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Patten attacks government HE policy Chris Patten accused government ministers of waging "cheap" political campaigns against Britain's top universities as he was installed as Chancellor of Oxford...
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EP Briefing 2003-06-30: Traceability and labelling of GMOs
Strasbourg, 24 Jun 2003 Antonios TRAKATELLIS (EPP-ED, GR), for the Environment Committee, will be tabling a draft legislative resolution on the traceability and labelling of GMOs. With the Council's...
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Expert exposes the myths and realities of US innovation policy
Brussels, 24 Jun 2003 Building an innovation policy for Europe is about getting policies, incentives and cooperation right, said Charles Wessner from the national academy of sciences in the US,...
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Supporting responsible nanotechnology research will benefit Europe's citizens, says head of unit
Brussels, 24 Jun 2003 The Commission's role is not to promote nanotechnology per se, but to develop knowledge of nanosciences and nanotechnologies in order to help and support Europe's citizens. The...
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Bush: Biotech Key to Fighting Global Hunger, Terrorism
Washington, June 24, 2003 President Bush June 23 urged governments to "end their opposition" to biotechnology in order advance the global fight against hunger. Addressing the Biotechnology Industrial...
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EP Briefing 2003-06-30: Genetically modified food and feed
Strasbourg, 24 Jun 2003 Karin SCHEELE (PES, A), for the Environment Committee, in a draft legislative resolution on genetically modified food and feed, aims to amend Council's common position. The...
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Increase in research personnel must match increased investment, claims Greek report
Brussels, 24 Jun 2003 A report by the Greek General Secretariat for Research and Technology has highlighted the importance of increasing the number of research personnel as well as technology...
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Technology project enables public to view Parthenon frieze online
Brussels, 24 Jun 2003 An information technology project funded by the Greek government has enabled archaeologists and the wider public to take an online tour of the complete Parthenon frieze, whose...
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Europeans Say Yes! to a strong Europe in Space
Brussels, 24 June 2003 A four-month consultation on Europe's future in space came to a close in Paris today, with EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin, European Space Agency Director General...
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European Space Policy Frequently Asked Questions
Bruxelles, le 24 June 2003 Today in Paris, European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin presented the main results of the consultation on the Green Paper on European Space Policy, launched on...
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Space consultation process concludes with calls for more space research
Brussels, 24 Jun 2003 A four month consultation process on a future European space policy came to a close in Paris on 23 June, with stakeholders calling for increased efforts in space research and an...
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Antenna anomaly may affect SOHO scientific data transmission
Paris, 24 Jun 2003 The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft expects to experience a blackout in the transmission of its scientific data during the week of 22 June 2003. This is...
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Rescheduling of some Beagle 2 'cruise check-out' tests
Paris, 24 Jun 2003 The instruments on board ESA's mission to Mars, Mars Express, are in the process of being tested to verify that they have survived the launch successfully and will work properly....
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Satellites to focus on UNESCO World Heritage sites
Paris, 24 Jun 2003 Earth Observation satellites will help safeguard hundreds of natural and cultural World Heritage sites, under the terms of an agreement signed by ESA and UNESCO at the Paris Air...
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Latest research news
Blair signals gene therapy expansion Genetic technology has the potential to transform health care in the future, prime minister Tony Blair has said. Mr Blair was speaking on Tuesday morning hours...