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Mike Pilling , head of physical chemistry at Leeds University, is to chair the government's Air Quality Expert Group . At Cambridge University : Sir John Kingman , retiring vice-chancellor of the...
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ESA and ASI launch the first sponsorship initiative for European research on board the International Space Station (ISS)
Paris, 08 March 2002 ESA PR 11-2002. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) have initiated the first sponsorship programme enabling businesses to participate in the world'...
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Europeans Say Yes! to a strong Europe in Space
Brussels, 24 June 2003 A four-month consultation on Europe's future in space came to a close in Paris today, with EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin, European Space Agency Director General...
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Commission Report: Environmental technology for sustainable development
Brussels, 15 March 2002 REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION Environmental technology for sustainable development Full Text EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At the European Council in Lisbon in March 2000, the European Union...
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Philippe Busquin: "Hydrogen and fuel cells the bridge to sustainable energy?" High Level Group for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Brussels, 10 October 2002
Brussels, 10 October 2002 Thank you Madam Vice President, and thank you again, (Ladies and) gentlemen for your attention. Madam de Palacio has presented to you our concerns in the European Union over...
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Ideas gap spurs DTI to act
The "knowledge gap" between companies and academics means that businesses in the United Kingdom are missing out on up to 5,000 potentially lucrative ideas, according to the Department of Trade and...
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Philippe Busquin promotes research against anti-personnel landmines
Brussels, 15 February 2002 On Monday, 18 February 2002 European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will present his view on how best the European research efforts against landmines should be...
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Funders to 'collaborate'
The research councils should be "capable of operating as a 'virtual single council'" whose boundaries are invisible to the people they work with. This is the message of the quinquennial review of the...
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Call for Irish teamwork
Ireland's seven universities have been told that they need to re-position themselves as a strong system and not just a collection of separate institutions. They have also been warned that the...
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G8 members commit to lifelong learning
Leaders of the world's industrial nations have signed a charter outlining their common goals on lifelong learning. G8 members signed the charter at their recent summit in Germany. It says that...
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Utopia: where pure politicians hand out free money
The Age of Consent
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Life Sciences and Biotechnology (consultation paper, adopted)
Brussels, 21 Nov 2002 Elisa Maria DAMI??O (PES, P) Report on the Commission communication on Life sciences and biotechnology - A Strategy for Europe ( COM(2002) - C5-0260/2002 - 2002/2123(COS)) Doc...
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Co-existence of genetically modified and conventional crops: roundtable on latest research results
Brussels, 4 April 2003 A roundtable meeting to examine the latest research results on the co-existence of GM and non-GM crops will be hosted by the European Commission on Thursday 24 April. A wide...
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Every trick you will ever need up your lab coat sleeve
The Molecular World Series
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Ordinary guy with surprise element
When Howard Davies, chairman of the FSA, decided to take up the post of director of the LSE, the City was 'stunned' but, then again, this regular bloke often has that effect, says Terry Philpot...