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Right to put up university fees must be earned Universities will have to show they are "reaching out" to working-class children as young as 11 before they are allowed to charge higher fees, Sir...
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2004 EU Marie Curie Awards announced: European Excellence in Research rewarded
Brussels, 7 November 2004 The European Commission announced today (November 7) in Warsaw the winners of the 2004 Marie Curie Awards, with grants of up to €50,000 going to five outstanding European...
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2004 EU Marie Curie Awards - The winners and their research
Brussels, 7 November 2004 Dr. Benedetta Ciardi (Italy): Unveiling the Primordial Universe In their own words: “To me, research means trying to answer questions about the environment that surrounds us...
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Pillinger 'sets out his stall' for a second chance to visit the Red Planet
Brussels, 08 Nov 2004 Colin Pillinger, lead scientist on the ultimately unsuccessful Beagle 2 mission to look for life on the surface of Mars, has told CORDIS News of his desire to make another...
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European University Association reacts to Commission proposals on future
Brussels, 08 Nov 2004 The European University Association (EUA) has responded to the Commission's proposals on the future of European research with calls for more measures to support universities'...
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Research on nutrition and ageing
Brussels, 08 Nov 2004 A workshop entitled 'research on nutrition and ageing', organised by the European Commission, will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 29 and 30 November. The event will comprise...
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Table of Genetically modified foods authorised in the European Union (link)
Brussels, 08 Nov 2004 Full text Health and Consumer Protection DG
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Documents for Recent Meetings at FAO on Plant Genetic Resources (links)
Rome, 08 Nov 2004 The First Meeting of the Expert Group on the Terms of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement was held from 4 to 8 October 2004, in Brussels. The Tenth Regular Session of the...
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Scientific Publications: Free for all?: the Government Response (link)
London, 08 Nov 2004 Full text We published our Tenth Report of Session 2003— 04, Scientific Publications: Free for all?, on Tuesday 20 July 2004. We received the Government Response to our Report on...
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Ireland reiterates call for increased research spending
Brussels, 05 Nov 2004 The Irish Minister for Enterprise, Micheál Martin, has commissioned two reports to help the government achieve its target of increased private and public investment in research...
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First pan-European advisory council on fisheries set up
Brussels, 05 Nov 2004 Representatives from nine European countries and the European Commission gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 4 November for the inaugural meeting of the new North Sea Regional...
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Commission proposes funding access to modern energy in ACP countries
Brussels, 05 Nov 2004 The European Commission has adopted proposals that would see it providing 250 million euro to countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) to increase access to...
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New book pulls together recent research on wearable eHealth systems
Brussels, 05 Nov 2004 A new book highlighting the results of recent research projects in the field of eHealth has been published by IOS Press. The book contains chapters on several EU funded projects...
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Learn how to communicate projects and results at IST 2004
Brussels, 05 Nov 2004 Communicating work in progress and interesting results from EU-funded research projects can be a difficult and time-consuming process, and project consortia do not always have...
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UK information day on FP6NMP priority
Brussels, 05 Nov 2004 A UK National Contact Point (NCP) is organising two one-day information events on the Nanotechnology, Materials and Production (NMP) priority of the Sixth Framework Programme (...