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Northern Irish universities appeal to the senses Northern Ireland's two universities are appealing to the senses as well as to the intellect. Ulster University has unveiled a six-site Millennium...
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Space technology geared to the car
Paris, 26 Sep 2002 From 28 September to 13 October, the European Space Agency (ESA) makes its debut at the Paris Motor Show (Porte de Versailles, Hall 2/2, stand 515). Its presence might seem...
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e-Business Market Watch - call for tenders
Brussels, 26 Sep 2002 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for the e-Business Market Watch function (e-business watch). The successful tenderers will continue and further develop...
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Coventry to host conference on strengthening academic and industrial links
Brussels, 26 Sep 2002 The first SAIL (strengthening academic and industrial links) conference will be held in Coventry University's Technocentre on 28 November. The SAIL network looks at the...
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Council Decisions on the release and the placing on the market of genetically modified organisms products (links)
Brussels, 26 Sep 2002 Text of Document 11978/02 Subject: Council Decision establishing pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council the summary information format...
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MEPs call for immediate marketing ban on cosmetics tested on animals
Brussels, 26 Sep 2002 The European Parliament adopted an urgent resolution on 24 September following a Commission proposal to postpone a ban on the marketing of cosmetics tested on animals. MEPs...
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Space debris: Space is big, but not big enough
Paris, 26 Sep 2002 According to Douglas Adams, in his famous book The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, space is big. However, it seems near-Earth space is not big enough. In December 2001, the Space...
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MSG-1 weather satellite ready for commissioning
Paris, 26 Sep 2002 The first of EUMETSAT's new generation of weather satellites, MSG-1, has arrived on station at 10.5°W in geostationary orbit at 36,000 kilometres above the Earth. After separation...
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Research councils to play greater role in defining UK space agenda
Brussels, 26 Sep 2002 A new funding structure for UK space activities will ensure that the UK remains a sought after partner for international cooperation, according to the UK government. The funding...
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Ten Finalists for the EU's Descartes Prize are Announced, Project Abstracts Published
Brussels, 26 Sep 2002 The Descartes Prize - now in its third year - was designed by the European Commission's Research Directorate General to reward scientific projects that address the concerns of...
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Carnegie demands revamp of teacher training
The influential Carnegie Corporation of New York has called for a radical revamping of the way American teachers are trained by schools of education, asking for a two-year "residency" programme...
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Why I... think teachers know best
Even if the inquiries into this year's A-level results succeed in identifying blame, there are underlying problems that will not go away. Outstanding is the fact that the system that has emerged from...
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Next week
News End of semesters, return to common sense? Features John Gray cuts through the arguments for and against war in Iraq Big Science Question: John Leslie ponders how the world will end The Tories...
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Go forward and not Bac
It's how standards are set, not what kind of exam students take, that matters, says Dylan Wiliam. Whether the standards of awards made at A level this year are comparable to those made last year...
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Return examining to academia
Universities would do the best job - and they need the cash, argues Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon. What should happen to A levels? In my view, they should probably be returned to universities. I say "...