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There was once an academic whose remarkable imagination was rivalled only by her ability to grasp the possible. She was fearless, she could think the unthinkable, she was set to change our world....
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The day our Yankee boys kicked butt at Waterloo
Inspired by the fact-free revisionism of the Hollywood historical blockbuster, leading academics outline their worst celluloid nightmares The Death Of Old Europe Richard Evans, professor of modern...
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A big up to nang slang
Student argot is rich in creative tricks and rhetorical devices, and is spoken by thousands of young people. So why do academics refuse to engage with it? asks Tony Thorne "The test was a stroller; I...
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State aid: Commission launches public consultation on measures to improve state aid for innovation
Brussels, 21 September 2005 The European Commission is launching consultations on improvements to EU state aid rules as regards projects encouraging innovation, inviting comments from stakeholders...
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Consultation document on state aid for innovation – frequently asked questions
Brussels, 21 September 2005 (see also IP/05/1169 ) Do you think state aid is an appropriate answer to Europe's competitiveness problems? It is clear that state aid is not a miracle solution to Europe...
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European Commission develops its plans for future research programme
Brussels, 21 September 2005 The European Commission has today set out the details of its proposal for a new programme to fund research and development from 2007 to 2013. The Specific Programmes...
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What the Seventh Framework Programme means for Europe
Brussels, 21 September 2005 70 million euros for the next 7 years of European Research. The amount proposed by the European Commission is a worthwhile investment in Europe’s future. Figures...
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The Specific Programmes under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Brussels, 21 September 2005 The Co-operation Programme The Co-operation programme is designed to establish European leadership in key scientific and technological areas by supporting cooperation...
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EU funded project develops intelligent device for controlled drug delivery
Brussels, 21 Sep 2005 Partners in the EU-funded IntelliDrug project have developed an innovative device for controlled drug delivery that is worn inside the mouth. The IntelliDrug project addresses...
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IST project results to form basis for ISO standard on identity management
Brussels, 21 Sep 2005 The work of an EU-funded Network of Excellence (NoE) is to form the basis of a new international standard, which will provide a framework for the definition of digital identity...
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And the winners are ...... from Germany, Spain and Switzerland
Moscow, 21 September 2005 At 13.00 on Wednesday, 21 September the waiting was finally over for more than 120 young scientists – 16 to 20 years old – from 35 countries gathered in...
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Agriculture Council fails to reach a decision on biotech maize
Brussels, 21 Sep 2005 In the absence of a qualified majority, on 20 September ministers in the Agriculture Council were unable to reach a decision for or against the authorisation of genetically...
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Conference on the international dimension of the 'ERA of knowledge', Brussels
Brussels, 21 Sep 2005 The conference on 'The international dimension of the Europe Research Area (ERA) of knowledge: a common interest to Europe and the World' will take place in Brussels, Belgium,...
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WomEng project final conference, Austria
Brussels, 21 Sep 2005 The final conference of the WomEng project, 'Creating cultures of success for women engineers', will take place in Graz, Austria, from to 29 October. The conference will discuss...
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International conference on integrating regional intelligence, Spain
Brussels, 21 Sep 2005 An international conference on 'Integrating regional intelligence' will take place in Cáceres, Spain, from 6 to 7 October. Organised in the framework of the...