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Top universities 'could go private', Sterling warns Leading universities are being forced to increase the number of overseas students to subsidise home undergraduates and may end up as private...
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Conference discusses role of technology assessment in S&T policy making
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 A conference entitled 'furthering the role of technology assessment in policy making' will take place on November in Brussels' Flemish Parliament. The conference will bring...
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Satellite broadband to boost rural economies
Paris, 15 Oct 2003 The so-called digital divide that excludes rural communities from the benefits of broadband access could be overcome by using a combination of wireless networks and satellite...
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Europe welcomes China's first man in space
Brussels, 15 Oct 2003 The European Space Agency (ESA) has congratulated China on launching a human being into space for the first time. China becomes only the third country to send someone into space...
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ESA Director General salutes China's first human space flight
Paris, 15 Oct 2003 "Our warmest congratulations to the People's Republic of China on this outstanding achievement" said ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain soon after the successful Shenzou...
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Latest research news
Chinese connection beats ban on cloning-style fertility technique An experimental fertility technique, tested on five women in China because it would be banned in the US and UK, was condemned...
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Cambridge to start using aptitude test from December As Cambridge University begins sifting through a record number of applications it is preparing to put hundreds of candidates through a new "...
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Regulation (EC) No /2003 on Genetically Modified Food and Feed (link)
Brussels, 14 Oct 2003 Full text of Document 3655/03 Suite of documents 3655/03 Council Register
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Regulation (EC) No /2003 Concerning the Traceability and Labelling of GMOs and Food and Feed Products Produced from GMOs (link)
Brussels, 14 Oct 2003 Full text of Document 3652/03 Suite of documents 3652/03 Council Register
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EU-China workshop focuses on multifunctional materials
Brussels, 14 Oct 2003 The Commission Research DG and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) are keen to boost EU-China research collaboration and have established priorities in several...
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Seminar hears calls for openness and international engagement on ethics in medical research
Brussels, 14 Oct 2003 During an international seminar on ethics in medical research in Brussels on 13 October, one of the few points on which most were agreed was that tackling such issues on an...
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Commission funded research seeks to stem the tide of catastrophic floods
Brussels, 14 Oct 2003 Major floods are among the most common natural disasters affecting Europe today, claiming numerous lives and costing the EU economy tens of billions of euro in the last two...
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Report sets out recommendations for ICT research in Europe
Brussels, 14 Oct 2003 Further action is needed to facilitate the transformation of information and communication technologies (ICT) research into 'value for the economy and society', a new report has...
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International workshop reports on new generation of wearable health systems
Brussels, 14 Oct 2003 An international workshop to discuss the latest developments in smart wearable and implantable health systems will take place from 12 to 14 December in Pisa, Italy. The workshop...
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Latest research news
Chinese connection beats ban on cloning-style fertility technique An experimental fertility technique, tested on five women in China because it would be banned in the US and UK, was condemned...