2004-05-28 issue index
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City law firms must wipe out Oxbridge bias, minister says City law firms must take steps to eliminate persistent discrimination in favour of Oxbridge graduates, David Lammy, the Minister for...
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Draft Council Conclusions Relating to the Seventh Framework Programme and Future European Policy to Support Research (link)
Brussels, 23 Nov 2004 Full text of Document 15005/04 Suite of documents 15005/04 No. prev. doc.: 12898/04 COMPET 155 IND 123 RECH 181 14733/04 RECH 221 No. Cion prop.: 10740/04 RECH 134 - COM(2004)...
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EU space policy and defence (Other items approved - Extract from: Provisional Version, General Affairs Council, 22 November)
Brussels, 23 Nov 2004 The Council approved a document entitled "European Security Defence Policy (ESDP) and Space", defining contributions that can be made to ESDP by space applications ( 11616/3/04...
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Cooperation in the field of agriculture related research (Extract from: Provisional Version, Agriculture Council, 22 November)
Brussels, 23 Nov 2004 The Council has discussed the Presidency conclusions on its report "Towards cooperation between research funders and programme managers in the domain of Agriculture, Food, Rural...
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Conference calls for coordinated national diabetes action plans
Brussels, 23 Nov 2004 Experts and policymakers have called for a coordinated European approach to the prevention and treatment of diabetes, as well as an increased scientific effort. The calls came...
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Council endorses closer cooperation in agriculture-related research
Brussels, 23 Nov 2004 The EU's Agriculture and Fisheries Council discussed forging closer links between agriculture and research when it met on 22 November. Agriculture ministers examined a report by...
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France aims to be European leader in biomedicine
Brussels, 23 Nov 2004 France must take advantage of the biotechnology revolution to take lead and capture a share of the growing market for biological drugs, the French drug industry organisation...
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US sees first decline in international student numbers for three decades
Brussels, 23 Nov 2004 The number of international students enrolled in US higher education institutions fell by 2.4 per cent in the previous academic year (2003/04) - the first such decline since...
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EU fosters oceanographic collaboration between Europe and Latin America
Brussels, 23 Nov 2004 The European Commission is providing funding to enable universities in Latin America and Europe to join forces and form a Latin American and European School of Oceanography. The...
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Thin films and nanostructured materials for photovoltaics
Brussels, 23 Nov 2004 An international symposium on 'Thin films and nanostructured materials for photovoltaics' (THINC-PV2), will be held in Strasbourg, France, from 31 May to 3 June 2005. THINC-PV2...
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Latest research news
IVF 'needs more research' The health of test-tube babies and their mothers should be tracked more closely to ensure that the growing use of assisted-fertility techniques is safe, scientific and...
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Today's news
Chemistry suffers new setback The study of chemistry at university suffered a fresh setback yesterday when Exeter announced plans to axe its degree courses. Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor of Exeter,...
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Consultation for revision of the FP6 Energy Work Programme (mid-term review)
Brussels, 22 Nov 2004 SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION: CHAPTER 6.1 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS – Research activities having an impact in the Short to...
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New FP6 guidance notes on competitive calls for Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence
Brussels, 22 Nov 2004 New guidance notes for participants in FP6 are now available through CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service), the EU's official information service on...