Forestry research comes out of the woods
Brussels, 07 Apr 2004 Pioneering research spanning the entire forestry-wood chain – from forest genetics, management and conservation through to pulp and paper production – is coming into its own,...
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The European Science Congress - the challenges of investing in R&D
Strasbourg, 07 Apr 2004 "A vast increase in investment in Research and Development to catch up with the US and Japan is necessary, but throwing money at Europe's problems is not enough." This was one...
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Italy undergoes scientific self-examination
Brussels, 07 Apr 2004 No doubt conscious of the turmoil in France's research community, Italy is taking a timely look at its own system of scientific funding and organisation, according to reports....
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High-level space co-operation workshop opens China visit
Brussels, 07 Apr 2004 Meeting in Beijing on 7 April 2004, European and Chinese representatives expressed their willingness to further strengthen co-operative space activities. The 'High-level China-...
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EU must be prepared to take risks, Prodi tells European Science Congress
Brussels, 07 Apr 2004 Policy makers, scientists and stakeholders from across Europe gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels on 6 April for the first day of the European Science Congress,...
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Busquin presents progress report to Parliament committee
Brussels, 07 Apr 2004 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has appeared for the last time in front of the European Parliament's Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy Committee before the...
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MEDEA+ announces call for proposals
Brussels, 07 Apr 2004 MEDEA+, the industry driven pan-European programme for advanced cooperative research and development in microelectronics, has announced an open call for proposals. The main...
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Proposal writing for FP6
Brussels, 07 Apr 2004 A workshop on proposal writing for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Hamburg, Germany, on 18 May. The event will explain how to present a proposal to the...
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Follow the DELTA launch and docking with the ISS from one of ESA's establishments
Paris, 07 Apr 2004 The launch of ESA's DELTA mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is currently scheduled for 19 April at 05:18 Central European...
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Treasury Dept Exempts Scholarly Publications from Trade Sanctions
Washington, 07 Apr 2004 The U.S. and international scientific community has welcomed the Treasury Department's decision not to apply sanctions to the editing and publication of articles written by...
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Today's news
Ofsted brands three colleges as costly failures Three of the biggest further education colleges in England, together enrolling more than 90,000 students, were condemned yesterday by Ofsted for...
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Black women in US 23 times as likely to get Aids virus African-American women are 23 times as likely to be infected with the Aids virus as white women and account for 71.8% of new HIV cases among...
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Ofsted brands three colleges as costly failures
Scholars thwart spies, says academic Academic hostility to the UK's intelligence services is blighting efforts to defend western liberal democracy against the challenge of Islamic fundamentalism, a...
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Commissioner Busquin in China to strengthen co-operation in science and technology
Brussels, 6 April 2004 European Union Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will visit the People's Republic of China from April 6-11 to broaden EU-China relations and reinforce co-operation in...
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Commissioner Philippe Busquin: "Research, Innovation, Governance", Discussion Forum organised by the Stuttgart Region in Europe, Brussels, 5 April 2004
Brussels, 5 April 2004 Dear Mr. President, Honourable Members of Parliament Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, let me say how pleased I am to be here today. I know I have made many promises to meet...