Mixed progress towards gender equality in the EU
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 Positive news that Europe is producing a growing number of female science and engineering graduates is tempered by a disproportionate take-up in industry, the latest figures...
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EU and Japan urged to forge closer biotechnology collaboration
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 The EU-Japan business dialogue round table (BDRT), meeting as part of the EU-Japan summit on 21 June, called for a continuous dialogue on life sciences and biotechnology, as...
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UK report shows the importance of investing in new technologies, skills and innovation
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 A new study by the UK Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) claims that investing across the board in new technologies, skills and innovation is the key to improving company...
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Large Hadron Collider takes precedence in new CERN scientific strategy
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 The completion of the Large Hadron Collider was outlined as the top priority for CERN (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research) when Director General Robert Aymar...
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International research assessment workshop leads to emergence of a 'network of networks
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 Delegations from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada and New Zealand were in Brussels on 17 and 18 June to attend a workshop aimed at exploring ways to improve and...
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Research-industry cooperation in the EU Framework Programmes
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 The Dutch Association of Universities (VSNU) will hold a conference on research-industry cooperation in the EU's framework programmes for research in Amsterdam on 9 July. The...
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European forum for innovative enterprises
Brussels, 22 Jun 2004 The fourth European forum for innovative enterprises will take place in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 5 to 7 December. Organised by the European Commission, the event will be an...
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Greece to sign agreement on accession to ESA Convention
Paris, 22 Jun 2004 On Monday 28 June, Mr Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, and Mr Dimitris Sioufas, Minister for Development, will sign the Agreement on Greece's accession to the ESA...
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Four African Presidents Support Biotech, U.S. Official Says
Washington, 22 Jun 2004 By Kathryn McConnell Washington File Correspondent The presidents of four West African countries have voiced support for agricultural biotechnology and for science in general...
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Two-thirds of medical students are women Women doctors will outnumber their male colleagues within eight years because of a dramatic rise in the number of female medical students now in training,...
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Scientific and technological advance outlined as EU objectives in Constitution
Brussels, 21 June 2004 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin is 'happy and satisfied' with the references to research in the new EU Constitution, according to a spokesperson. Not only does the...
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EURAB chair reflects on achievements to date, and looks to the 'interesting time' ahead
Brussels, 21 Jun 2004 The last time that CORDIS News spoke to Helga Nowotny, chair of the European research advisory board (EURAB), she was planning to submit a document to the European Convention,...
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Ministers call for more synergy between Eureka and the Framework Programmes
Brussels, 21 Jun 2004 As the reigns of the Eureka network were passed from the French to the incoming Dutch presidency in Paris on 18 June, ministers and representatives from its 33 member states, as...
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European pharmacological societies conference
Brussels, 21 Jun 2004 The Federation of European Pharmacological Societies is organising a conference, to be held in Porto, Portugal, from 14 to 17 July. The topics to be discussed include: -...
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Regional, national and European research and innovation programmes
Brussels, 21 Jun 2004 A seminar on regional, national and European research and innovation programmes, with a special emphasis on projects in the areas of information society technology (IST),...