Unusual views of the Sun
Paris, 21 May 2002 For centuries, we have worshipped it and wondered at it, but it's only now that we are getting a really good look at it. Although you can't gaze at the Sun with the naked eye,...
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European research set to improve under ERA, but more business involvement still needed, says OECD representative
Brussels, 21 May 2002 The structure proposed for the next Framework programme of European research (FP6), incorporating the European research area (ERA), will benefit European research but the most...
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Update: 12:45
75% of Earth's surface damaged by 2030 More than 70 per cent of the Earth's land surface could be affected by the impacts of roads, mining, cities and other infrastructure developments in the next 30...
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Today's news
Science graduates 'too poor to carry on research' Thirty leading British scientists, including four Nobel laureates, are calling on the government to halt the "brain drain" of bright young science...
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Scientist Stephen Jay Gould dies Scientist Stephen Jay Gould, a leading evolutionary theorist at Harvard and science populiser, has died of cancer aged 60 in New York. (Guardian, Financial Times)...
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Cuts mean universities risk loss of 1,400 jobs Universities are axing at least 1,400 jobs after a raft of poor budget settlements and falls in student numbers on some courses. (Guardian) UN experts...
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Umist 'now bankrupt', says local AUT The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology has astonished staff by announcing 120 job cuts as a part of measures to deal with a £3.8 million...
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European Group on Ethics: Commission answers parliamentary questions
Strasbourg, 17 May 2002 Verbatim proceedings of Parliament, 16 May 2002, Part 1. Question no 75 by David Robert Bowe (H-03/02) Subject: Work of the European Group on Ethics How important does the...
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Commission appeases ethics concerns with list of areas not to be funded in FP6
Brussels, 17 May 2002 Recognising concerns among the European Parliament and some Member States on ethical issues in conjunction with the next Framework programme, FP6, the Commission has issued a...
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Lithuania's Ignalina nuclear power plant: Commission answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 17 May 2002 Verbatim proceedings of Parliament, 16 May 2002, Part 1. Question no 40 by Gary Titley (H-03 3/02) Subject: Power plant in Ignalina In its report on the financial perspective...
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Report of EU CREST meeting (scientific and technical research), action plan
Brussels, 17 May 2002 Draft summary conclusions of the 282nd meeting of the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST), held in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on 26- March 2002. Note to CREST...
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Conference to reveal results of sustainability indicators projects
Brussels, 17 May 2002 A conference on local sustainability indicators, hosted by the Pastille research consortium and the European common indicators initiative, will take place at the London School...
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JRC gives prior information of calls for tenders for various studies
Brussels, 17 May 2002 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has issued prior information on a call for tenders for various studies and services. Study areas listed in the information...
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Prior information on biometric authentication and identification studies
Brussels, 17 May 2002 The European Commission's Information Society DG has published a prior information notice on open calls for tenders for studies. The studies relate to the deployment and...
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Radioactive discharges from Sellafield: Commission answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 17 May 2002 Verbatim proceedings of Parliament, 16 May 2002, Part 1. Question no 64 by Nuala Ahern (H-0309/02) Subject: Radioactive discharges from Sellafield At the North Sea conference...