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Scottish colleges fear brain drain south of border The introduction of top-up fees at English universities threatens Scottish colleges with a brain drain in which their best academics could be lured...
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International seminar on 'the meaning of genomics'
Brussels, 23 Sep 2003 The UK Economic and Social Research Council's centre for genomics in society is organising an international seminar on 'the meaning of genomics' from 20 to 22 November in Exeter...
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Mediterranean hot flush detected after scorching summer
Paris, 23 Sep 2003 Our record-breaking long hot summer heated Europe's seas as well as the land. Results returned from ESA's Envisat environmental satellite show Mediterranean waters off Crete around...
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Community Patent (Extract from Results of the Competitiveness Council, 22 Sep)
Brussels, 23 rd September 2003 Commissioner Bolkestein recalled to Ministers "how pleased we all were with the common political approach adopted on 3 rd March, which was the long-awaited breakthrough...
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W3C Launches HTML Patent Advisory Group
http://www.w3.org/ 23 Sep 2003 HTML Patent Advisory Group Charter Under W3C Current Patent Practice , a Patent Advisory Group (PAG) has been launched to study issues for HTML-related Working Drafts...
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Biotechnology - Implementation of Strategy + Roadmap (Extract from Results of the Competitiveness Council, 22 Sep)
Brussels, 23 rd September 2003 The Council adopted a set of conclusions on the initiative "Life sciences and biotechnology a strategy for Europe. The Council welcomed the Commission's first progress...
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Awards underscore growing wealth of Africa's new media
Brussels, 23 Sep 2003 A science portal, an e-newspaper and an e-book won prizes for being at the crest of a 'new media' wave sweeping across Africa. African journalists say that information and...
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Scientific community issues united call for global ban on human reproductive cloning
Brussels, 23 Sep 2003 Scientific academies from across the world have issued a joint statement calling on the United Nations (UN) to introduce a global ban on human reproductive cloning, whilst...
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Conference to examine how social sciences contribute to social change in Europe
Brussels, 23 Sep 2003 A conference on the 'potential and performance of social sciences in the process of EU enlargement' will take place from 23 to 26 November in Vienna, Austria. The conference...
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Aurora: the future of space exploration
Paris, 23 Sep 2003 The European Space Agency will be represented at the 54th International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Congress, at the Fair and Congress Centre in Bremen (Germany) from Monday 29...
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Results of the Competitiveness Council, 22 Sep (link to full version)
Brussels, 23 rd September 2003 Internal Market Strategy (JT) Community Patent (JT) Action Plan on company law and corporate governance (JT) Agreement on free movement of EU citizens within the...
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Bio-products from plants and microbes - technology transfer event
Brussels, 23 Sep 2003 A technology transfer event on innovation networking on bio-products from plants and microbes will take place in Harpenden, the UK, from 5 to 6 November. The event will bring...
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Latest research news
Scientists oppose Cambridge primate lab proposal Nine academics write that experiments on primates cannot be justified in view of the important biological differences between people and primates....
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Today's news
Lib Dems vow to oppose top-up fees Liberal Democrats vowed yesterday to oppose any move to introduce university top-up fees and outlined radical proposals for American-style "mix and match" courses...
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Cost Financial Planning for 2004 - Proposal from JAF to the CSO Meeting on 3 October 2003 (link)
Brussels, 22 Sep 2003 Full text of Document 266/03 Suite of documents 266/03 1. A proposal for the budget 2004 prepared by the Commission services (DG Research) in cooperation with the new COST...