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Clarke to push 3p in the pound graduate tax University graduates face the prospect of a new tax to pay for their higher education, it emerged yesterday. Education secretary Charles Clarke favours...
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Give part-time learners equal support, report urges Part-time learners should have access to the same fee support as full-time students, with pilot schemes targeting single parents and workers in low...
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The new deal that's turning hardship into scholarship
***AN EDITED VERSION OF THIS STORY IS NOW IN THE ARCHIVE, OMITTING LAYO AROMIRE'S STORY*** The Foyer Federation, the government and universities are working together to get some of the UK's homeless...
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EU and USA co-sponsor international measurement campaign on Arctic ozone loss
Brussels, 23 October 2002 The ozone layer is thinning and we do not yet know to what extent future ozone losses will be affected by climate change, or what impact this will have on human health. For...
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Biotech research to receive higher priority in Europe. EU Presidency Conference: Life Sciences and Biotechnology - The Future of Europe
Copenhagen, 24 Oct 2002 The EU is to promote cross-disciplinary research within the field of biotechnology. This was the message at the conference Life Sciences and Biotechnology - The Future of...
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UK lags behind in renewable energy
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 UK Minister for Energy, Brian Wilson, has admitted that the country is lagging behind its European neighbours in the use renewable energy, despite investing 19 million GBP (30....
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Europe's inventors to be protected - Conference in Denmark on European patent insurance
Copenhagen, 24 Oct 2002 Few thieves get away with stealing in broad daylight and then publicly reap the rewards from their ill-gotten gains. However, in cases of theft of good ideas, this grotesque...
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Promoting excellence in transport for sustainable cities and regions
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 The 17th annual Polis conference will be held in Brussels from 21 to 22 November, and will feature a keynote speech from EU Research Commissioner, Philippe Busquin on the role...
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Conference: European Research 2002, Brussels, 11-12-13 November, 2002 - Salle des Expositions, Heysel, Registrations, Hall 11
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 The First European Research Conference Following the approval of the new EUR 17.5 billion Sixth Framework Programme for Research 2002-2006 (FP6) by the Council of EU Ministers,...
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Commission manuscript outlines its eEurope programme to EU citizens
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 The Commission has published a manuscript outlining EU policies aimed at increasing Europe's competitiveness through the promotion of information technologies. The document,...
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ESA's good-natured DevILS
Paris, 24 Oct 2002 The European Space Agency (ESA) has started a 50-million-euro initiative to bring together Europe's leading aerospace companies for the next four years. The aim of DevILS is to...
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UN/ESA programme "trains the trainers" in Earth observation
Paris, 24 Oct 2002 A few months ago, a Sri Lankan civil engineer stepped off a plane in Rome after a long, 18-hour flight from Colombo. Like millions of other visitors to the Eternal City, she was...
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Commission hopes to publish report on air travel-related deep vein thrombosis by end-2004: answer to parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 24 October 2002 Verbatim report of proceedings on 24 October 2002, Part A. Question no 94 by Arlene McCarthy (H-0686/02) Subject: Air-related deep vein thrombosis Answer The Commission...
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Conference on regulation of GMOs in international, European and national law
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 A conference looking at the regulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will be held in at the Technical University of Hamburg, Germany, on 4 December. A series of...
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Text of Regulation concerning the rules for the participation in, and for the dissemination of research results for, the European Community Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006) (link)
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 3647/02 Council Register