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A meeting described as "the Pop Idol of business schools" took place in Oxford last weekend, with 16 teams from across Europe. Cranfield University organised the event and chose the competitors....
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Missing the Med
If the Bologna Process is so important, why did so many UK vice-chancellors fail to show up for the European University Association convention in Glasgow last week? Of the 40 universities there, only...
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Why I.. believe students who buy essays via the web get poor value for money
There has been a proliferation of internet-advertised services that offer to write assignments for students for a fee. Some of these adverts modestly claim to offer model answers and do not pretend...
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Wake up to the future
Only by training creative engineers will the UK rejoin the global race for innovation, says Alec Broers. Growing frustration with the way technology is misunderstood and often undervalued meant it...
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Don't tarnish gold standard
Erratic postgrad funding is weakening our research base, say Howard Green and Stuart Powell. Doctoral students in the UK can be increasingly divided into two groups: those with well-funded...
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Research Framework for 2007-2013 - New tools for knowledge and growth: EU scientists propose priorities for research infrastructure (links to background and list of projects)
Brussels, 7 April 2005 The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures today presented the European Commission with its first “List of Opportunities” – 23...
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Security Research in the 7th Framework Programme prioritised amid high expectations
Brussels, 7th April 2005 th Framework Programme prioritised amid highexpectations Security has been included in the list of priority research themes in the Commission proposal for the 7th Framework...
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Security and space research - a new focus
Brussels, 7th April 2005 Security and space research together form a new priority under the proposal for the 7th Framework Programme for Research & Development published today. Security and...
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More information on CIP - a new programme to boost European competitiveness and innovation (link)
Brussels, 7th April 2005 What is the Commission doing to deliver on the re-launched Lisbon agenda? How can EU Euros be most effectively invested in creating growth and jobs? By tabling the first...
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Member States adopt different approaches to similar innovation challenges
Brussels, 07 Apr 2005 The Commission's European TrendChart on Innovation has published a report entitled 'Innovation Policy in Europe 2004', providing an overview of the challenges faced by EU Member...
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UK astronomers to look back 12.8 billion years in time
Brussels, 07 Apr 2005 A team of UK-Australian astronomers are to use a new instrument to look back 12.8 billion years to a time when the first stars were appearing following the Big Bang. The project...
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EU project to strengthen EU-India ICT cooperation
Brussels, 07 Apr 2005 An initiative designed to assist European information and communication technologies (ICT) researchers wishing to find project partners in India has been launched. The scheme is...
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MEPs welcome the contribution of Eureka
Brussels, 07 Apr 2005 Members of the European Parliament's committee on industry, research and energy (ITRE) have welcomed the positive contribution made by Eureka to Europe's research environment....
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How to write a successful proposal for FP6
Brussels, 07 Apr 2005 A training course on how to draft a successful proposal for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Paris, France, on 8 and 9 June. The aim of the event is to...
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Networking and clustering: a dynamic to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship
Brussels, 07 Apr 2005 A conference entitled 'Networking and clustering: a dynamic to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe', will take place in Nantes, France, from 18 to 21 May. The...