near-real time ozone forecasting made possible by Envisat
Paris, 31 October 2003 Stratospheric data supplied by Envisat are the basis for a near-real time global ozone forecasting service now available online. Up in the stratosphere about 25 km above our...
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Proposed Council Decision on the accession of Canada to the Agreement setting up an International Science and Technology Centre with the U.S., Japan, and Russia (link)
Brussels, 03 Nov 2003 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the accession of Canada to the Agreement setting up an International Science and Technology Centre between the United States of America, Japan...
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i-WEAR Fashion Show in Paris - intelligent clothing
Paris, 03 Nov 2003 The "i-WEAR" Fashion Show will present the latest developments in intelligent clothing to European consumers in three major cities: Paris, Barcelona and Berlin. The project takes...
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Kon-Tiki adventure in space age style
Paris, 03 Nov 2003 Assisted by ESA technology, Frenchwoman Raphaëla le Gouvello has completed a remarkable odyssey – a single-handed windsurfer crossing of the Pacific Ocean. It is a successful...
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Case against Netherlands for failing to legislate on biotech patents - Case Filing C-395/03: Commission v Netherlands
Luxembourg, 1 November 2003 Action brought on 19 September 2003 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Case C-395/03) Official Journal publication of...
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New FP6UK service to help UK universities and businesses access EU research and development cash
London, 3 November 2003 A new Government initiative was launched today to help UK organisations benefit from European Union funding for research and development projects. The Framework Programme is...
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2bn-letter dictionary of DNA completed Scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge have set a new world record. They have decoded 2 billion letters of the alphabet of life, and...
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EESC Opinion: Amendment specific RTD programmes - Strengthening the European research area
Brussels, 29 October 2003 OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 2002/834/EC on the specific programme for research,...
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EESC Opinion: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Brussels, 29 October 2003 OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Centre for...
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Novel flu treatment knocks out symptoms – in mice, anyway
Brussels, 31 Oct 2003 Scientists report they have treated the world's most deadly type of flu. If effective in humans, the treatment could halt the spread of future pandemics, such as SARS – at the...
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Sweden's research community calls for a sea change in government policy
Brussels, 31 Oct 2003 The scientific community in Sweden is calling for a change of direction in government research policy, prompted by fears that the country is losing ground on its international...
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EU and China hail success of 'Digital Olympics' programme
Brussels, 31 Oct 2003 Leading politicians attending the EU-China summit in Beijing on 30 October welcomed progress made on scientific and technological cooperation, but called for the further joint...