Pre-emptive action
The way Richard Davies, vice-chancellor of Swansea University, announced his plan to close five departments ("Swansea axes 35 jobs in unpopular courses purge", THES , January 30) could almost be...
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Better science
Cambridge University's decision to drop plans for a controversial primate research centre bodes well for humans and animals alike ("Primate centre 'was set to fail'", THES , January 30). The...
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Bare necessities
We receive a significant number of applications from students who are expected to achieve reasonable results in their post-16 qualifications but have failed maths and/or English GCSEs. These...
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Foiled by artifice
Wayne Hemingway's description of his son's reaction to university promotional material (Soapbox, THES , January 30) misses the point: admissions tutors look to recruit students who show evidence of...
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Don't do it
Ruth Morse raises an important issue ("So, Doctor, what exactly is your real name?", THES , January 30). There is no legal requirement to change your name on marriage, and the simplest solution is...
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Proposed Council Regulation on the Establishment of Structures for the Management of the European Satellite Radionavigation Programme (link)
Brussels, 04 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 5733/04 Suite of documents 5733/04 No. Cion prop.: 12058/03 TRANS 207 MAR 112 AVIATION 160 RECH 131 CAB 42 No. prev.doc.: 5449/04 TRANS 26 MAR 7 AVIATION...
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EU and US fail to agree on interoperability of satellite navigation systems
Brussels, 04 Feb 2004 Discussions between the European Union and the US in Washington concerning the interoperability of the EU's proposed Galileo satellite navigation system and America's existing...
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Agenda of the Intermodal Questions and Networks Galileo, 6 February 2004
Brussels, 04 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 428/04 1. GALILEO ­ Negotiations with the United States of America with a view to an agreement on the promotion, prevision and use of Galileo and...
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Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) as at the End of the Financial Year 2003 (link)
Brussels, 04 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 201/04 Suite of documents 201/04 [...] Council Register
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Draft Terms of Reference for the Domain Review in Chemical and Physical Sciences (link)
Brussels, 04 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 214/1/04 Revision 01 Suite of documents 214/1/04 Following the JAF meeting on 30 January 2004, delegations will find attached the draft Terms of Reference...
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Working Methods of the COST JAF Group and Procedures for Appointing Its Members (link)
Brussels, 04 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 304/1/03 Revision 01 Suite of documents 304/1/03 Following the JAF meeting of 30 January 2004, delegations will find attached a revised draft elaborated by...
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Prolongation of the Mandate of the Technical Committee on Medicine and Health - JAF Proposal to the 158th CSO, Agenda Item 12 (link)
Brussels, 04 Feb 2004 Full text of Document 215/1/04 Revision 01 Suite of documents 215/1/04 The mandate of the Technical Committee for Medicine and Health (TCMH) expired on 29 January 2004. In line...
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Three new FP6 projects set to improve food quality and safety in Europe
Brussels, 04 Feb 2004 The EU has provided 43 million euro of funding under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) to three new projects under Priority 5 -' Food Quality and Safety'. The projects, one...
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Workshop on crashworthiness of aircraft during high velocity impact
Brussels, 04 Feb 2004 A workshop organised by the EU funded project CRAHVI, 'crashworthiness of aircraft for high velocity impact', will take place in Filton, the UK, on 17 March. The workshop will...
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Italy faces huge fines for academic discrimination The Italian government is facing massive daily European Court of Justice fines for failing to end discrimination against foreign language...