Update: 12:40
Lecturers lobby MPs ahead of spending review Staff from the Association of University Teachers and Natfhe, the lecturers' union, are lobbying MPs at Westminster today about pay. They are trying to...
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Germany's comments on Commission's study of co-existence of GM with conventional and organic crops
Brussels, 24 June 2002 Commission study on scenarios for co-existence of genetically modified, conventional and organic crops in European agriculture - Contribution from the German delegation. Note...
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Nobel laureates call for action to stem Europe's scientific decline
Brussels, 24 June 2002 'Serious and swift action' must be taken to stem the decline of European scientific capability, six European Nobel prize laureates have said in an open letter to the Seville...
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CORDIS offers gateway to national research information in the EU
Brussels, 24 June 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, is offering a revamped information service for national and European-funded research in the 15...
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Earth observation finds a role in environmental treaties
Paris, 24 June 2002 Officials at international groups dealing with some of the world’s most pressing environmental problems agree that satellite imagery could be of enormous benefit in implementing...
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Russian researchers plan protest on decline in science funding
Brussels, 24 June 2002 Russian scientists are planning to march 100 kilometres to Moscow in a protest about the decline in Russian science. Around 150 scientists will cover the distance between a...
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Draft conclusions of CREST Committee on 24 May 2002 on scientific and techical research
Brussels, 24 June 2002 Draft summary conclusions of the 283rd meeting of the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST), held in Brussels on 24 May 2002. Note to CREST delegations. European...
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New call for proposals to be discussed at eTEN event
Brussels, 24 June 2002 An information day on the new eTEN call for proposals will take place in Brussels on 4 July 2002. eTEN falls under the Community programme TEN-Telecom, which aims to promote...
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Don’t iron your shirt – use space tech - ESA and industry to discuss how space technology can improve textiles
Paris, 24 June 2002 Next week in Lille, France, representatives from ESA and European textile companies will meet to discuss how space technology can be used by the textile industry to improve our...
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Children in Ulster learn to hate at 3 Children in Northern Ireland show signs of beginning to learn to hate those on the other side of the province's religious divide almost as soon as they can walk...
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Update: 11:50
Lords told spending review will address academic pay Academic pay will be addressed by next month's spending review, a senior Labour peer has said. Lord Davies of Oldham, a government whip, told the...
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Weather forecasting and climate change: Meteosat seminar for journalists in Cannes
Paris, 21 June 2002 About 25 years after the first Meteosat weather satellite, the first of the second generation (MSG-1) is to be launched in August. With sophisticated new instruments on board, MSG...
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International conference to examine future of steel research
Brussels, 21 June 2002 A conference on the future of EU steel research following expiry of the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty on 26 July 2002. Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin and...
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Proposed directive on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, storage, and distribution of human tissues and cells
Brussels, 21 June 2002 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, storage,...
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New research on stem cells could mean breakthrough
Brussels, 21 June 2002 Adult stem cells could provide the same benefits as embryonic stem cells according to new research carried out in the USA and published in the journal Nature . Injecting adult...