Brussels, 13 March 2002 A number of high profile requests have been made prior to the European Council due to take place in Barcelona on 14 and 15 March, including calls for it to give appropriate...
Brussels, 13 March 2002 Researchers and policy-makers will soon have the opportunity to visit the site of a project, based in La Spezia, Northern Italy, on the use of plants to 'clean' land polluted...
Brussels, 13 March 2002 The European Commission's Enterprise DG has issued a prior information notice for calls for tenders for services, commerce, tourism, e-business and IDA (interchange of data...
Brussels, 13 March 2002 The European Commission today adopted a Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which aims at ensuring the ratification of...
Lack of brain specialists 'alarming', says report Thousands more specialist brain doctors are urgently needed to bring Britain’s health service up to continental European standards, experts...
Blair sidesteps biggest issue of all Prime minister Tony Blair prompted speculation on his beliefs about the origin of the universe yesterday when he refused to criticise a city technology college...
Brussels, 12 March 2002 Representatives from the research community presented their visions on the possible uses of the new instruments proposed for the Sixth Framework programme (FP6), at a...
Brussels, 12 March 2002 The European Research Council, meeting in Brussels on 11 March, gave a 'positive' response to a Commission target of involving businesses in achieving research expenditure...
Brussels, 12 March 2002 More opportunities are needed to involve biomedical engineers in the Sixth Framework programme (FP6), according to an open letter sent to EU Research Commissioner Philippe...
Brussels, 12 March 2002 Full text Executive Summary The needs for measurement and testing that may be derived from the foreseen developments in nano-technology are substantial and wide range....
Brussels, 12 March 2002 Full text Introduction In the accession period, candidate countries must assume membership obligations that satisfy the union’s economic and political conditions. Not only is...
Brussels, 12 March 2002 Tel-Aviv University in Paris is organising a conference aimed at exposing new scientific activities and achievements of the university's scientists and partners in the French...
Funding council chief investigates v-c pay rises The generous pay rises enjoyed by vice-chancellors are to be investigated. Sir Howard Newby, chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council...
Brussels, 11 March 2002 Meeting of the Working Party on Atomic Questions on February 2002. Memorandum. Brussels, 4 March 2002 (07.03) (document 6813/02 ATO 34). Full text 1. Draft Council Resolution...
Brussels, 11 March 2002 Marie Curie fellowships are one means by which the Commission will ensure mobility between the current EU candidate countries and Member States in the Sixth Framework...