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Finland failed to legislate on release of GMOs into environment: judgment (C-423/03)
Luxembourg, 16 September 2004 C-423/03, Commission des Communautés européennes contre République de Finlande Judgment of the Court of Justice (Fourth Chamber) on 16 September 2004 (link to English...
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A vision for European Grid research
Brussels, 16 Sep 2004 With hundreds of technical experts, business leaders and policy makers gathered in Brussels on 15 September to mark the launch of 12 EU funded Grid research projects, the...
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Germany reinforces bilateral research ties
Brussels, 16 Sep 2004 Germany has recently strengthened its bilateral scientific cooperation with both Hungary and Israel. On 15 September, German Education and Research Minister Edelgard Bulmahn was...
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Conclusions of vision report on photovoltaics to be presented in Brussels
Brussels, 16 Sep 2004 The European Commission is organising a conference to present the major conclusions of the 'vision report' on the future of photovoltaics, to take place in Brussels, Belgium, on...
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Call for proposals - science education and careers 2004
Brussels, 16 Sep 2004 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for 'Science and society - science education and careers' under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The call relates to...
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Bush and Kerry go head to head on science
Brussels, 16 Sep 2004 In the run up to the US presidential election, the science journal Nature has put 15 questions on current science debates to both candidates. The responses by current President...
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Laurie Taylor Column
A shock survey of the quality of teaching in British universities by The Independent finds that per cent of students fall asleep in lectures. Further percentage findings from the Survey of Teaching...
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Leader: UK must spend to regain its lead
International comparisons are more valuable for the ammunition they provide for campaigners than for the precision of the information they contain - the statistics are often dated, national systems...
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Leader: Hope for fairer system
Everyone is agreed (again) that a post-qualifications applications system would be fairer all round than the present model. A committee has been established (again) to address the practical...
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Cynicism won't help dyslexics 1
If universities were as cynical in their selection policy as Brian Harrison-Jennings implies ("Universities exaggerate dyslexia epidemic for own gain, expert claims", September 10), they would...
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Cynicism won't help dyslexics 2
Brian Harrison-Jennings' assertion that local education authority educational psychologists are the only ones who can provide independent and objective diagnoses for adults who think they may be...
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Cynicism won't help dyslexics 3
The need for action to raise awareness of specific learning difficulties among students is seen as important enough for the Higher Education Funding Council for England to fund a £500,000 study. We...
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Cynicism won't help dyslexics 4
I was dismayed but not surprised at the opinions expressed by Peter Shaw regarding the legitimacy of students with learning disabilities (Features, July 22). There is a substantial body of research...
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A culture of fear
We write as academics to express our profound disquiet at what is happening at London Metropolitan University. We are incredulous at vice-chancellor Brian Roper's statement that he did not intend to...