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Science and engineering skills report submitted Sir Gareth Roberts's independent report into science and engineering skills was presented to science minister Lord Sainsbury at the Royal Society today...
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Maths and science teachers 'need to be paid higher salaries' Maths and science teachers should be paid higher salaries to try to lure the brightest graduates in the subjects into the classroom, a...
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Stockholm builds science city of the future
Brussels, 12 April 2002 Kista Science Park, which represents Stockholm in the European Commission's PAXIS scheme, is one of the world's leading high-tech centres. Now the City of Stockholm has joined...
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Commission's answer to parliamentary questions on stem cell research in member states
Strasbourg, 12 April 2002 Verbatim report of proceedings, 11 April 2002 (Annex) Anfrage Nr. 45 von Bernd Posselt (H-0 67/02) Betrifft: Forschungsmittel und Embryonenschutz Question no 47 by Dana...
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Public exposure to electromagnetic fields: Commission's answer to parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 12 April 2002 Verbatim report of proceedings, 11 April 2002 (Annex) Question no 63 by Patricia McKenna (H-0260/02) Subject: Public exposure to electromagnetic fields The Commission has...
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Commission tells Parliament that it will not press for early closure of Temelin nuclear power plant
Strasbourg, 12 April 2002 Verbatim report of proceedings, 11 April 2002 (Annex) Anfrage Nr. 67 von Marialiese Flemming (H-0 68/02) Betrifft: Atomkraftwerk Temelin Answer The Commission recalls that...
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Long-term bed rest study: second period 22 March - 27 July 2002
Paris, 11 April 2002 Three months' bed rest to simulate the effects of long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station Long-term exposure to the weightless environment of space has...
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Commission allocates more funding to TSE research
Brussels, 11 April 2002 The European Commission has selected 15 new research projects for funding, all focusing on TSEs (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies). The move, which came following a...
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Dolly pioneers to move on to human embryo research
Brussels, 11 April 2002 Scientists at the Roslin institute in Edinburgh, which cloned the sheep Dolly, have stated that they are applying for a license to carry out research on human embryos. The...
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Commission asks Ireland to comply with Directive on Animal Experiments
Brussels, 11 April 2002 The Commission has sent a Letter of Formal Notice to Ireland asking for compliance with a 2001 European Court of Justice ruling with regard to...
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NCP promotes Poland as host for Marie Curie research fellows
Brussels, 11 April 2002 The Polish National contact point (NCP) for the Marie Curie fellowship programme is seeking to encourage researchers from abroad to go to Poland as Marie Curie fellows, under...
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Members of COST ad hoc group on biomaterials nominated
Brussels, 11 April 2002 Ad Hoc Group on Biomaterials - Nomination of its members. Information note. European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research - COST Secretariat. Brussels...
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ESA planning first exploratory mission to Venus
Brussels, 11 April 2002 The European space agency (ESA) is planning its first mission to unveil the mysteries of Earth's sister planet, Venus. The Venus Express spacecraft, due for launch in 2005, is...
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The Jules Verne - an extraordinary space traveller
Paris, 11 April 2002 Over thirty international media representatives witnessed yesterday the christening of the first Automated Transfer Vehicle at ESA/ESTEC. Due for launch in late 2004, the first...
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France and ESA sign CSG spaceport agreement
Paris, 11 April 2002 Today, at European Space Agency headquarters in Paris, Mr Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg, the French Minister for Research, and Mr Antonio Rodotà, ESA Director General, signed an...