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Former Burmese rector begins hunger strike The 80-year-old former rector of Burma's Yezin University began a hunger strike on April , more than a year after he was sentenced to...
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Consultation reveals university research fears Deep fears about the effects of restricting research to fewer universities have surfaced in many of the responses to the government's white paper in the...
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Euratom agreement on notification and information exchange in radiological emergencies, initially with accession countries and Switzerland (link)
Brussels, 29 April 2003 Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and non-member States of the European Union on the participation of the latter in the Community arrangements...
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EU Action Plan to boost research efforts in Europe
Brussels, 29 April 2003 The European Commission will present tomorrow a roadmap with detailed measures to encourage public and private players across Europe to upgrade their research effort. The...
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EuropaBio Convention 2003, Vienna, Austria
Brussels, 29 Apr 2003 The Cordia EuropaBio Convention 2003 will take place from 2 to 4 December in Vienna, Austria. The event is designed to encourage the sharing of latest knowledge on harmonisation...
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Scientists and farmers meet to discuss precision agriculture and livestock farming
Brussels, 29 Apr 2003 The fourth European conference on precision agriculture (ECPA) and the first European Conference on precision livestock farming (ECPLF) will take place from 16 to 18 June in...
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TACD Priorities for Government Action 2003-04
London, 29 Apr 2003 The EU and US consumer forum has selected the following issues as its highest priorities for action in the trade arena by the US and EU governments in 2003 and 2004. Trade in...
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Investing in research: an action plan for Europe frequently asked questions
Brussels, 29 April 2003 Tomorrow the Commission will publish the Communication "Investing in research: an action plan for Europe" (1) . The Action Plan outlined by the Communication responds to the...
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Philippe Busquin: Investir dans la recherche: un plan d'action pour l'Europe, Conférence de presse à l'occasion de la présentation de la Communication "Investir dans la Recherche: un Plan d'Action pou
Bruxelles, 29 avril 2003 Rappel de l'objectif fixé par le Conseil européen de Barcelone: 3% du PIB en 2010 au lieu de 1,9% aujourd'hui 2/3 financé par le secteur privé. Cet objectif ne concerne pas...
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Agenda of the European Commission meeting on 30 April
Brussels, 29 Apr 2003 The Commission meets in Brussels on the morning of 30 April when it will discuss: Research: the Commission are likely to adopt an 'Action Plan on investing in research for...
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"I/A" item note: Council Decision on Scientific and Technical Cooperation with Israel - Consultation deadline: 8/05/2003
Brussels, 29 Apr 2003 Full text of Document 8546/03 Suite of documents 8546/03 No. Cion prop.: 8294/03 ISR 2 RECH 55 - COM(2003) 150 final Subject: Adoption of a Council Decision concerning the...
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Innovation takes the chore out of oil cleanups
Brussels, 29 Apr 2003 Cleaning up after oil spills like last year's Prestige disaster can be a labour-intensive and dirty business. But help is at hand. Several European projects have come up with...
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Commission workshops strengthen collaboration between researchers and policy makers
Brussels, 29 Apr 2003 Collaboration between researchers and policy makers, of the kind seen during a workshop organised to tackle social exclusion in Brussels in October 2002, is vital in order to...
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Human language technologies must be represented within the ERA, argues study
Brussels, 29 Apr 2003 A study supported by the EU has revealed that Germany, the UK and the Netherlands are Europe's leaders in human language technologies (HLT), and has recommended that the field...
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UK government announces 2 million euro boost for women scientists
Brussels, 29 Apr 2003 Patricia Hewitt, UK Minister for Trade and Industry, has unveiled a 2 million euro scheme to encourage female scientists to return to work and more women to pursue scientific...