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Businesses set to determine college courses Businesses are to be given a central role in determining what courses are offered by further education colleges, the government announced yesterday....
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Campus gun battle leaves 18 dead The Nsukka campus of the University of Nigeria has been closed following a gun battle between rival student cults that left at least 18 people dead. The attackers...
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Busquin calls for common measurements and testing infrastructure
Brussels, 18 June 2002 In a recorded message shown at the 'Towards an integrated infrastructure for measurements' conference in Warsaw on 18 June, Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin stressed the...
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ESA paves the way for an avalanche of new extrasolar planet discoveries
Paris, 18 June 2002 An interview with Didier Queloz, one of the world's most successful planet hunters. The last five days have witnessed the unprecedented announcement of 25 new planet discoveries....
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ESA astronaut Claudie Haigneré appointed minister
Paris, 18 June 2002 Claudie Haigneré, the ESA astronaut, has been appointed to the post of Minister for Research and New Technologies in the French government announced yesterday. Claudie Haigneré,...
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Research and education: extract from Presidency report on Lisbon Strategy
Brussels, 18 June 2002 Report in full: Giving fresh impetus to the Lisbon Strategy: Progress towards fulfilling the remits adopted by the Barcelona European Council. Report from Presidency to...
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Busquin hopes to see ITER built in Europe
Brussels, 18 June 2002 Following a bid from Japan to host the international experimental fusion reactor (ITER), EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has spoken of his hopes that the facility...
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More female students are choosing science in Germany, but men still dominate
Brussels, 18 June 2002 A study by the German Federal Länder commission (BLK) for educational planning and the promotion of research has found that more female students in Germany are now opting to...
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China plans curbs on mobile radiation
Brussels, 18 June 2002 Recent draft legislation put forward by the Chinese government aims to limit the levels of radiation from mobile phones. Should Europe be taking note? China is the world's...
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Update: 13:10
Morris presses on with FE college shape-up The government is to press ahead with plans to close failing further education colleges or send in management hit squads to improve them, despite opposition...
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Today's news
Scientists grow “spare-part” organ Scientists have succeeded in growing a “spare-part” organ for the first time, leading to hope for new cancer treatments. A research team at Monash University in...
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UK to host conference on science and water policy
Brussels, 17 June 2002 A European conference on the theme of 'Science for water policy: the implications of the water framework directive' on 2 to 4 September in Norwich, UK. This three day...
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Communication on IPV6. Council Conclusions (Preparation of the Telecom Council 18 June)
Brussels, 17 June 2002 Background The European Council at its meeting in Lisbon on March 2000, set the objective for Europe to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the...
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GM food research may have a role to play in addressing world hunger, says food summit
Brussels, 17 June 2002 Research into genetically modified (GM) foods could be better addressed to help those who need it more, a meeting of the Food and agriculture organisation (FAO) of the United...
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UK-USA biotechnology and medical research collaboration receives funding boost
Brussels, 17 June 2002 New collaborations between the UK and the USA in the fields of biotechnology and medical research are to receive a boost in the form of five million GBP (approximately 7.8...