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Chemistry suffers new setback The study of chemistry at university suffered a fresh setback yesterday when Exeter announced plans to axe its degree courses. Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor of Exeter,...
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Consultation for revision of the FP6 Energy Work Programme (mid-term review)
Brussels, 22 Nov 2004 SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION: CHAPTER 6.1 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS – Research activities having an impact in the Short to...
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New FP6 guidance notes on competitive calls for Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence
Brussels, 22 Nov 2004 New guidance notes for participants in FP6 are now available through CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service), the EU's official information service on...
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Workshop: the future of scientific and technological research in Europe
Brussels, 22 Nov 2004 A workshop on the future of scientific and technological research in Europe will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 9 and 10 December. The aim of the event is to foster a policy...
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Symposium on the process of biomethanisation in agriculture
Brussels, 22 Nov 2004 The organisation 'Rurality Environment Development' is organising, in collaboration with the non-profit organisation, 'Au pays de L'Attert', a symposium on 'biomethanisation in...
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UN treaty on human cloning proves unattainable
Brussels, 22 Nov 2004 United Nations diplomats have apparently abandoned efforts to draft a binding treaty outlawing human reproductive cloning because a compromise could not be found on the divisive...
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France funds research into rare diseases
Brussels, 22 Nov 2004 France aims to achieve better results than the US in treating rare diseases, says French Minister for Research, François d'Aubert. At the launch of the French national plan for...
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JRC and standardisation committee sign cooperation agreement
Brussels, 22 Nov 2004 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) signed a cooperation agreement on 19 November, granting CEN increased...
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NASA Launches International Swift Satellite
Washington, 22 Nov 2004 NASA Kennedy Space Center Press release, November 20, 2004 NASA's Swift satellite successfully launched today (11/20) aboard a Boeing Delta 2 rocket at 12:16 p.m. EST from...
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Report on Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture Related Research (link)
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 Full text of Document 14777/04 Suite of documents 14777/04 No. prev. doc.: 14413/1/04 Subject: Cooperation in the field of agriculture related research At its meeting on 15...
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Specific Procedure for Admitting Third-Country Nationals for Purposes of Scientific Research (Extract from: Provisional version, JHA Council, 19 November)
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 The Council reached a general approach on the Directive on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for purposes of scientific research. The draft Directive...
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IST activities under FP7 will have a clear societal element, says Commission
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 During the final session of the IST 2004 Event in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 17 November, a Commission panel held an open discussion with delegates on the Seventh Framework...
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Collaborative projects on show at IST 2004 exhibition
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 In the cavernous surroundings of the exhibition hall of the Netherlands Congress Centre, well over a hundred collaborative EU and national technology projects were on show...
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Germany and UK worried about lack of scientists and engineers
Brussels, 19 Nov 2004 Germany will face a shortage of scientists and engineers in the near future, claims a new report commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The...