I spy with my science eye
Social scientists with specialist knowledge of 'dangerous' peoples are increasingly valuable in the fight against terrorism, but is it ethical to spy on your subjects? Chris Bunting reports In...
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From today's UK papers
Tiniest particle may hold key to dark matter The lightest known particle in the Universe has been weighed for the first time. Scientists from Cambridge University have calculated that the neutrino,...
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Scientific committee recommends standard approach to BSE testing in sheep
Brussels, 10 April 2002 The EU's scientific steering committee adopted two opinions on BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) on 5 April, agreeing a strategy for testing small ruminants for BSE if...
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"Intelligent Energy for Europe": the Commission proposes a new energy action programme
Brussels, 9 April 2002 Today, the Commission is proposing a new multiannual programme for actions in the field of energy, "Intelligent Energy for Europe" (2003-2006), to follow on from the current...
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Finland to host research management event
Brussels, 10 April 2002 An international workshop focusing on European research management will take place in Turku, Finland on and 28 May. The event will focus on three key themes: the Sixth...
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Several recent scientific committee findings related to BSE
Brussels, 10 April 2002 - Recent opinions of SSC on BSE-related Issues, 09 April 2002 - Opinion on safe sourcing of small ruminant materials (adopted on 04-05 April 2002) - Suggested strategy to...
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Statement on the need for non-human primates in biomedical research (adopted on 04-05 April 2002) (link)
Brussels, 10 April 2002 Statement
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Roberto Vittori - live from Star City
Paris, 10 April 2002 ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italian nationality will shortly lift off from Baikonur on board a Russian Soyuz vehicle for a ten-day mission - codenamed 'Marco Polo' - to the...
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Scientific analysis and debate should precede decisions on precautionary principle, says Busquin
Brussels, 10 April 2002 The application of the precautionary principle in research should follow a three step procedure, according to Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin, risk analysis, public...
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Commission clears UK plans for disposal of radioactive waste on dismantling of two nuclear power stations
Brussels, 10 April 2002 Commission opinion of 4 April 2002 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the Trawsfynydd Power Station located in the...
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Call for £10bn investment receives Labour backing Labour MPs today joined universities in their call for a multi-billion pound investment in higher education. While scores of backbenchers want...
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From today's UK papers
Education chief attacks government's 'Stalinism' The government's education policy came under attack from one of its most trusted advisers last night over the "Stalinist" national curriculum and its...
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Explaining that FP6 is different to FP5 is not easy, says director in DG Research
Brussels, 09 April 2002 'You can't extrapolate anything from the Fifth Framework programme [FP5] to the Sixth Framework programme [FP6]. It is a fundamentally different concept because of the new...
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IPTS report sets scenarios for the future to stimulate interest in FP6
Brussels, 09 April 2002 Seville (ES): A report on the future of Information and Communication Technologies, carried out last year by a group from the JRC (Joint Research Centre), is currently being...
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IES scientists receive prestigious NASA "Group Achievement Honor Award"
Brussels, 09 April 2002 Ispra (IT): The contribution of three JRC (Joint Research Centre) scientists, Nadine Gobron, Bernard Pinty and Michael Verstraete of IES' Global Vegetation Monitoring unit, to...