New system sets mousetrap for online fraudsters
Brussels, 19 Sep 2003 European scientists have found a reliable method for identifying computer users through the unique way they move their mouse. This new authentication system could help root out...
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Bulmahn: universities the key interface between education, research and innovation
Brussels, 19 Sep 2003 Germany's Minister for Education and Research, Edelgard Bulmahn, has claimed that Europe's universities are 'the deciding interface between education, research and innovation.'...
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ESA-EU framework agreement (Extract from: Preparation of the Competitiveness Council, 22nd September 2003)
Brussels, 19 th September 2003 The Commission's Communication "Towards a European Space Policy (COM(2001)718 final) proposed establishing a formal link through a Framework Agreement between the...
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Inauguration of the 'China-Europe Global Navigation Satellite System Technical Training and Cooperation Centre' (CENC)
Paris, 18 September 2003 Europe and China share a common interest in cooperating to bring the benefits of satellite navigation and Galileo in particular to transport, science, land management,...
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SMART-1 ready for launch
Paris, 19 Sep 2003 The launch date for ESA's SMART-1 mission to the Moon is confirmed as during the night of -28 September 2003. The 'launch window' will be 8:02 p.m. to 8:21 p.m. on Saturday,...
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Conference aims to break down barriers to a European brain research area
Brussels, 19 Sep 2003 The split between basic and clinical science, insufficient funding and the fragmentation of resources are key barriers to the establishment of a well structured brain research...
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Commission research helps reveal causes of oxygen depletion in Western Baltic Sea
Brussels, 19 Sep 2003 Research carried out by the European Commission has provided valuable input to a report published by the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), which reveals that exceptional oxygen...
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EU Action Plan to boost research efforts in Europe (Extract from: Preparation of the Competitiveness Council, 22nd September 2003)
Brussels, 19 th September 2003 On 30 th April 2003, the Commission adopted a Communication on "Investing in research: an action plan for Europe" (COM(2003)226) which sets out initiatives to reach the...
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Greenfield acuses male colleagues of 'sniping' Susan Greenfield, director of the Royal Institution, has accused members of the male-dominated scientific establishment of conducting a whispering...
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EU calls for more and better co-ordinated brain research at European level
Brussels, 18 September 2003 Some 250 leading brain specialists are gathering in Brussels today to discuss the creation of a European Brain Research Area. European Research Commissioner Philippe...
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Life Sciences and Biotechnology (Extract from Background for the Competitiveness Council of 22 Sep)
Brussels, 18 Sep 2003 The Council is expected to adopt a set of conclusions on the initiative "Life sciences and biotechnology - a strategy for Europe". The draft conclusions call for moving from the...
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Stem Cell Research (Extract from Background for the Competitiveness Council of 22 Sep)
Brussels, 18 Sep 2003 Ministers will hear over lunch a presentation by Commissioner Philippe Busquin of the European Commission proposal on the EU-funding of human embryonic stem cell research. Last...
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Nuclear Fusion Energy Research (Extract from Background for the Competitiveness Council of 22 Sep)
Brussels, 18 Sep 2003 The Council will discuss, on the basis of a progress report presented by the Commission, the state of the process for identifying a European candidate site to host the...
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Forecasting the effects of drought on EU crops
Brussels, 18 Sep 2003 The EU's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has used its advanced crop-yield forecasting system to predict the effects of this year's persistent drought on the upcoming harvest,...
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EU and China are set to collaborate on GALILEO, the European global system of satellite navigation
Brussels, 18 September 2003 An agreement has been reached between the European Union and China on its participation in the GALILEO programme. This agreement was initialled in Beijing on 18 September...