'Jules Verne' arrives at ESTEC
Paris, 20 Jul 2004 After a long and complicated journey by air, land and sea, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) christened Jules Verne arrived at ESTEC in Noordwijk on 15 July. Jules Verne is the...
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Space researchers gather in Paris
Paris, 20 Jul 2004 At the invitation of ESA and CNES, the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is holding its 35th Scientific Assembly in Paris from 19 to 25 July. As happens every two years,...
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Go-ahead given to deliver Russian ATV hardware
Paris, 20 Jul 2004 Meeting on 9 July in Moscow, senior representatives of the European Space Agency (ESA), the Russian Rocket Space Corporation Energia (RSC-Energia), EADS SPACE Transportation and...
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ESA's high-energy observatories spot doughnut-shaped cloud with a black-hole filling
Paris, 20 Jul 2004 Pictures Using ESA's Integral and XMM-Newton observatories, an international team of astronomers has found more evidence that massive black holes are surrounded by a doughnut-...
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Troops may guard Oxford research lab The Army may be placed on standby to assist the building of an £18 million laboratory at Oxford University should further contractors pull out of the project...
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Activists halt work on Oxford animal lab Animal rights protesters yesterday claimed victory after Montpellier plc pulled out of its contract to build a controversial vivisection laboratory at Oxford...
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Galileo moves forward
Paris, 19 Jul 2004 The GalileoSat development and in-orbit validation phase is well under way and the European Space Agency (ESA) has just released its procurement process to Industry indicating that...
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GMOs: Commission authorises import of GM-maize for use in animal feed
Brussels, 19 July 2004 The European Commission authorised today the placing on the market of the genetically modified maize known as NK603 for import and processing. This decision is valid for 10...
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International Scientific Cooperation Policy - New publications available
Brussels, 19 Jul 2004 RTD association EU-Switzerland ( 786 kB) - successful projects Sustainability of ISTC party funded projects ( 392 kB) DG Research http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/i...
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SAFE 2005 - 13-15 June 2005, Rome
Brussels, 19 Jul 2004 Aimed at engineers, scientists, field researchers, managers and other specialists, this event will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of the most recent...
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Backgrounder on the recently approved NK 603 (link)
Brussels, 19 Jul 2004 Full text DG Research http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/i ndex_en.html
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French NCP coordinator presents his vision for a European Contact Point
Brussels, 19 Jul 2004 Speaking to CORDIS News about the role of the National Contact Points (NCPs) under the next framework programme, Paul Jamet, the coordinator of the French NCPs, spoke of a...
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Feasibility study on the creation of a network to increase European legal research
Brussels, 19 Jul 2004 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for a feasibility study on the creation of a structure or network to increase European research into private...
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Conference on research, innovation and economic performance
Brussels, 19 Jul 2004 To mark the launch of the Oxford Handbook of Innovation, the European Commission, the University of Oslo and Oxford University Press are jointly organising a conference entitled...
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Director José Achache unveils new Observing the Earth website
Paris, 19 Jul 2004 Europa links for photos What is the use of Earth Observation? Quite a lot is the short reply; the full list gets longer all the time. For the complete answer, visit ESA's new...