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Extremists target Oxford dons online The home addresses and private phone numbers of Oxford dons and senior Government ministers have been posted on the internet by animal rights...
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Mumps hits university campuses Universities are setting up mass vaccination programmes and writing to students advising them to have the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab as an...
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New universities snub tradition in vocational shift Britain's new universities are abandoning traditional academic courses in favour of vocational degrees as they vie for students in an increasingly...
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Draft Summary Conclusions of the 296th Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest) Held in Brussels on 1 October 2004 (link)
Brussels, 29 Oct 2004 Full text of Document 1207/1/04 Revision 01 Suite of documents 1207/1/04 The meeting was chaired by Dr. MITSOS (European Commission, Director General for Research). In the...
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Agenda of the Coordination Meeting - WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic ߣߣÊÓƵ, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (Geneva, 1-5 November 2004), 1 November
Brussels, 29 Oct 2004 Full text of Document 3973/04 Representatives of Member States and Commission will hold coordination meeting at above time and place to discuss statements to be made. Further...
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Further Observations by Switzerland on its Proposals Regarding the Declaration of the Source of Genetic ߣߣÊÓƵ and Traditional knowledge in Patent Applications (link)
Geneva, 29 Oct 2004 Full text In May 2003, Switzerland submitted a proposal regarding the declaration of the source of genetic resources and traditional knowledge in patent applications to the...
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Danish scientist calls for European Evaluation Area to complement Research Area
Brussels, 29 Oct 2004 Europe needs to develop a European Evaluation Area with new European tools and measures for more competitive and successful European research programmes, says Danish scientist....
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Benchmarking is not everything, says EU official
Brussels, 29 Oct 2004 In an increasingly globalised world, the EU should stop worrying so much about benchmarking and focus more of the framework conditions that shape localisation decisions if it...
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EU funded health research must interact more widely with stakeholders, concludes report
Brussels, 29 Oct 2004 EU funded research projects aimed at the control of infectious diseases for human health under the Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) displayed clear European added value, but more...
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France asked to lift constraints on medical analysis laboratories
Brussels, 29 Oct 2004 The European Commission has reminded France of its obligation to comply with a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling instructing the country to lift its restrictions on the...
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CORDIS publishes new FP6 project profiles in life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health
Brussels, 29 Oct 2004 CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service, has updated its 'Find a project' service for the sixth research framework programme (FP6) with project...
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EFSA reaffirms safety of MON 863 maize (link)
Brussels, 29 Oct 2004 The European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO Panel) has published today a statement reaffirming the conclusions of its...
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Hibernating like a brown bear, on the way to Mars
Paris, 29 Oct 2004 Manned missions beyond the Moon are no longer wild dreams. For example, the objective of ESA's Aurora programme, after exploring Mars with robotic missions, is to send astronauts...
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Astronauts: Key actors in ATV development programme
Paris, 29 Oct 2004 Several European and American astronauts belong to the project management team of the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), Europe's cargo spaceship for the International Space Station...
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No zeros among the friars counting casks
The Ciphers of the Monks