Brussels, 30 Jul 2004 The conference is addressed to all research ethics committees in Europe and provides an opportunity to meet one another to share information, best practices and ideas for future...
Brussels, 30 Jul 2004 The first recipients of the European Young Investigator (EURYI) awards were announced in Brussels on 29 July, providing 25 excellent young scientists with five year grants of up...
Brussels, 30 Jul 2004 The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), and the Mediterranean Consortium are organising an international geological congress, to be held in Florence, Italy, from...
Brussels, 30 Jul 2004 The 12th international symposium on insect-plant relationships will take place from 7 to 12 August in Berlin, Germany. The event will follow the lead of previous insect-plant...
Paris, 30 Jul 2004 A future step up in security for the Olympic Games and other such events could come with help from space thanks to technologies being developed by the European Space Agency....
Deadline: 31/08/2004
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Jane Kennedy is resigned to the seemingly endless stream of colleagues and friends who believe they are the first to crack the joke that she has "gone to the dogs". But to be fair to those would-be...