European biomass conference and exhibition
Brussels, 28 Jun 2005 The 14th European biomass conference and exhibition, with the sub-heading 'Biomass for energy, industry and climate protection', will be held from 17 to 21 October in Paris,...
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Today's news
Science is safe, says universities' paymaster The head of the universities' funding council wrote off concern over the closure of chemistry and physics departments as "moral panic" yesterday and...
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Galileo Concession - The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) ready to start negotiations
Brussels, Jun 2005 Today the Executive Director of the GJU, Rainer Grohe, reported to the Supervisory Board regarding the evaluation of the joint proposal received from the two consortia in the...
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New study reveals overwhelming support for open access mandate
Brussels, Jun 2005 A new international study of academic researchers from all disciplines has revealed that over 80 per cent of them would be willing to submit their articles to institutional open...
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Council's refusal to lift national restrictions casts doubt over GMO rules
Brussels, Jun 2005 The Environment Council has voted against a package of Commission proposals requiring the lifting of bans or restrictions on eight authorised genetically modified organisms (GMOs)...
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SOLZINC: successfully storing solar energy by producing metallic zinc
Brussels, Jun 2005 The EU funded SOLZINC project has become the first to successfully use solar energy in a pilot-plant to create storable energy from a metal ore. Solar energy can be converted into...
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Sweden unveils biogas train
Brussels, Jun 2005 Sweden is to become the first country in the world to introduce a passenger train powered solely by biogas. Developed by Svensk Biogas at a cost of ten million kronor (1.08 million...
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UK universities sign up to charter for women scientists
Brussels, Jun 2005 A charter for women in science, engineering and technology has been launched in the UK with the aim of tackling gender inequalities in universities. The six-point charter has been...
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Sustainable energy information day
Brussels, Jun 2005 An information day on the forthcoming call for proposals on sustainable energy systems under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in London, the UK, on 11 July. The...
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Online Information 2005
Brussels, Jun 2005 This year's Online Information event will take place in London, the UK, from 29 November until 1 December. The event addresses online content and information management solutions...
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Monitoring and analysis of technology transfer and intellectual property regimes
Brussels, Jun 2005 The Commission's Research DG has published a call for tenders under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) for assistance in the monitoring and analysis of technology transfer and...
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XMM-Newton to observe "Deep Impact" Exploration of Comet 9P/Tempel 1
Paris, 23 June 2005 ESA's orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton joins the fleet of spacecraft taking part in one of the world's largest astronomical observation campaigns - the Deep Impact event...
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Today's news
Teaching of maths in spiral of decline, say dons Maths teaching in schools and universities has entered "a spiral of decline" and the Government has failed to grasp the nature of the crisis, leading...
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Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy
Deadline: 01/09/2005
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GMOs: Commission reaction on Council votes on safeguards and GM maize MON863
Brussels/Luxembourg, 24 June 2005 The Environment Council voted today on a package of proposals from the Commission concerning genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The proposals require the lifting...