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Children in Ulster learn to hate at 3 Children in Northern Ireland show signs of beginning to learn to hate those on the other side of the province's religious divide almost as soon as they can walk...
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Lords told spending review will address academic pay Academic pay will be addressed by next month's spending review, a senior Labour peer has said. Lord Davies of Oldham, a government whip, told the...
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Weather forecasting and climate change: Meteosat seminar for journalists in Cannes
Paris, 21 June 2002 About 25 years after the first Meteosat weather satellite, the first of the second generation (MSG-1) is to be launched in August. With sophisticated new instruments on board, MSG...
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International conference to examine future of steel research
Brussels, 21 June 2002 A conference on the future of EU steel research following expiry of the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty on 26 July 2002. Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin and...
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Proposed directive on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, storage, and distribution of human tissues and cells
Brussels, 21 June 2002 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, storage,...
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New research on stem cells could mean breakthrough
Brussels, 21 June 2002 Adult stem cells could provide the same benefits as embryonic stem cells according to new research carried out in the USA and published in the journal Nature . Injecting adult...
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Biomass vital in achieving 100 percent sustainable energy supply, says Dutch minister
Brussels, 21 June 2002 Biomass will play a crucial roll in the achievement of a 100 per cent sustainable energy supply, the Dutch Minister for economic affairs, Anne-Marie Jorritsma-Lebbink said on...
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Committee of Regions to host e-learning exhibition
Brussels, 21 June 2002 The Committee of the Regions is to host an exhibition on e-learning during its plenary session from 3 to 4 July. Presented in association with Cisco Systems, the interactive...
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New ESA antenna: Stardust tests new ESA deep-space ground station in ߣߣÊÓƵ
Paris, 21 June 2002 The spacecraft Stardust, which is on its way to meet the Comet Wild 2 in January 2004, last week helped ESA to carry out final testing of the Agency’s first deep-space ground...
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Morris confirms tuition fees here to stay Education Secretary Estelle Morris has confirmed that tuition fees are here to stay. She told ITV: "If we want 50 per cent of our people under 30 to go to...
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Todays' news
Hodge admits higher education is failing the poor Margaret Hodge has admitted that Labour's idea of widening access to higher education has failed, so leaving untouched the major cause of inequality...
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Life after retirement for Hubble hardware
Paris, 20 June 2002 Two pieces of 'retired' hardware retrieved from the Hubble Space Telescope provide scientists and engineers with unique knowledge of how long-term exposure to the harsh space...
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Germany should not have exempted research in public-sector higher education establishments from VAT: judgment
Luxembourg, 20 June 2002 C-287/00, Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany Judgment of the Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) on 20 June 2002 (link to English version when...
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Report on the proposed regulation concerning traceability and labelling and traceability of genetically modified organisms
Brussels, 20 June 2002 FINAL A5-0229/2002 12 June 2002 REPORT on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation concerning traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms...
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FP6 rules of participation compromise approved
Brussels, 20 June 2002 A unanimous vote by committee MEPs approving a compromise deal on the rules of participation in the Sixth Framework programme took place on 19 June. The vote, by the European...