FP6 sustainable energy and transport information day
Brussels, 17 Jan 2003 The Directorate General for Energy and Transport is organising an information day for the first call for proposals under the Sixth Framework Programme in the areas of...
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Clarke predicts graduation debt will be £21k Students will graduate up to £21,000 in debt under the government's plans to increase university tuition fees to a maximum of £3,000 a year....
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Scottish HE gets money for disabled access Scottish higher education institutions have won £10 million from lifelong learning minister Iain Gray to help make them more accessible to students with...
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Galileo to go ahead despite financing disagreements within ESA, says Commission
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The European Commission has announced its intention to proceed with the Galileo project despite disagreements within the European Space Agency (ESA) over the distribution of...
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JRC starts work on model to assist chemicals regulation
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has begun working on (quantitative) structure-activity relationships ((Q)SARs) - theoretical models that can be used to...
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Networking smart organisations
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 A smart organisations networking event will take place in Brussels on 23 January. The event will provide an overview of preparations underway for networks of excellence and...
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European Parliament approves animal testing and marketing ban for cosmetics
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The European Parliament approved a conciliation agreement to begin phasing out the use of animals in the testing and marketing of cosmetic products and ingredients on 15 January...
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Commission to improve financial management of research projects
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The Commission has adopted an action plan aimed at improving and clarifying the financial management of shared cost research projects. The plan follows observations by some...
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Enterprise creation, innovation culture and change in the university
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The Innova Programme is organising a congress entitled 'Enterprise creation, innovation culture and change in the university', to take place on 13 and 14 March in Barcelona. The...
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FP6 workshops on IST priorities, UK
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The UK department of trade and industry (DTI) is planning three information society technologies (IST) workshop events for late February, to be held in or around London. Each...
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Biotech network aims to promote links between Europe's young researchers
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The young European biotech network (YEBN) was formed in December 2002 with the aim of creating a European community of biotechnologists, building links with industry, and...
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Wireless sensors and noisy devices consortium to meet in Rome
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 A meeting to finalise the composition of the wireless sensors and noisy devices (WISENODE) consortium will take place in Rome on January 23 and 24. The event is open to all...
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OECD Workshop Reviews the Risks of Near Earth Objects, Frascati, Italy, 20-22 January 2003
Paris, 16 Jan 2003 Astronomers have recently learned a great deal about asteroids and comets that strike the Earth. Small asteroids burn up harmlessly as meteors in the atmosphere. Very large impacts...
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Commission and EU Member States benchmark national research policies
Brussels, 16 January 2003 The European Commission and the Greek Presidency will present the first comprehensive results of a research and development (R&D) policies' benchmarking exercise...
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Corrigendum to the 13 Jan 03 text of the Proposed Regulation on genetically modified food and feed: should not be classified "LIMITE" (but is still not publicly available)
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 Full text of Document 5237/03 14 January 2003 CORRIGENDUM TO INFORMATION NOTE from: Secretariat General to: Delegations No. prev. doc.: 14522/02 ADD 1 REV 1 No. Cion prop.:...