Finding the ashes of the first stars
Paris, 30 Apr 2003 Recent observations with the Hubble Space Telescope suggest that the first stars formed as little as 200 million years after the Big Bang. This is much earlier than previously...
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Galileo negotiations deadlocked
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 Negotiations surrounding Member State contributions to the proposed European satellite navigation system, Galileo, are still deadlocked, a spokesperson for the European Space...
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Commission publishes action plan for achieving three per cent objective
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin presented on 29 April a new action plan containing a number of measures aimed at helping the EU to meet the three per cent target by...
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OECD calls for coordinated efforts to tackle infectious diseases
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 Appropriate measures need to be taken and barriers overcome in order to bring life science research to bear on the problems of emerging and neglected diseases, concludes a new...
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Scientists grow penis in laboratory US laboratory research has shown that it is possible to grow rabbit penises with a network of nerves, a development that increases the likelihood of effective...
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Heriot-Watt offers Hong-Kong students e-lifeline An interactive company is giving students in Hong Kong the chance to study online for exams while schools and colleges are closed because of...
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Former Burmese rector begins hunger strike The 80-year-old former rector of Burma's Yezin University began a hunger strike on April , more than a year after he was sentenced to...
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Consultation reveals university research fears Deep fears about the effects of restricting research to fewer universities have surfaced in many of the responses to the government's white paper in the...
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Euratom agreement on notification and information exchange in radiological emergencies, initially with accession countries and Switzerland (link)
Brussels, 29 April 2003 Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and non-member States of the European Union on the participation of the latter in the Community arrangements...
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EU Action Plan to boost research efforts in Europe
Brussels, 29 April 2003 The European Commission will present tomorrow a roadmap with detailed measures to encourage public and private players across Europe to upgrade their research effort. The...
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EuropaBio Convention 2003, Vienna, Austria
Brussels, 29 Apr 2003 The Cordia EuropaBio Convention 2003 will take place from 2 to 4 December in Vienna, Austria. The event is designed to encourage the sharing of latest knowledge on harmonisation...
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Scientists and farmers meet to discuss precision agriculture and livestock farming
Brussels, 29 Apr 2003 The fourth European conference on precision agriculture (ECPA) and the first European Conference on precision livestock farming (ECPLF) will take place from 16 to 18 June in...
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TACD Priorities for Government Action 2003-04
London, 29 Apr 2003 The EU and US consumer forum has selected the following issues as its highest priorities for action in the trade arena by the US and EU governments in 2003 and 2004. Trade in...
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Investing in research: an action plan for Europe frequently asked questions
Brussels, 29 April 2003 Tomorrow the Commission will publish the Communication "Investing in research: an action plan for Europe" (1) . The Action Plan outlined by the Communication responds to the...
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Philippe Busquin: Investir dans la recherche: un plan d'action pour l'Europe, Conférence de presse à l'occasion de la présentation de la Communication "Investir dans la Recherche: un Plan d'Action pou
Bruxelles, 29 avril 2003 Rappel de l'objectif fixé par le Conseil européen de Barcelone: 3% du PIB en 2010 au lieu de 1,9% aujourd'hui 2/3 financé par le secteur privé. Cet objectif ne concerne pas...