Capital funding creeps ups
Capital funding for higher education is rising steadily to levels last seen six years ago. Funding for higher education was an estimated £381 million in 2001-02, compared with £409 million in 1995-96...
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Call for tenders for safety impact of daytime running lights for cars
Brussels, 30 July 2002 The European Commission's Energy and Transport DG has published a call for tenders for the assessment of the effectiveness of passenger car daytime running lights (DRLs) in...
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Commission report finds 'trust gap' in the B2B e-marketplace
Brussels, 30 July 2002 A report by the European Commission's Enterprise DG has found that problems of trustworthiness may still be discouraging businesses from participating in e-marketplaces -...
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Envisat's MERIS captures image of Hurricane Elida
Paris, 30 July 2002 The Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) onboard ESA's Envisat environmental satellite captured this dramatic image of Hurricane Elida off the west coast of Mexico on 25...
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No bugs please, this is a clean planet!
Paris, 30 July 2002 When packing for a trip towards another planet, there are some things, such as microorganisms, that you do not want to include in your 'luggage'. For example, what if...
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End of the bedrest campaign
Paris, 30 July 2002 Long-duration spaceflight has a significant impact on the body, with astronauts experiencing changes in their bone and muscle in particular. To meet the requirements of long-stay...
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Companies invited to present technology offers and requests at Biomaterial 2002
Brussels, 30 July 2002 'Biomaterial 2002', organised by the Innovation relay centre (IRC) at THATI GmbH in Erfurt, Germany and the Thüringen Society for biomatieral will take place on 24 and 25...
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Evaluation of Leonardo da Vinci programme - call for tenders
Brussels, 30 July 2002 The European Commission's Education and Culture DG has announced a call for tenders for the first external mid-term evaluation of the Leonardo da Vinci programme II. The...
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British Museum hosts innovative design and construction conference
Brussels, 30 July 2002 A conference devoted to technological innovation in design and construction will take place at the British Museum, London, on 29 January 2003. The morning session will examine...
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ESA and Eurocontrol sign cooperation agreement
Brussels, 30 July 2002 An agreement establishing a framework for cooperation and support in the field of space technology was signed between the European space agency (ESA) and Eurocontrol (European...
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Busquin and Mitsos request NCP nominations
Brussels, 30 July 2002 As preparations for the Sixth Framework programme (FP6) continue, EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin and Director-General of the Research DG Achilleas Mitsos have both...
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Today's news
Virus expert backs smallpox choice Claims that Britain has bought the wrong kind of smallpox vaccine to guard against terrorist attack were dismissed as “garbage” yesterday by an expert. John Oxford...
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Bomb attack on Hebrew University cafeteria At least 30 people have been injured in an apparent suicide bomb attack on the law school cafeteria of Jerusalem's Hebrew University this...
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Damage detection project seeks collaboration for further development
Brussels, 29 July 2002 An EU funded project which succeeded in developing technology to monitor and detect damage in large scale constructions such as bridges, tunnels, domes and offshore facilities...
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Evaluation of IST programme and predecessors - call for tenders
Brussels, 29 July 2002 The European Commission's Information Society DG has issued an open call for tenders for a study on the impact of the IST programme, and of its predecessor programmes, ESPRIT...