From today's newspapers
Blow for Blair as Estelle Morris quits Estelle Morris, the education secretary, sensationally resigned last night arguing that she was incapable of providing the right strategic management to run a...
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Academe in limbo as Morris bows out
The shock departure from the cabinet of Estelle Morris barely a month ahead of the planned publication of her plans for higher education brought expressions of regret from senior academics and union...
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Guileless mistakes of a frank minister
Estelle Morris was never as comfortable in universities as on her natural ground in schools, but it was a series of mistakes in primary and secondary education that caused her downfall. Although Mike...
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International meeting on space and world heritage
Paris, 22 Oct 2002 An international conference on Space Applications for Heritage Conservation will open in Strasbourg, France on 5 November. The aim: to bring together experts on space and those...
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Giants joust in the cold
Paris, 22 Oct 2002 A new giant was born recently in the coastal waters of Antarctica. A series of images captured from May through the beginning of this month by ESA's Envisat satellite shows the...
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Happy birthday and congratulations Proba
Paris, 22 Oct 2002 It is exactly one year today since the launch of ESA's first small autonomous spacecraft, Proba; a year in which Proba, and the instruments on board, have successfully carried out...
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MoU for the implementation of the COST project "Developing the Basis for Monitoring, Modelling and Predicting Space Weather"
Brussels, 22 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 266/02 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST Action 724 "Developing the...
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Revised text of and Presidency questions on the proposed regulation on genetically modified food and feed
Brussels, 22 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 12498/02 No. prev. doc.: 12133/02 No. Cion prop.: 11576/01 Subject: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically...
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Today's news
Foreign researchers in biology face vetting Foreign scientists and research students may have to undergo rigorous vetting if they want to work on dangerous biological agents in British universities,...
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Update: 12:35
QCA appoints Greener as interim chairman City grandee Sir Anthony Greener, deputy chairman of BT and former chairman of drinks giant Diageo, is to be chairman of the Qualifications and...
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Latest research news
Bigger is beautiful Tomorrow, the ruling councils of Manchester University and Umist will be asked to dissolve more than 150 years of history and form the largest UK university outside London. It is...
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Mr Erkki Liikanen: "Life Sciences and Biotechnology - a Strategy for Europe" EU Presidency Conference on Biotechnology, Copenhagen, 21 October 2002
Copenhagen, 21 October 2002 Ladies and Gentlemen: Biotechnology will be the next wave of technological revolution. Like every powerful new technology, some of its applications raise genuine concerns...
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Commission to launch 6th EU Research Framework Programme at major conference
Brussels, 21 October 2002 From 11 to 13 November 2002, EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will host a major conference in Brussels to launch the EU's 6 th Research Framework Programme (FP6...
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With FP6 ready for launch, Busquin turns his attention to the ERA
Brussels, 21 Oct 2002 'I always said that the Sixth Framework Programme [FP6] was only a step towards creating a European Research Area,' said EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin in an...
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Intervention du Commissaire Busquin au colloque "Le rôle de l'Université dans l'Espace européen de la connaissance", Milan, le 21 octobre 2002
Milan, le 21 octobre 2002 Monsieur le Recteur, Madame et Monsieur les députés européens, Mesdames, Messieurs, Avant tout, je voudrais féliciter l'Université Catholique de Milan d'avoir pris l'...