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Don't rely on foreign student fees, universities warned Some of the country's leading universities will face serious financial problems if the downturn in the number of foreign students coming to...
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Deadline: 21/04/2006
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Pill that slashes the risk of breast cancer A contraceptive pill that could reduce rather than increase the risk of breast cancer should be available within five years, scientists have said. It works...
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Negotiations on Global Navigation Satellite System: Transport Council, 27 March
Brussels, 28 March 2006 21st Council Meeting - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy. Brussels, March 2006 Provisional version (GNSS) The Commission briefed the Council on negotiations with the...
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High Interest in Workshop for Galileo Receivers
Brussels, 23 March 2006 Today, more than 100 representatives from the satellite navigation industry gathered for a workshop to review progress and exchange ideas on Galileo - Europe's next-generation...
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JoaquÃn Almunia Membre de la Commission responsable des Affaires Economiques et Monétaires - Le Marché et la Patrie Conférence à Sciences-Po
Paris, le 28 mars 2006 Mesdemoiselles Mesdames, Messieurs, Un général bien connu en ces lieux avait qualifié il y a quelques années la Commission &...
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ERA Net Nano Science Transnational Call for Proposals
Deadline: 19/05/2006
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Research on Technology Enhanced Learning
Deadline: 12/05/2006
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Lecturers 'barred' from pay talks until marking ban ends Lecturers protested outside the University of London today, demanding to be included in pay talks with employers. Members of the Association...
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New ISO standard for detecting genetically modified organisms in food
Geneva, Mar 2006 Knowing if a product contains material derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and if so in what quantities, is a concern for many consumers, businesses and legislators....
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Rice Blast Fungus Genome Yields Secrets About its Toxicity to World's Most Important Food
Brussels, Mar 2006 UK scientists have made a breakthrough in the understanding of how rice blast fungus operates. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world's population, and the rice...
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New alternatives to animal tests approved
Brussels, Mar 2006 Six new alternative testing methods that can replace animal tests for certain drugs and chemicals have been developed by the EU's European Centre for the Validation of Alternative...
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Solar Energy Capture by Primitive Life Forms Seen as Catalyst for Formation of Earth's Continents
Brussels, Mar 2006 New research from an international team led by a Danish researcher suggests that early life on Earth may have provided the catalyst for the development of the continents. This...
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Venus Express mission control team prepares for arrival at Venus
Paris, Mar 2006 Venus Express mission controllers at ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC) are in intensive preparation for an 11 April arrival at the spacecraft's namesake destination. The critical...