Absence of elite distorts picture
Low student reply rate keeps top institutions off tally of campuses and lessens the impact of results. Jessica Shepherd reports. More of the UK's top universities were excluded from the National...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: New ways to drive demand for new technologies, Austrian Presidency Conference on European Technology Platforms
Vienna, 4 May 2006 Austrian Presidency Conference on European Technology Platforms Vienna, 4 May 2006 Minister Bartenstein, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Europe faces many challenges to...
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Space policy: EU and Russia join forces and sign cooperation agreement
Brussels, 10 March 2006 The EU and Russia are getting closer in space activities. The Head of the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation (Roscosmos) Anatoliy Perminov, the Director General of...
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Don't hide the sins of yesteryear
In their attempt to promote 'Britishness', politicians and historians these days seem increasingly to find reasons to celebrate the Empire while playing down the many horrors that arose from it,...
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The key to a continent
Africa and the international community recognise that higher education is essential to development. John Rowett explains the Commonwealth's vital role The key to Africa achieving the UN's Millennium...
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Help students to compose themselves
Writing on the Margins
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New alternatives to animal tests approved
Brussels, Mar 2006 Six new alternative testing methods that can replace animal tests for certain drugs and chemicals have been developed by the EU's European Centre for the Validation of Alternative...
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Research Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Strengthening Competitiveness of the Enlarged EU 30th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy
Ljubljana (Slovenia), 6 December 2004 Dear participants, Dear colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to speak to you in this morning’s plenary session on the challenge we face to...
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Champions of science square up over policies
The gloves were off in science this week as the three main political parties battled for the academic vote in the coming general election, killing off research councils and trampling on egos along...
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Mr Erkki Liikanen: "The way Forward for Biotech and Sustainable Development in the EU", World Life Sciences Forum, Biovision, Lyon, April 10, 2003
Lyon, April 10, 2003 BioSciences & Tomorrow's Industrial Sustainability Ensuring sustainable development is one of the main challenges of the modern era. Three weeks ago, at the Spring...
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Breakthrough innovations honoured: European Inventor of the Year awards
03/05/2006 Medical breakthroughs in fighting Hepatitis B, novel anti-viral properties, the DNA chip and methods for intercepting illness causing proteins are among the final winners of the European...
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Balances of power
Canny students who won't heed their elders have much to teach market advocates, says David Watson This week, Universities UK's Longer-Term Strategy Group publishes the fifth annual report in its...
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Draft Agenda of the Competitiveness Council of 22 Sep
Brussels, 15 Sep 2003 The 2525th session of the Council of the European Union (COMPETITIVENESS - Internal Market, Industry and Research) will take place on 22 September 2003 (10h00). The following...
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Agenda of the Competitiveness Council of 24 September 2004
Brussels, 20 Sep 2004 The following points will be discussed at this session: Economic situation and competitiveness Information from the Presidency Industrial policy and structural change Commission...
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The broadband revolution takes shape
Brussels, 23 Oct 2003 A conference entitled 'the broadband revolution takes shape' will be held on 2 December in Brussels. The event will be attended by EU Commissioner for Enterprise and the...