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Getting the right grade can be a lottery The grading of essays is a "lottery" according to new research from North London and Surrey universities. Researchers invited 100 history and psychology...
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Germany's commentary on proposal for control of high activity sealed radioactive sources
Brussels, 9 July 2002 Proposal for a Council Directive on the control of high activity sealed radioactive sources Full text Cover note. Brussels, 3 July 2002 (08.07) (document 10590/02 ATO 87)....
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Animal testing: Commission calls for co-ordinated research and development of alternatives
Brussels, 9 July 2002 "Reduction, Replacement and Refinement " the "Three Rs " - are the basic tenets of EU research and other policies concerning the use of animals in scientific e x perimentation...
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Research on corporate social responsibility can boost progress towards Lisbon goals, says Busquin
Brussels, 09 July 2002 Further research into corporate social responsibility, which aims to achieve a balance between the interests of business and those of wider society, can help Europe to become...
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Parliament paper compares FP5 and FP6
Brussels, 09 July 2002 The European Parliament has published a working paper, written by the University of Oviedo foundation, Spain, comparing the Fifth and Sixth Framework programmes and raising...
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Rebuilding trust in science
Brussels, 09 July 2002 Full text In today's technical world, more and more decisions rely on scientific expertise. But scientists working at the borders of human knowledge cannot be categorical in...
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EPIDOS 2002 to look at patent developments
Brussels, 09 July 2002 The annual EPIDOS conference will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 15 to 17 October, followed on 18 October by an 'epoline user day' event. EPIDOS will be opened by Crown...
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See the International Space Station from your home town
Paris, 09 July 2002 The International Space Station has now been orbiting the Earth over 15 times a day for more than a thousand days, yet how many of us have actually seen it? ESA’s new site See the...
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MSG: Europe'S New Sentinel in Space
Paris, 09 July 2002 "Extreme weather conditions have revisited much of Europe this week, with cold and rain descending on the British Isles, snow falling on parts of France, and sweltering heat...
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Update 13:20
Higher education white paper on the cards A strategy document for higher education - possibly a white paper - will be published in the autumn, education secretary Estelle Morris said today. It will...
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Today's news
Brown to give £100m to end brain drain The biggest ever cash boost to science – aimed at stopping the brain drain – will be announced by Gordon Brown next...
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French Minister Mattei says organ donations save lives
Brussels, 08 July 2002 Minister Jean-François Mattei recently spoke to Le Figaro about how changes in the approach to organ donation could save French lives. First, he dispels the notion that the...
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EUREKA! Ministerial Conference round up
Brussels, 08 July 2002 Ministers from EUREKA network’s 33 member countries plus a Commission representative met for the annual Ministerial Conference last week in Thessaloniki to conclude the...
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Environmental monitoring network launched
Brussels, 08 July 2002 EU Commissioners Philippe Busquin and Margot Wallström attended the launch of a new research network, METROPOLIS, on 5 July. The network will focus on the quality measurements...