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Experts just want better robots, says Prince The Prince of Wales yesterday accused education policy-makers of seeking to turn students into "better robots" rather than filling them with a love of...
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Education must become part of a global market, urges Clarke More universities need to establish branches in China, India and other fast-developing countries, Charles Clarke, the Education Secretary,...
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Proposal for a Council directive for a specific procedure for admitting third country nationals with a view to scientific research (Extract from: Agenda for the Justice and Home Affairs Council, 19 No
Brussels, 15 Nov 2004 document: not yet available legal basis: Article 63(3)(a), and 63(4) of the EC Treaty The draft directive and the accompanying recommendations were presented by the Commission...
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Draft Summary Conclusions of the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest) Meeting Held in Enschede (Netherlands) on 21-22 October 2004 (link)
Brussels, 15 Nov 2004 Full text of Document 1208/04 Suite of documents 1208/04 The meeting was chaired by Mr. ESCRITT (European Commission, Director). 1. ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT AGENDA The Committee...
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New environmentally friendly process for manufacturing polystyrene
Brussels, 15 Nov 2004 A Dutch-German Eureka project has developed a system for manufacturing polystyrene beads that does not release VOCs into the environment. Polystyrene foam is widely used in a...
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Wider teaching as a matter of course Feature on how MBA programmes are evolving in response to corporate scandals, the global market and demand for team players. A recent survey concluded that...
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European Ombudsman criticises Commission for refusing to reimburse costs to Dutch institute
Strasbourg, 12 November 2004 The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has criticised the European Commission for refusing to reimburse costs for secretarial services provided by a Dutch...
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Food Research Projects Catalogue (link)
Brussels, 12 Nov 2004 Online catalogue DG Research http:///europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/i ndex_en.html
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EU project plots a course for safer cruise ship manoeuvres
Brussels, 12 Nov 2004 An international research project, part funded by the EU's Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), has developed a computerised prediction system that can forewarn cruise ship pilots...
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Drinking tea can improve memory, say scientists
Brussels, 12 Nov 2004 Drinking regular cups of tea may help improve memory and could be used to treat Alzheimer's, according to researchers at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK. The...
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Danish parliament asked to look into biotech for foods of the future
Brussels, 12 Nov 2004 A new Danish 'farm-to-fork' strategy has called on the country's parliament to investigate the role biotechnology could play in designing better tasting and safer foods. The ten...
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Successful test for Ariane 5 booster
Paris, 12 Nov 2004 On 9 November 2004 the Ariane-5 booster's solid rocket motor was test fired in the Booster Engine Test Stand at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. This test is part of ESA's...
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Satellite view highlights Europe's changing landscape
Paris, 12 Nov 2004 Photos A new tool based on satellite data shows trends in the way Europeans use our landscape. Seen from the ground these changes appear gradual, but viewed from above they are...
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Cat's Eye Nebula - one of the most complex structures seen in space (link to photos)
Paris, 12 Nov 2004 Photos The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), seen in detail by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is one of the most complex planetary nebulae ever seen in space. Although the rings...
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First Impressions
Apologies for the confusion in last week's clue. This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a satire on religion: "Whoever hath an Ambition to be...