It's falling apart at the seams
Britain has lost its sense of identity, argues Keith Hart, who predicts that this country is on its last legs. Western values have officially remained more or less the same since the liberal...
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'Mismanagement is holding back science'
British science is being held back by deep-rooted mismanagement within the government and its research councils, according to a report published today. The report, commissioned by the centre-right...
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Ucas applies pressure for more exam information The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is to discuss with exam boards whether they could reveal marks for the six parts of the A-level course...
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'Fund nanotechnology to keep UK in vanguard'
A report this week called for more government funding to put the UK at the forefront of the nanotechnology industry. The report, by the Advisory Group on Nanotechnology Applications, says the UK has...
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Draft Council conclusions on biotechnology
Brussels, 7 May 2002 Draft Council Conclusions on biotechnology. Report from Industry Working Party on 2 May 2002 to Permanent Representatives Committee. Brussels, 3 May 2002 (document 8396/02 ECO...
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Pages of promise and peril
Penguin Special: The Life and Times of Allen Lane - Books in the Digital Age: The Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United States
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Physicists lack business focus
University physicists must become more business-focused or risk holding back physics-based industry in the UK, concludes a ten-year economic analysis published this week. The report, from the...
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UK government turns its thoughts to FP7
Brussels, May 2004 The UK government has become one of the first to initiate a consultation process with a view to preparing its position on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), due to begin in...
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Investing in research: an action plan for Europe frequently asked questions
Brussels, 29 April 2003 Tomorrow the Commission will publish the Communication "Investing in research: an action plan for Europe" (1) . The Action Plan outlined by the Communication responds to the...
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Master Japanese R&D techniques in ten days!
Brussels, 05 Mar 2003 The European Commission and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry are organising training programme in Japan, to take place from 12 to 21 May, advertised under...
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FP6 workshops on IST priorities, UK
Brussels, 16 Jan 2003 The UK department of trade and industry (DTI) is planning three information society technologies (IST) workshop events for late February, to be held in or around London. Each...
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R&D is key to mastery of nanotechnologies
Brussels, 09 Mar 2004 Nanosciences and nanotechnologies are crucial to the establishment of a knowledge-based EU society and economy. New research structures, new skills and new attitudes are vital...
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R&D is key to mastery of nanotechnologies
Brussels, 09 Mar 2004 Nanosciences and nanotechnologies are crucial to the establishment of a knowledge-based EU society and economy. New research structures, new skills and new attitudes are vital...
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Proposed Council Decision on the signing of the Co-operation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the EU and Israel (link)
Brussels, Apr 2004 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of the Co-operation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member...
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10-year plan poses threat to autonomy
Universities will have to give the Government a year's notice before closing struggling departments, the Treasury announced this week as part of its long-awaited ten-year investment plan for science...