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College concern over A-level surge An unprecedented surge in performance at A level, with more than one in five entries obtaining top grades, sparked warnings from universities last night that the...
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The trouble with the weather
Paris, 14 August 2002 Last year was characterised by extremes of weather all over the globe, making it the second-hottest year on record, beaten only by 1988. This year is set to follow that pattern...
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'Most successful space mission' looking for one last discovery
Brussels, 14 August 2002 As the anniversary of their launch approaches, the two Voyager spacecrafts' last mission is to indicate to scientists where the edge of the solar system is. The two Voyager...
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Wellcome awards Dundee Biocentre £3.5m Dundee University's Wellcome Trust Biocentre, an international leader in biomedical research, has won a £3.5 million award from the Wellcome Trust. This will...
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Blunder gives failed pupils pass rating Scotland’s examination system was thrown into turmoil for the second time in three years yesterday after Highers students were incorrectly awarded points...
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Study on environmental management systems in SMEs - prior information
Brussels, 13 August 2002 The European Commission's Enterprise DG has published a prior information notice of a call for tenders for a study contract concerning factors, policies and initiatives...
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Update: 13:00
Scottish exam fiasco to be cleard up in 24 hours The latest Scottish exam results fiasco is expected to be cleared up within the next 24 hours, Scotland's education minister claimed today. Cathy...
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U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Critical Technology Assessment of Biotechnology in U.S. Industry
Washington D.C., 13 August 2002 The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that it has launched a Critical Technology Assessment of Biotechnology in U.S. Industry. The assessment, to be based on...
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European leaders need to focus on water problems at Johannesburg summit
Brussels, 13 August 2002 As parts of Europe suffers its worst floods in decades, European leaders heading for this month's Earth Summit in South Africa will be urged to help developing countries...
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New proposed restrictions on researchers' IP rights at Cambridge university
Brussels, 13 August 2002 The decision by the UK's Cambridge university to place restrictions on its researchers' intellectual property rights may set a precedent which affects the researchers' work...
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Latest research news
Ten numbers that can trace your family tree An Oxford University spin-off company is to launch a service that will enable the public to trace their ancestors by typing DNA code into the...
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Today's news
Minister defends exam standards Critics of rising A-level pass rates are today branded elitist and incoherent in the first signs of a government fightback on standards ahead of record-breaking...
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Determination of the deforestation rates of the world's humid tropical forests
Ispra, Italy, 9 August 2002 Reliable data on the change in forest cover for the humid tropics help reduce the uncertainty in the calculation of carbon fluxes to and from the atmosphere, which is...
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European scientists achieve Muscular dystrophy gene breakthrough
Brussels, 12 August 2002 Italian scientists in collaboration with US scientists have discovered the genetic cause of one of the most common types of muscular dystrophy. Facioscapulohumeral muscular...
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MSG - More than just the weather
Paris, 12 August 2002 Some 36,000 kilometres above the coast of West Africa, a new satellite will soon take up a geo-stationary orbit, and train its powerful imager on the continents below. This is...