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Water shortages 'foster terrorism' A lack of water is a key factor in encouraging terrorism, the Third World Water Forum in Kyoto has heard. Mona El Kody, the chair of the National Water Research...
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Scientific steering committee adopts new BSE tests and guidelines for GM assessment
Brussels, 17 Mar 2003 Some 15 opinions and reports relating to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and genetically modified (GM) plants, as well as the harmonisation of risk assessment...
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Scientists to discuss forest ecosystem and landscape research at international symposium
Brussels, 17 Mar 2003 An international symposium on forest ecosystem and landscape research will take place from 25 to June in Tours, France. The event aims at identifying the scientific priorities...
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Scientists warn that chicken flu crossbreed could infect humans
Brussels, 17 Mar 2003 Scientists from the Netherlands have warned that if the avian flu virus currently affecting the country encounters human influenza, it could crossbreed to form a human pathogen...
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ENVIRPHARMA 2003 conference
Brussels, 17 Mar 2003 A conference focusing on the emerging issue of human and veterinary pharmaceutical products appearing in aquatic environments is being organised from 14 to 16 April in Lyon,...
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CarboEurope conference: the continental carbon cycle
Brussels, 17 Mar 2003 CarboEurope is a cluster of EU research projects, funded under the Fifth Framework Programme, which aim to assess the European carbon balance of the terrestrial biosphere. The...
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EU research performance: substantial progress but important challenges need to be addressed
Brussels, 17 March 2003 Europe's performance in research comes under scrutiny today with the publication of the Third European Report on Science & Technology (S&T) Indicators 2003....
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Philippe Busquin: l'Europe face au défi de Lisbonne, Publication du 3ème Rapport Européen sur les Indicateurs de la Science et de la Technologie, Bruxelles, le 17 mars 2003
Bruxelles, le 17 mars 2003 J'ai le grand plaisir de vous présenter aujourd'hui la troisième édition du 'Rapport Européen sur les Indicateurs de la Science et de la Technologie'. Ce rapport présente,...
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Chancellor Patten to head off fees unrest Chris Patten will mark his first visit to Oxford as the university's new chancellor by holding talks with student leaders about improving financial aid to...
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FP6 information day on 'human resources and mobility'
Brussels, 14 Mar 2003 Bologna is to host an information day on the issue of 'human resources and mobility' as covered by the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), on 24 March in Bologna, Italy. Speakers...
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European scientists meet the public at Sun-Earth Days in the "Living With a Star" Programme
Paris, 14 Mar 2003 Between 18-23 March 2003, scientists across Europe and the world will be meeting the public to explain the newest theories about the way in which the Sun connects to and affects...
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Commission Communication - Innovation policy: updating the Union's approach in the context of the Lisbon strategy
Brussels, 14 Mar 2003 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Innovation policy:...
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Liikanen calls for a common framework for innovation policy
Brussels, 14 Mar 2003 EU Commissioner for Enterprise and the Information Society, Erkki Liikanen, has called on Member States and the Commission to work together to create a common European framework...
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Philippe Busquin: Pour un Espace Européen de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines et Sociales Conférence pour le lancement des réseaux européens de recherche socio-économique Centre Borschette - Bruxelle
Centre Borschette - Bruxelles, 14 mars 2003 Depuis son lancement en 1998, le programme de recherche en sciences humaines et sociales de la Commission européenne - l'Action-clé Amélioration de la base...