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Cambridge v-c calls for £6,000 fees The £3,000 cap on student tuition fees should be raised to £6,000, according to Sir Alec Broers, the outgoing vice-chancellor of Cambridge University. Sir Alec’s...
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Conference on context-aware collaboration in future workspaces
Brussels, 12 Jun 2003 The Commission is to host a conference on the theme of context-aware collaboration in future workspaces on 30 June in Brussels. To prepare for research activities under the...
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ESA's XMM-Newton makes the first measurement of a dead star's magnetism
Paris, 12 Jun 2003 Using the superior sensitivity of ESA's X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, a team of European astronomers has made the first direct measurement of a neutron star's magnetic field. The...
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The Commission's Joint Research Centre promotes scientific collaboration with Poland
Brussels, 12 Jun 2003 Summary: The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) is holding two Information Days in Poland to promote collaboration with major research organisations for the...
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Earliest Homo Sapiens Remains, Found in Ethiopia, Support 'Out of Africa' Thesis and Homo Sapiens-Neanderthal Co-existence
Washington, 12 Jun 2003 Scientists from the United States, Ethiopia and several other countries have uncovered fossils of the earliest modern human, Homo sapiens -- filling a major gap in the human...
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Commission strategy to combat diseases linked to environmental factors
Brussels, 12 Jun 2003 The European Commissioners responsible for the Environment, Public Health and Research have unveiled a new strategy that will examine the link between health problems and...
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Forum examines development of nano-technologies and -sciences in Europe
Brussels, 12 Jun 2003 A nano forum aimed at examining the present situation in the development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies in Europe will take place from 9 to 12 December in Trieste, Italy....
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An added dimension for Europe in space (Paris, 24 June 2003)
Paris, 12 Jun 2003 Philippe BUSQUIN, European Commissioner responsible for research and space Antonio RODOTÀ, Director General, European Space Agency Claudie HAIGNERÉ, Minister for research and new...
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Nanotechnology: opportunity or threat?
Brussels, 12 Jun 2003 Innovation is running ahead of regulation, claimed UK MEP Caroline Lucas at the first ever international seminar on the societal impacts of nanotechnology, held at the European...
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GALILEO: Loyola de Palacio welcomes the nomination of the Joint Undertaking's Executive Director
Brussels, 12 June 2003 The Supervisory Board of the Galileo's Joint Undertaking has decided today to design Mr Rainer GROHE as Executive Director. "This is a new step ahead for the project Galileo"...
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Philippe Busquin: Vers une participation accrue de la société civile dans l'Espace Européen de la Recherche, Conférence "Gouvernance de l'Espace Européen de la Recherche: Rôle de la société civile" Br
Bruxelles, le 12 juin 2003 Mesdames et Messieurs, A Lisbonne au mois de mars 2000, les chefs d'Etat et de gouvernement ont défini une ambition pour l'Union: devenir la société de connaissance la plus...
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OECD Conference on IPRs, Innovation and Economic Performance, Paris, 28-29 August 2003
Paris, 12 Jun 2003 This Conference is part of the broader project on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Economic Performance launched under the aegis of the OECD Committee for Scientific...
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Education in Europe 2000-2001 In EU Member States, between 55% and 95% of 18 year olds are in education
12 June 2003 In the school year 2000-2001, 71% of 18-year-olds living in the European Union were still in the education system 1 . The proportion who remained in education was highest in Sweden (95...
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BioCity's head to make most of carte blanche
Risk aversion is not something that comes naturally to Glenn Crocker, the newly appointed chief executive of the UK's largest bioscience and healthcare innovation centre. Dr Crocker joined BioCity...
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Court shuts dark matter lab
Europe's largest underground physics laboratory, housed in three chambers in the Gran Sasso mountains of central Italy, has been closed by a court order after complaints from environmentalists after...