All by the book
A. D. Harvey (Letters, THES, July 18) writes about an instance when a book was unavailable for consultation in the British Library's reading rooms at St Pancras because it was out on loan. The...
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6th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR RTD (2002-2006) - Second Information Day on Second Call for Proposals on CONCERTO the 24/09/2003
Brussels, 23 Jul 2003 The second CONCERTO info' day will be aimed primarily at those proposers who have already started to prepare their proposals, though all interested parties will be welcome (...
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Overwhelming response to 'food quality and safety' call, says Commission
Brussels, 23 Jul 2003 Following an overwhelming response to the first call for proposals under the 'Food Quality and Safety' priority of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), 36 projects have been...
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UK's scientific advisory body to be reorganised
Brussels, 23 Jul 2003 The body providing scientific advice to the UK government is to be reorganised in order to make clearer its role in relation to government priorities. The new terms of reference...
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European society of cardiology congress 2003, Vienna
Brussels, 23 Jul 2003 The European society of cardiology will hold its annual congress from 30 August to 3 September in Vienna, Austria. Doctors, researchers and pharmaceutical representatives from...
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Un agenda stratégique de la recherche sidérurgique pour relancer le secteur en Europe
Bruxelles, le 23 juillet 2003 Commission européenne, industrie sidérurgique, syndicats et opérateurs du secteur acier vont travailler ensemble pour créer une plate-forme technologique, définir un...
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SARS off the critical list, but what's next?
Brussels, 23 Jul 2003 With China and Taiwan now officially off the list of areas with recent local transmission of SARS, the chain of transmission of this new disease appears to be broken globally,...
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Capitalising on 700 years of nanotech experience
Brussels, 23 Jul 2003 Mention the word 'nanotechnology' and images of serious high-tech innovation come to mind, not Renaissance potters firing their richly glazed ceramics. New evidence looks set to...
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Web portal - innovation, creativity and idea management
Brussels, 23 Jul 2003 A web portal offering information and links relating to innovation, creativity and idea management has been developed in Switzerland. Run by Yves Oesch, a consultant and trainer...
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GMOs: Commission publishes recommendations to ensure co-existence of GM and non-GM crops
Brusels, 23 July 2003 Today the European Commission published guidelines for the development of strategies and best practices to ensure the co-existence of genetically modified (GM) crops with...
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Industry asked to design Mars rover and payload
Paris, 23 Jul 2003 Is there life on other worlds or is planet Earth the only place in our Solar System where living organisms have evolved? ESA is inviting European and Canadian industry to...
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Today's news
Ministers blame regulator for A-level fiasco Ministers attempted yesterday to pass the buck for last summer's A-level marking problems on to the examinations regulator. The government was responding...
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Study of European public research centres reveals scope for rationalisation
Brussels, 22 Jul 2003 A Commission study of 769 public research centres across Europe has concluded that a process of rationalisation at a European level would reduce the amount of funding needed to...
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European legislative framework for GMOs is now in place
Brussels, 22 July 2003 The Council of Ministers today formally adopted two European Commission proposals on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) which establish a clear EU system to trace and label...
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EUREKA project develops 'measurement uncertainty' tool
Brussels, 22 Jul 2003 A EUREKA project consortium has designed a software system aimed at helping companies comply with chemical-limit regulations. Companies involved in the food and pharmaceutical...