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Disaster monitoring enters new era with the launch of new micro satellites
Brussels, 11 Sep 2003 The way in which man made and natural disasters are monitored is set to change with the launch of three new micro satellites as part of a project involving partners in the UK,...
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Safe management of GMOs: the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety becomes law
Brussels, 11 September 2003 Today, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety enters into force. The Protocol is designed to protect biological diversity and human health from the potential risks arising...
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Draft Council Resolution on Investing In Research for European Growth and Competitiveness (link)
Brussels, 11 Sep 2003 Full text of Document 12280/03 Suite of documents 12280/03 Council Register
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Earth's ozone on the mend, study suggests
Brussels, 11 Sep 2003 Researchers say the rate of ozone depletion in the Earth's upper atmosphere is slowing. Bans on harmful industrial gases may be having the desired effects after all. A team of...
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17-19 September 2003 - IPSC: Invitation to INTERGEO 2003 - Digital Map Archive (DMA)
Brussels, 11 Sep 2003 Ispra (I): The Information Support for Effective and Rapid External Aid (ISFEREA) team is invited by DLR (German Aerospace Centre) to present the JRC's web-based information...
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Report assesses socio-economic content of FP5
Brussels, 11 Sep 2003 The Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) successfully met the challenge, set by policy makers, of incorporating socio-economic considerations into the research activities of its...
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European conference on applications of surface and interface analysis
Brussels, 11 Sep 2003 A European conference on applications of surface and interface analysis will take place from 5 to 10 October in Berlin, Germany. The main aim of the conference is to bring...
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Agenda of the Working Party on International Environment Issues (Biosafety), Wednesday, 17 September 2003
Brussels, 11 Sep 2003 Full text of Document X03912EN/ENV/03 Suite of documents X03912EN/ENV/03 MESSAGE: 1. Information on the status of the new EU Regulations on GMOs (Transboundary movement,...
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Working towards the Barcelona target
Brussels, 11 Sep 2003 Policy makers at European and national level are showing their commitment to the Barcelona objective with a series of initiatives designed to increase investment in research to...
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Commission sets out plans for European hydrogen and fuel cells partnership
Brussels, 11 Sep 2003 Commission President Romano Prodi, Vice President Loyola de Palacio and Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin have outlined plans for a European hydrogen and fuel cells...
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Seminar on the contribution of agricultural research to European competitiveness
Brussels, 11 Sep 2003 Scotland Europa and the Scottish crop research institute will host a seminar on the role of plant science and agricultural research in contributing to European competitiveness...
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Divine invigilation
Bored invigilators who spent the summer penning poems based on what they could see in the exam hall or outside its windows were rewarded with prizes last week. Staff at Trinity and All Saints College...
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Don's diary: Farewell 'quality police'
Monday No, not flying back from Kalamazoo in post-conference triumph. Actually looking round room LW 119 wondering how best to gut it pre-retirement. The formal farewell was weeks ago - not a dry eye...
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Why I... believe it is time that research supervision had an overhaul
Tony Fell Head of the Graduate School, University of Bradford, and executive member of the UK Council for Graduate Education. Pressure from postgraduates and funding agencies has transformed the...