Brussels, 22 Feb 2006 Partners from 25 institutions in 16 EU Member States are to investigate how exposure to chemicals in food and the environment during pregnancy is connected with childhood cancer...
Brussels, 22 Feb 2006 A project involving researchers in Scotland and the Great Britain Olympic curling team, designed to investigate how different materials slide on ice, could lead to safety...
Oxford head begins web charm offensive Oxford University's vice-chancellor, John Hood, yesterday made an historic webcast as he sought to win over staff and students to his controversial reform...
Species-crossing diseases on rise Avian flu has highlighted the growing threat from diseases that move from animals to people. A new study shows that 38 pathogens have made the jump over the past 25...
Brussels, 21 Feb 2006 As part of its 'Science and Society' programme, the European Commission has launched a call for proposals for audiovisual and science professionals to create new and ambitious...
Paris, 21 Feb 2006 The OECD has launched a Global Forum on Space Economics to help space agencies and governments better analyse the opportunities and challenges of the space sector and its...
Brussels, 21 February 2006 09th Council Meeting - Justice and Home Affairs. Brussels, 21 February 2006 Provisional version The Council adopted a Decision authorising the Commission to negotiate an...
Brussels, 21 February 2006 08th Council Meeting - Agriculture and Fisheries. Brussels, 20 February 2006 Provisional version Commissioner Fischer-Boel informed the Council on progress resulting from...
Brussels, 21 February 2006 08th Council Meeting - Agriculture and Fisheries. Brussels, 20 February 2006 Provisional version Commissioner Kyprianou informed the Council on the latest developments...
Brussels, 21 Feb 2006 The Commission will meet in Brussels on the morning of 22 February to discuss: Education/R&D: following on from last year's consultation exercise, a Communication proposing...
Brussels, 21 Feb 2006 Full text of Document 213/06 Suite of documents 213/06 Attached is the abovementioned Memorandum of Understanding signed in Brussels on 13 October 2005 by Germany, on 14 October...
Brussels, 21 Feb 2006 Full text of Document 6532/06 Suite of documents 6532/06 PROVISIONAL AGENDA for: 2130th MEETING OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (Part 1) date: Wednesday 22 (10:15)...
Harvard chief quits after year of turmoil The most powerful man in American academia, the president of Harvard University, resigned yesterday after protests by academics and students. Lawrence...
Brussels, 20 February 2006 FP6 ongoing Integrated Project PV-MIPS (Photovoltaic Module with Integrated Power Conversion and Interconnection System) The aim of the project is to develop a low cost...
Brussels, 20 Feb 2006 Interface Europe is organising two complimentary training courses on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and EU funding supporting innovation and competitiveness, to take...