Financial management in FP6
Brussels, 15 Mar 2005 A one-day briefing event on the financial management principles governing projects funded under the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on...
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Energy forum, Spain
Brussels, 15 Mar 2005 A conference dealing with the promotion of energy and environmental technologies applied to energy saving and efficiency within the EU will be held in Pamplona, Spain, from 15...
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ESA and NASA to consider joint mission to Jupiter
Brussels, 15 Mar 2005 The United States has responded with interest to a suggestion by the European Space Agency of a joint mission to Europa, Jupiter's icy moon. The two parties are keen to follow...
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ESA announces Call for next Earth Explorer missions
Paris, 15 Mar 2005 Today, ESA is releasing an opportunity for scientists from the Earth Observation communities in ESA Member States and Canada to submit proposals for ideas to be assessed for the...
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Today's news
European student had right to UK loan The European Union's highest court yesterday ordered the Government to ease restrictions on university grants and subsidised student loans for EU students,...
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From 'science and society' to 'society in science' through the ISSNET network
Brussels, 14 Mar 2005 Science shops are defined as 'a unit that provides independent, participatory research support in response to concerns expressed by civil society', and today the concept can be...
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UK government calls for more public debate on science
Brussels, 14 Mar 2005 The UK Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has called for greater public engagement and dialogue on science to help retain the UK's attractiveness in this field. Her...
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International eco-energy conference
Brussels, 14 Mar 2005 An international eco-energy conference on energy-saving ecotechnology for hydrocarbon production, transport, refinery and consumption will be held in Kiev, Ukraine, from 25 to...
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Evaluation of research infrastructure actions - prior notification of call for tenders
Brussels, 14 Mar 2005 The European Commission has published a prior information notice of a call for tenders for the ex-post evaluation of major European actions for research infrastructures. The...
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Today's news
Oxford owns up to a bias against girl applicants Oxford admitted for the first time yesterday that it discriminated against female applicants and those from independent schools. But a study carried...
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What is a researcher? European Commission defines roles and responsibilities with Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for Recruitment of Researchers
Brussels, 11 March 2005 The European Commission has today adopted a European Charter for Researchers and a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. These two documents are key elements in...
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Researchers outline views on way forward for Europe
Brussels, 11 Mar 2005 Europe must learn to develop a culture of the 'D' in R&D, and needs to do it fast, says a leading international authority on cancer research and treatment. Speaking at a...
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EPO accepts biopiracy argument and revokes patent
Brussels, 11 Mar 2005 The European Patent Office (EPO) has, for the first time, decided to withdraw a patent on the grounds of biopiracy. A patent was awarded to the US Department of Agriculture and...
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Replacement text for Commission's guidance notes on contained use of GMOs (OJ link)
Brussels, 11 March 2005 Corrigendum to Commission Decision of 28 February 2005 establishing guidance notes supplementing part B of Annex II to Council Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of...
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MEPs call for measures to prevent exploitation of women in the life sciences
Brussels, 11 Mar 2005 The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the trade in human egg cells, calling on Member States to take steps to avoid the exploitation of women in the application of...