Appointments
The University of Portsmouth has appointed the veteran higher education communications expert Peter Reader as its new director of marketing and communications. He is former president of the European...
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EICTA publishes an i2010 White paper on Innovation and Investment in Research
Brussels, 12 Sep 2006 In June 2005, the European Commission launched the i2010 strategy for modernising and deploying all appropriate policy tools to stimulate the development of the digital economy...
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State aid: Commission authorises aid scheme by the French Agence de l’innovation industrielle for innovation-mobilising programmes
Brussels, 19th July 2006 Agence de l’innovation industrielle forinnovation-mobilising programmes The European Commission has decided not to raise any objections under the Community rules on...
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Companies benefit from making better use of women researchers
Vienna, 15 May 2006 Companies with well-managed gender mainstreaming policies often see an improvement in their economic performance. This is a key finding of a report on Women in Science and...
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French government tells of 'competitiveness clusters' success story
Brussels, 04 Sep 2006 The French government has produced the first annual review of its regional clusters of competitiveness initiative, finding that results so far would suggest that the clusters...
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Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of Ministers, Brussels, 25 September 2006 (full version)
Brussels, 22nd September 2006 The EU Competitiveness Council will meet in Brussels on Monday 25 September under the chairmanship of Mauri Pekkarinen, Finnish Minister of Trade and Industry. The...
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Windfall for stem-cell science
MRC distributes £15m to help turn discoveries into applications that advance patient care. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Europe must 'stop hiding behind its social model' and create the right conditions for entrepreneurship, Lisbon workshop is told
Brussels, 17 Nov 2005 Europe must 'stop hiding behind its social model' and instead concentrate on creating the right conditions for entrepreneurship to flourish at the local and regional level, a...
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Presidency questions for exchange of views on modernising higher education in Europe
Brussels, October 2006 Full text of Document 14185/06 Suite of documents 14185/06 Brussels, 25 October NOTE from Presidency to Permanent Representatives Committee (Part 1) No. prev. doc.: 14165/06...
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Grant winners
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe ESRC has announced funding for five public heath centres. Each will receive £4 million over the next five years. Funding is in conjunction with the Department...
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European IST Conference - Bucharest, 8 December
Brussels, 31 October 2006 FIMAN Development Services, the coordinator of the European IST project, will organize on 8 December 2006 the "EUROPEAN IST Conference". The event will take place in...
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Applying the great lesson of Faraday
New EPSRC head Dave Delpy sets out his mission to hit short and long- term goals. Any student of science will tell you that Michael Faraday's research led to the development of practical devices such...
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Tory plan for ideas agency
A future Conservative government should set up a £1 billion agency to turn research ideas into products and services, a task force has recommended. An Innovative Projects Agency would correct "the UK...
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Academics split over teaching contact hours
Lancaster and Manchester move to give students more time with tutors, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Commissioner Piebalgs recalls EU’s support to North Sea oil research in a top conference in Norway
Brussels, 23 August 2006 "The EU has invested a lot of effort and funds in developing efficient European technologies capable of facing the enormous energy challenges of the North Sea. The success...