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Historian Roy Porter dies aged 55 Medical historian Roy Porter has died, aged 55. Professor Porter died in hospital after being found near his home in St Leonard’s, near Hastings. The cause of his...
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From today's UK papers
Merger plan to create giant British university Plans to create Britain's biggest university were announced yesterday with the publication of proposals to merge Manchester University and University of...
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Report on use of GHB and ketamine (synthetic drugs)
Brussels, 1 March 2002 Monitoring GHB and ketamine in 2001 ­ Europol-EMCDDA progress report. Note from Europol/EMCDDA to Horizontal Working Party on Drugs. Brussels, February 2002 (document...
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Participation in 6th R&D Framework Programme: opinion adopted by ESC, 20-21 February 2002
Brussels, 1 March 2002 Rules for participation - 6th RTD framework programme. Rapporteur: Mr Malosse (Employers - F) - Reference: COM(2001) 822 final - 2001/0202 COD - CES 185/2002 Contact: Ms Birgit...
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Report on the Commission Communication on strengthening cooperation with third countries in the field of higher education
Brussels, 01 March 2002 FINAL A5-0035/2002 20 February 2002 REPORT on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on strengthening cooperation with third...
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European astronomers get their first chance to detect rocky planets around other worlds
Paris, 01 March 2002 Astronomers from ESA's Member States are preparing to take part in a French-led mission to be the first to search for rocky planets around other stars. The mission, COROT, is an...
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Europe’s environmental eye soars into orbit
Paris, 01 March 2002 The eagerly awaited launch of ESA’s Envisat environmental monitoring satellite took place in Kourou, French Guiana, today at 22:07:59 hrs Kourou time (02:07:59 hrs CET). Envisat’...
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To publish or patent? EU study addresses scientists' dilemma
Brussels, 01 March 2002 A survey published by the European Commission has found that academia favours the protection of scientific results when they are first published, before a patent has been...
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Germany agrees to finance Galileo development phase
Brussels, 01 March 2002 Germany will provide 450 million euro for the development phase of Galileo, Europe's navigation satellite, announced Kurt Bodewig, Germany's Federal Minister for transport,...
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China considers opening up national research programmes to EU
Brussels, 01 March 2002 As part of a move to increase its cooperation with international scientific communities, China is considering opening up two of its national research programmes to the...
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Scientific results database now available online
Brussels, 01 March 2002 A new scientific information service (SIS) on advanced alternative methods in biomedical sciences has been made available on the Internet by the European Commission's Joint...
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Technology transfer best practices to be analysed
Brussels, 01 March 2002 The third annual conference on 'best practices of science and technology' will be held in Prague, Czech Republic on 29 to 31 May. The event will look at technology transfer...
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Envisat: Europe's Sharp New Eye in Space Supports Research and Environmental Projects
Brussels, 01 March 2002 Concentrating a broad array of instruments on a single platform and integrating continuous streams of data in real time, ENVISAT opens exciting opportunities for new products...
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Teachers offered excellence fellowships More than 100 school and college teachers will be going back to university as part of a scheme aimed at widening participation in higher education. Some 30...
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From today's UK papers
Starkey makes history with £2m TV deal Historian David Starkey yesterday became the unlikeliest resident of stellar street. The ebullient academic, who has admitted to being the rudest man on...