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Have stethoscope, need U2 tickets
An internet swap shop allows colleagues to trade molecular probes for laser printers. It's a great green idea, writes Kevin Fong There is a pleasant, constant stream of messages that trickles from...
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Teach students to swashbuckle
You can help your students polish their writing skills by integrating tasks into your course, breaking large assignments into smaller bites and injecting enthusiasm into projects, writes Harriet...
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United Kingdom Presidency - Provisional Agendas for Council Meetings Prepared by Coreper (Part 1) (link)
Brussels, 30 Jun 2005 Full text of Document 10650/05 Suite of documents 10650/05 [...] Council Register Previous Item Back to Titles Print Item
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FP7 negotiations 'to dominate' UK Presidency research agenda
Brussels, 30 Jun 2005 With the UK taking over the EU Presidency on 1 July, the country's Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation, Lord Sainsbury of Turville, has predicted that the...
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NanoDialogue project to engage the public in a debate on nanotechnologies and nanosciences
Brussels, 30 Jun 2005 The development of nanotechnologies and nanosciences (N&N) is still at an early stage, though the market for nanotechnology-based products is expected to rise to...
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A useful tool for evolution studies: first physical genomic map of the Drosophila buzzatii
Brussels, 30 Jun 2005 An international team of researchers, led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), has published the first detailed physical map of the Drosophila buzzatii...
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ESA project heralds bright future for European solar energy
Brussels, 30 Jun 2005 At this time of year it may feel like Europe is bathed in sunshine for weeks at a time, but the amount of sunlight we receive (also known as ground radiance) is part of a...
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Financial workshop on FP6
Brussels, 30 Jun 2005 A three day financial workshop on the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 11 to 13 July. The event is aimed at accountants and financial...
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Conference: the knowledge-based bio-economy
Brussels, 30 Jun 2005 In recognition of the growing importance of the emerging knowledge-based sector of the bio-economy, the European Commission is to hold a high-profile conference in Brussels (...
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European Science Foundation Conference - 'functional genomics and disease'
Brussels, 30 Jun 2005 The second European Science Foundation (ESF) conference on functional genomics and disease will take place in Oslo, Norway, from 6 to 10 September. The conference will be an...
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Patent on "Breast Cancer Gene 2" patent maintained in amended form after public hearing
Munich, 29 June 2005 An opposition division of the European Patent Office (EPO) has decided that European patent EP 785216 is to be maintained in amended form. Following a public hearing involving...
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Today's news
Oxford degree honour for Indian premier Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is to return to his old British university to receive an honorary degree. The leader of the world’s largest democracy...
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Laurie Taylor Column
From: The Office of the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Subject: Teaching and Research Staff We have received a number of complaints from the growing number of Research-Only academics in this...
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Leader: Mixed messages on key subjects
One day senior mathematicians say there is a crisis in the subject that is the bedrock of the sciences, the next day the Higher Education Funding Council for England tells us not to panic and to...