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Exam board admits AS-level paper faulty Students sitting AS-level government and politics had to endure one more hurdle on their route to university thanks to a mistake in their exam paper. Although...
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European Union will sign a new international treaty on agricultural biodiversity
Brussels, 28 May 2002 Commissioner David Byrne has welcomed the decision of the EU's Council of Ministers yesterday that the European Union will sign the International Treaty on Plant Genetic...
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European Research Advisory Board formulates recommendations for evaluation of research proposals
Brussels, 28 May 2002 Following the positive vote in the European Parliament on 15 May, the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 (FP6) is likely to become fully operational in a few months....
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N° 38-2002: ESA selects new Earth-Observation missions
Paris, 28 May 2002 For its second cycle of the Earth Explorer Opportunity Missions, ESA has recently selected three proposals to enter feasibility study: ACE+ , an Atmosphere and Climate-Explorer;...
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Recherche thermonucléaire ITER (Results of the Agriculture Council of 27 May)
Bruxelles, le mai 2002 Le Conseil a adopté une décision modifiant les directives de négociation portant sur la création d'un cadre international en vue de l'instauration d'une entité juridique pour...
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Update: 12:15
Salford lecturers face compulsory redundancies Lecturers at Salford Univeristy may withold exam results after it emerged that compulsory redundancies were being considered to lose 70 jobs by...
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Galileo Joint Undertaking: statutes (link) and advertisement for post of Director
Brussels, 28 May 2002 Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 of 21 May 2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking (OJ L138/1 28.5.2002). Full text [NB links expire 45 days from publication date]...
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Estonia conference to examine biotechnology in small candidate countries
Brussels, 28 May 2002 An international conference on meeting the challenges for the development of research, technology and innovation policies for biotechnology will take place in Tartu, Estonia on...
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ESA astronaut training in Europe for October mission to the ISS: Mission name and logo unveiled
Paris, 28 May 2002 ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, from Belgium, will soon finish training at ESA's space research and technology centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands on some of the scientific facilities...
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David Byrne: The role of science in regulation, The Toxicology Forum at the European Commission, Brussels, 27 May 2002
Brussels, May 2002 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to address the 2002 Toxicology Forum. Toxicology is one of the scientific disciplines that plays a vital role in many of the...
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'Cosmic Vision 2020': the new ESA Science Programme
Paris, May 2002 Following the outcome of Council of Ministers in Edinburgh in November 2001, the Director of Science undertook a complete reassessment of the ESA Science Programme. This was done in...
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Accord-cadre avec l'Agence spatiale européenne (Results of the Agriculture Council of 27 May)
Bruxelles, le mai 2002 Le Conseil a approuvé des directives de négociation et une procédure ad hoc en vue de la conclusion d'un accord-cadre entre la Communauté et l'Agence spatiale européenne (ASE...
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Incoming Eureka chair says organisation must streamline operations to meet challenge of ERA
Brussels, May 2002 Eureka, the European network of market-orientated research and development, must streamline its organisation and priorities in order to benefit fully from the cooperative approach...
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UK hosts Fourth SME technology days conference
Brussels, May 2002 The fourth SME Technology Days conference will take place in Leeds, the UK, on 26 and September 2002. The event in Leeds town hall, organised by Beta Technology Ltd in partnership...
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The future of sustainable surface transport - Head of unit talks to CORDIS News
Brussels, May 2002 Shifting the transport balance away from road transport cannot be done by technology or policy alone, said Head of unit for surface transport and marine technology Christos...