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Universities contribute £35 billiion to economy British universities contributed £35 billion to the economy and maintained more than half a million jobs, a report from Universities UK said today....
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Morris: QCA too rigid and slow The main education standards authority needs to “raise its game” if it is to make vocational qualifications more relevant to business and improve the school examination...
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Blair supports new UK initiative to increase science in schools
Brussels, 14 June 2002 A new four-year programme bringing together the UK government, a major pharmaceutical firm and a leading university aims to help improve the science teachings in the country's...
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Commission Communication: Civil protection - Progress made in implementing the programme for preparedness for possible emergencies
Brussels, 14 June 2002 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Civil protection - Progress made in implementing the programme for preparedness for possible...
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New press room available on CORDIS nanotechnology service
Brussels, 14 June 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, has added a new press section to its nanotechnology thematic service which offers direct and...
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ESC Opinion on · Genetically-modified food and feed adopted during 29/30 May plenary
Brussels, 14 June 2002 · Genetically-modified food and feed Rapporteur: Ms Thomas (Various interests - UK) - Reference: COM(2001) 425 final - 2001/0173 COD - CES 694/2002 - Key points: The Committee...
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ESC Opinion on RTD programme-Modification adopted during 29/30 May plenary
Brussels, 14 June 2002 · RTD programme-Modification Rapporteur: Mr Bernabei (Employers - I) - Reference: COM(2001) 9 final + 594 final - CES 693/2002 - Key points: The measures set out in the...
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Busquin chairs nanotechnology information day
Brussels, 14 June 2002 Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin chaired an information day on new frontiers in nanotechnology in Grenoble, France, on 14 June. Nanotechnology, which will be allocated...
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Today's news
Higher education ‘enhances social rift’ Social mobility has fallen in the UK over the past 40 years, and a key cause has been the rise in higher education, according to a study from the London School...
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Update: 12:15
Pressure mounts on exams watchdog The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, the government's exams watchdog, was today being put on notice that ministers may be running out of patience with its...
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Commission reports on Lithuania's progress towards closure of Ignalina nuclear power plant: answer to parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 13 June 2002 Verbatim report of proceedings, 13 June 2002 (Part A) Anfrage Nr. 19 von Marialiese Flemming (H-0360/02) Betrifft: Hochrisikoreaktoren vom Typ Tschernobyl Answer Over the...
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Euratom and the Joint Research Centre (consultation - non-binding amendments passed)
Strasbourg, 13 June 2002 Konrad SCHWAIGER (EPP-ED, D) Report on the proposal and amended proposal for a Council decision adopting a specific programme 2002-2006 for research and training to be...
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Commission to invest Euro 700 million in nanotechnology research
Brussels, 13 June 2002 Machines not bigger than a molecule will one day surf our blood stream, search and destroy infected tissues, and heal our wounds. This is just one of the applications of...
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Research and Training on nuclear energy (consultation - Commission proposal approved with non-binding amendments)
Strasbourg, 13 June 2002 Konstantinos ALYSSANDRAKIS (EUL/NGL, GR) Report on the proposal and on the amended proposal for a Council decision adopting a specific programme 2002-2006 (Euratom) for...
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SUCCESS 2002 is a competition that offers European students the prize of a one-year internship with the European Space Agency, and the chance to see their experiment fly on board the International Spa
Paris, 13 June 2002 SUCCESS 2002 - an opportunity for students The competition winner will receive a one-year internship at ESA’s research and technology centre, ESTEC, in Noordwijk, The Netherlands...