Getting the scientific message out: loud and clear
Brussels, 11 Jun 2003 Communicating science to the public is absolutely vital, but not a substitute for improving scientific education, experts warn. If the media's job is to report issues of...
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EU research into sustainable rural development
Brussels, 11 Jun 2003 A European Union research project calls for more flexibility to reflect rural development needs at the community level. Why do rural areas in apparently similar economic, social...
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European Brain Council will provide 'win win opportunities' for ERA, claims Busquin
Brussels, 11 Jun 2003 The European Brain Council (EBC) will act as a catalyst in the construction of a viable European Research Area (ERA) in the field of brain research, said EU Research...
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CORDIS offers fledging dictionary and new documents on FP6
Brussels, 11 Jun 2003 Grant for integration; eligible costs; competitive call; technical collective responsibility; new instruments. Potential participants in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) need...
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Today's news
Lord Sainsbury launches nanotechnology study Fears that nanotechnology could cause us all to dissolve into a grey goo will be addressed by new research from the Department of Trade and Industry....
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Philippe Busquin: Organising brain research in Europe - Opening ceremony of the "European Brain Council" (EBC) - Key Note Lecture "The European Research Area" Brussels, 10 June 2003
Brussels, 10 June 2003 Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a true pleasure for a European Commissioner for Research to address this distinguished audience. I would like to thank the...
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Commission and ESA Sign Galileo Foundation Act
Brussels, 10 Jun 2003 The European Commission and ESA June 10 signed the Foundation Act of the GALILEO Joint Undertaking. This Act designates the representatives of both founding parties to the Joint...
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Energy minister defends UK over Irish allegations on MOX fuel manufacture at Sellafield before UNCLOS Tribunal hearing
London, 10 June 2003 Commencement of Arbitral Tribunal established under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) - Ireland v United Kingdom Proceedings to date In The Hague today, five...
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EU signs agreement with Israel on renewed participation in research programme
Brussels, 10 June 2003 The European Commission today renewed its agreement on scientific and technological co-operation with Israel. The new agreement will cover Israeli participation from the outset...
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Philippe Busquin: La recherche clinique: composante essentielle de l'espace européen de la recherche, Symposium on Impact of Legislation for conducting cancer clinical trials and tissue Research Bruss
Brussels, 10 June 2003 Messieurs les Présidents, Mesdames et Messieurs les Parlementaires, Mesdames, Messieurs, Avant tout, je tiens à remercier les responsables de l'European Cancer Research...
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Philippe Busquin: Intervention lors de la cérémonie de signature de l'accord d'association scientifique entre l'Union Européenne et l'Etat d'Israël, Cérémonie de signature de l'accord d'association en
Bruxelles, le 10 juin 2003 Messieurs les Ministres, Monsieur l'Ambassadeur, Mesdames, Messieurs, Je suis particulièrement heureux d'être avec vous aujourd'hui à l'occasion de la cérémonie de...
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Space tech to race at Le Mans end this week
Paris, 10 Jun 2003 Space technology will thrust two cars into this year's legendary 24-hour Le Mans race. Thanks to new composite materials designed for space travel, the cars will be lighter and...
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Latest research news
Dolly lab to research stem cells The laboratory that produced Dolly, the world’s first cloned sheep, has been granted a one-year licence by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to...
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Today's news
History men fall out over spy tales Historian Anthony Glees has accused a senior Liberal Democrat politician and fellow academic, John Roper, of having been an "agent of influence" for the East...
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ERS-2 displays slick threatening Swedish coast
Paris, 09 Jun 2003 A 39 sq km oil slick produced by the sinking of a Chinese freighter threatened the southern coast of Sweden last week. As the glistening oil headed landward ESA's ERS-2 satellite...