Brussels, 19 Nov 2002 The European Research and Innovation Area and enlargement will be two of Greece's priorities when it takes over the Presidency of the EU on 1 January 2003. 'Greece wants to...
Brussels, 19 Nov 2002 Finland is to host its first international biotechnology event, BioTech Helsinki 03, from 24 to 26 March 2003. The conference will present the latest advances in life sciences...
Brussels, 19 Nov 2002 EREC, the European Renewable Energy Council, is organising a conference on renewable energy sources for islands, tourism and water desalination in Crete, Greece from 26 to 28...
Government gives Darwin Initiative further £7m The government today gave a £7 million boost to help animals and plants in developing countries in the second phase of the Darwin Initiative, which...
MPs attack universities over science base failure Universities have failed Britain's science base because of their "callous and short-sighted" management culture, a Commons inquiry will say today....
Decaf coffee gives same kick as full-strength Decaffeinated coffee is no healthier than conventional coffee and may be just as likely to keep drinkers awake all night, scientists have found. Research...
Brussels, 18 Nov 2002 The Academy of Finland has launched seven new research programmes, with a budget of 41.3 million euro, in which foreign researchers may also participate. The new research...
Copenhagen, 18 Nov 2002 1. Adoption of the agenda 2. (poss.) Approval of the list of "A" items HORIZONTAL QUESTIONS 3. Competitiveness Commission communication entitled "Better Environment for...
Brussels, 18 Nov 2002 The scientific truth behind the age-old blacksmith's secret that the strongest steel is formed by rapidly cooling it has been revealed by a joint Dutch, Danish and French...
Brussels, 18 Nov 2002 The European Commission has granted antitrust clearance to a package aimed at giving third generation (3G) mobile equipment manufacturers better access to patents. Easier access...
Merger killed by dons' opposition Plans to merge two London colleges into a "super-versity" were abandoned yesterday after running into stiff opposition from academic staff. The proposal to combine...
Clarke delivers cash-for-reforms message to FE Education secretary Charles Clarke was today bringing the government's cash-for-reforms message to further education colleges. They must do better in...
Brussels, 15 Nov 2002 A conference on 'Portugal, candidate countries and ERA [European Research Area]' will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on 17 and 18 January. The aim of the event is to bridge the...
Brussels, 15 th November 2002 The Council held a further discussion on the main outlines of the future jurisdictional system for the proposed Community Patent (see MEMO/01/451 , IP/00/714 and MEMO/00...
http://www.w3.org 14 November 2002 The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) today published a revised, Last Call Working Draft of its Royalty-Free Patent Policy whose goal is to enable W3C Recommendations...