Paris, 15 Mar 2005 Today, ESA is releasing an opportunity for scientists from the Earth Observation communities in ESA Member States and Canada to submit proposals for ideas to be assessed for the...
European student had right to UK loan The European Union's highest court yesterday ordered the Government to ease restrictions on university grants and subsidised student loans for EU students,...
Brussels, 14 Mar 2005 Science shops are defined as 'a unit that provides independent, participatory research support in response to concerns expressed by civil society', and today the concept can be...
Brussels, 14 Mar 2005 The UK Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has called for greater public engagement and dialogue on science to help retain the UK's attractiveness in this field. Her...
Brussels, 14 Mar 2005 An international eco-energy conference on energy-saving ecotechnology for hydrocarbon production, transport, refinery and consumption will be held in Kiev, Ukraine, from 25 to...
Brussels, 14 Mar 2005 The European Commission has published a prior information notice of a call for tenders for the ex-post evaluation of major European actions for research infrastructures. The...
Oxford owns up to a bias against girl applicants Oxford admitted for the first time yesterday that it discriminated against female applicants and those from independent schools. But a study carried...
Brussels, 11 March 2005 The European Commission has today adopted a European Charter for Researchers and a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. These two documents are key elements in...
Brussels, 11 Mar 2005 Europe must learn to develop a culture of the 'D' in R&D, and needs to do it fast, says a leading international authority on cancer research and treatment. Speaking at a...
Brussels, 11 Mar 2005 The European Patent Office (EPO) has, for the first time, decided to withdraw a patent on the grounds of biopiracy. A patent was awarded to the US Department of Agriculture and...
Brussels, 11 March 2005 Corrigendum to Commission Decision of 28 February 2005 establishing guidance notes supplementing part B of Annex II to Council Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of...
Brussels, 11 Mar 2005 The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the trade in human egg cells, calling on Member States to take steps to avoid the exploitation of women in the application of...
Brussels, 11 Mar 2005 Full text of Document 7152/05 Suite of documents 7152/05 Subject: Danish proposal for research themes for the 7th Framework Programme Please find attached the Danish proposal...
Brussels, 11 Mar 2005 The European Parliament has adopted a report on the Commission's proposals for future EU research policy, calling for the main research topics under the Seventh Framework...
Brussels, 11 Mar 2005 The European Tech Investment Forum will take place in London, the UK, on 23 May. Between 40 and 50 emerging technology companies from across Europe will present themselves to a...