UK lags behind in renewable energy
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 UK Minister for Energy, Brian Wilson, has admitted that the country is lagging behind its European neighbours in the use renewable energy, despite investing 19 million GBP (30....
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Europe's inventors to be protected - Conference in Denmark on European patent insurance
Copenhagen, 24 Oct 2002 Few thieves get away with stealing in broad daylight and then publicly reap the rewards from their ill-gotten gains. However, in cases of theft of good ideas, this grotesque...
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Promoting excellence in transport for sustainable cities and regions
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 The 17th annual Polis conference will be held in Brussels from 21 to 22 November, and will feature a keynote speech from EU Research Commissioner, Philippe Busquin on the role...
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Conference: European Research 2002, Brussels, 11-12-13 November, 2002 - Salle des Expositions, Heysel, Registrations, Hall 11
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 The First European Research Conference Following the approval of the new EUR 17.5 billion Sixth Framework Programme for Research 2002-2006 (FP6) by the Council of EU Ministers,...
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Commission manuscript outlines its eEurope programme to EU citizens
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 The Commission has published a manuscript outlining EU policies aimed at increasing Europe's competitiveness through the promotion of information technologies. The document,...
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ESA's good-natured DevILS
Paris, 24 Oct 2002 The European Space Agency (ESA) has started a 50-million-euro initiative to bring together Europe's leading aerospace companies for the next four years. The aim of DevILS is to...
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UN/ESA programme "trains the trainers" in Earth observation
Paris, 24 Oct 2002 A few months ago, a Sri Lankan civil engineer stepped off a plane in Rome after a long, 18-hour flight from Colombo. Like millions of other visitors to the Eternal City, she was...
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Commission hopes to publish report on air travel-related deep vein thrombosis by end-2004: answer to parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 24 October 2002 Verbatim report of proceedings on 24 October 2002, Part A. Question no 94 by Arlene McCarthy (H-0686/02) Subject: Air-related deep vein thrombosis Answer The Commission...
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Conference on regulation of GMOs in international, European and national law
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 A conference looking at the regulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will be held in at the Technical University of Hamburg, Germany, on 4 December. A series of...
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Text of Regulation concerning the rules for the participation in, and for the dissemination of research results for, the European Community Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006) (link)
Brussels, 24 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 3647/02 Council Register
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Clarke to assess HE timetable over next few days New education secretary Charles Clarke today acknowledged that higher education was a "potentially controversial" area for the government and...
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Cambridge denies plan to charge top-up fees The vice-chancellor of Cambridge University yesterday sought to stop speculation that Britain's top colleges were all secretly preparing detailed plans to...
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Bush asked to lobby for professor's release
Human Rights Watch has called on US president George W. Bush to use this week's summit with Chinese president Jiang Zemin to press for the release of historian Xu Zerong. He was jailed earlier this...
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Lecturer to teach new tricks to help old dogs
The world's first lecturer in veterinary physiotherapy has been appointed by the Royal Veterinary College. Tracy Crook, 40, who has been a practitioner in physiotherapy for dogs and horses for the...
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Priceless texts lent to US
Edinburgh University library is lending two priceless Islamic art manuscripts to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for an exhibition on "The Legacy of Genghis Khan". Rashid al-Din's History of...