Brussels, 14 Jan 2004 A tenth of the stars in our galaxy are in a 'habitable zone' that – like a galactic city in which we live in the outer suburbs – is teeming with planets that may support life,...
Brown backs Blair's plan for top-up fees Chancellor Gordon Brown yesterday offered his emphatic support for Tony Blair's legislation on university fees. In a setback to the revolt against the bill,...
Brussels, 14 Jan 2004 Petten (NL): Following a request by EC-EURATOM and US-DOE, the Institute for Energy and Argon National Laboratory started an initiative to collaborate in the area of new future...
Brussels, 14 Jan 2004 Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has confirmed that he intends to call on the EU's Member States to double the Community budget for research in an enlarged Union. Mr...
Brussels, 14 Jan 2004 The Environment Council adopted a resolution without debate at the end of December, calling on the EU to promote research into the reduction of natural and technological risks....
Brussels, 14 Jan 2004 The advisory committee on releases to the environment (ACRE), which guides UK government policy on commercialising genetically modified (GM) crops, has warned that two out of...
Brussels, 14 Jan 2004 Eureka, the European network for market oriented research and development (R&D), has published a report on the impact of its research projects, highlighting the work...
Brussels, 14 Jan 2004 A technology transfer workshop will take place at the European synchrotron radiation facility in Grenoble, France on 2 February. The workshop will focus on three themes:...
Brussels, 14 Jan 2004 A new Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) Integrated Project, SEAFOODplus, will be officially launched at an event in Brussels, Belgium, on 22 January. SEAFOODplus is supported by...
Brussels, 14 Jan 2004 A symposium on increasing the effectiveness of world public sector agricultural research through partnerships will take place in London, the UK, on 10 and 11 March....
Top French scientists threaten to quit More than 5,300 leading French scientists have threatened to resign unless the government increases the country's research budget, unblocks frozen funds and...
Timing gamble over top-up fees vote Downing Street announced last night that the Commons vote on top-up fees will take place on Tuesday, January . Tony Blair is to hold the critical Commons vote...
Strasbourg, 13 Jan 2004 Joseph DAUL (EPP-ED, F) Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights ( COM(2003) 456 - C5-0573/2003 -...
Brussels, 13 Jan 2004 The US Secretary of State for Energy, Spencer Abraham, has declared the strong support of his country for the Japanese bid to host the international thermonuclear site (ITER)....
Brussels, 13 Jan 2004 Full text of Document 1201/04 Suite of documents 1201/04 Subject: DRAFT SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS OF THE 291st MEETING OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE (CREST) HELD...