Skills paper must not ignore FE-business link
The government is in danger of ignoring some of the most valuable services provided for employers in further education colleges as it assembles its skills strategy white paper, college heads have...
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Commission publishes action plan for achieving three per cent objective
Brussels, 30 Apr 2003 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin presented on 29 April a new action plan containing a number of measures aimed at helping the EU to meet the three per cent target by...
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Why I think the white paper's focus on performance is fine
Some words provoke instant responses: "performance" is one, "modernisation" another. Battered by overuse and infused with tawdry associations, they provoke instant hostility. So their appearance in...
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Space Applications: Serving the Citizens of Europe, Workshop, 20 May, London
Brussels, 14 May 2003 London, 20 May 2003 Lord Sainsbury, Minister for Science and Technology, UK Philippe Busquin, Member of the European Commission, responsible for Research and Space Policy...
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Scare tactics silence science
Animal-rights extremists have made a whole generation of scientists too afraid to speak about their research. But they are being encouraged to fight back. Anna Fazackerley reports. Plans for a prize...
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Scare tactics silence science
Animal-rights extremists have made a whole generation of scientists too afraid to speak about their research. But they are being encouraged to fight back. Anna Fazackerley reports. Plans for a prize...
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Calls to change contract culture
Life for the foot soldiers of research has not altered much despite a pact to improve their lot, reports Claire Sanders It was billed by Science Minister Lord Sainsbury as a landmark agreement: in...
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High Level Group on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Brussels, 05 Dec 2002 What is the HLG on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells? The High Level Group on Hydrogen and Fuel cells was formally launched in Brussels on 10th October 2002 by the Vice President of the...
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A Framework Cooperation Agreement between ESA and Brazil is signed (agreements with Poland and India renewed)
Paris, 01 February 2002 ESA on the world stage - international agreements with Brazil, Poland and India The year has got off to a busy start in terms of international relations, with a number of key...
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Is Europe on Track to Meet the Lisbon Competitiveness Goals? Commissioner Busquin to present Third European Report on Science & Technology Indicators, 2003
Brussels, 12 Mar 2003 Press conference - Release of the Third European Report on Science & Technology Indicators 2003 17th March, 2003, Brussels, 11h00 - 12h00 The Third European Report on...
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A city choked by its history
Liverpool's lung cancer rate is twice the national average. A new research centre will tackle the problem locally. Ross Davies reports. This summer, George Xinarianos, a research fellow on the...
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The future of Europe's seas
Brussels, 21 May 2003 Preserving and protecting the Mediterranean and Black Seas might be a high priority for policy-makers and scientists, but it is imperative for Europe's citizens living around...
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Commission Report: Environmental technology for sustainable development
Brussels, 15 March 2002 REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION Environmental technology for sustainable development Full Text EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At the European Council in Lisbon in March 2000, the European Union...
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Liberate the labs
The UKresearch establishment hobbles its scientists. We must set them free, says Stuart Lyons Britain's science is in a poor state. This is not because our scientists lack talent - they are among the...
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Old friends prove that they are as reliable as ever
Sociology - Sociology - Introductory Sociology. Fourth edition