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Government gives Darwin Initiative further £7m The government today gave a £7 million boost to help animals and plants in developing countries in the second phase of the Darwin Initiative, which...
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MPs attack universities over science base failure Universities have failed Britain's science base because of their "callous and short-sighted" management culture, a Commons inquiry will say today....
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Latest research news
Decaf coffee gives same kick as full-strength Decaffeinated coffee is no healthier than conventional coffee and may be just as likely to keep drinkers awake all night, scientists have found. Research...
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Finland launches new research programmes
Brussels, 18 Nov 2002 The Academy of Finland has launched seven new research programmes, with a budget of 41.3 million euro, in which foreign researchers may also participate. The new research...
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Competitiveness Council of 26 November, provisional agenda
Copenhagen, 18 Nov 2002 1. Adoption of the agenda 2. (poss.) Approval of the list of "A" items HORIZONTAL QUESTIONS 3. Competitiveness Commission communication entitled "Better Environment for...
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Blacksmith's secret revealed
Brussels, 18 Nov 2002 The scientific truth behind the age-old blacksmith's secret that the strongest steel is formed by rapidly cooling it has been revealed by a joint Dutch, Danish and French...
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3G manufacturers to have better access to patents
Brussels, 18 Nov 2002 The European Commission has granted antitrust clearance to a package aimed at giving third generation (3G) mobile equipment manufacturers better access to patents. Easier access...
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Today's news
Merger killed by dons' opposition Plans to merge two London colleges into a "super-versity" were abandoned yesterday after running into stiff opposition from academic staff. The proposal to combine...
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Update: 12:45
Clarke delivers cash-for-reforms message to FE Education secretary Charles Clarke was today bringing the government's cash-for-reforms message to further education colleges. They must do better in...
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Portugal, the candidate countries and the ERA
Brussels, 15 Nov 2002 A conference on 'Portugal, candidate countries and ERA [European Research Area]' will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on 17 and 18 January. The aim of the event is to bridge the...
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Results of Competitiveness Council, Brussels,14th November 2002 Community Patent
Brussels, 15 th November 2002 The Council held a further discussion on the main outlines of the future jurisdictional system for the proposed Community Patent (see MEMO/01/451 , IP/00/714 and MEMO/00...
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World Wide Web Consortium Royalty-Free Patent Policy, Working Draft of 14 November 2002
http://www.w3.org 14 November 2002 The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) today published a revised, Last Call Working Draft of its Royalty-Free Patent Policy whose goal is to enable W3C Recommendations...
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Report on Directive 86/609 on the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes
Brussels, 15 Nov 2002 FINAL A5-0387/2002 13 November 2002 REPORT on Directive 86/609 on the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes Full text [...] Differing...
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South Africa highlights the importance of EU research partnership to the developing world
Brussels, 15 Nov 2002 Representatives from the government of South Africa have called on the EU to continue its research partnerships with the developing world as a tool for social and economic...
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Commission requests studies on environmental management systems for SMEs
Brussels, 15 Nov 2002 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for studies on factors, policies and initiatives conducive to the implementation of environmental management systems in...