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Alcohol may offer protection against arthritis In addition to boosting heart health, moderate alcohol consumption might also protect against some types of arthritis, a preliminary mouse study...
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Brown urges rise in spend on sector
Chancellor hints at higher top-ups to boost coffers, says Olga Wojtas The UK must spend more on higher education, Chancellor Gordon Brown said this week, hinting that a rise in top-up fees might...
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A troisième way to advance the European project
With the EU about to grow again, Anthony Giddens found its citizens unsure of their raison d'être . But, Michael North hears, he thinks reforms can restore faith and help even the Brits learn from...
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Figel calls for change in attitude towards entrepreneurship in Europe
Brussels, 11 Sep 2006 'Europe needs to do more to encourage people to become entrepreneurs,' Ján Figel, European Commissioner in charge of Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism told...
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Provisional Agenda of the Competitiveness Council of 25 September
Brussels, 21 Sep 2006 51st meeting of the COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION "COMPETITIVENESS" (Internal Market, Industry and Research) date: Monday 25 (10:00) September 2006 1. Adoption of the...
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Crude recipe for a 'chicken-run' sector?
Performance targets are spreading despite the criticism that they destroy freedom of inquiry, Phil Baty writes. "A university is not a corporation making razor blades for a price in a particular...
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University grants to include sum for work with business For the first time the Government's block grants for university research will include a sum related to the amount of work an institution does...
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Commission Communication on Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (link)
Brussels, 08 Jun 2005 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005...
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Nanotechnologies - Council Conclusions (Extract from: Provisional Version, Competitiveness Council, 24 September)
Brussels, 24 Sep 2004 Following to an exchange of views on the Commission's Communication on an European strategy for nanotechnology, the Council adopted the following conclusions: "THE COUNCIL OF...
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Commissioner Viviane Reding: Software and services: powering the European digital economy - Official launch of the Technology Platform NESSI (Networked European Software and Services Initiative)
Brussels, 7 September 2005 Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to join you for the launch of the NESSI Technology Platform. This is a fascinating area of industrial opportunity, in which Europe...
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Encouraging innovation a key priority in Commission's Energy Green Paper
Brussels, 09 Mar 2006 Stimulating innovation in energy technologies and boosting the European research effort would both be key priorities of a new European Energy Policy, according to plans set out...
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Catalytic converters
Industry is greedy for graduates of sustainable development courses to help ensure that it enjoys long-term commercial returns. Matt Baker reports Sustainable development graduates are arguably among...
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Don't hide the sins of yesteryear
In their attempt to promote 'Britishness', politicians and historians these days seem increasingly to find reasons to celebrate the Empire while playing down the many horrors that arose from it,...
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Oxford to resume university governance debate Oxford dons are to reassemble today in the 17th-century Sheldonian theatre for the second round of a highly charged debate on how the ancient university...
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Nottingham named university of the year Nottingham University has received a First for its efforts to create a genuinely international institution. It was named higher education institution of the...