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Cost of gaining a degree reaches £33,500 Sixth formers starting university this year expect to pay £33,512 for a three-year degree course, a rise of almost £5,000 on last year's projected figure, a...
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Brussels to host conference on gas turbine technology on 11/12 October
Brussels, 14 Aug 2006 The third international conference on gas turbine (GT) technology will take place 11 and 12 October in Brussels, Belgium. The conference will present future requirements,...
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Digital data – here today, gone tomorrow
Brussels, 14 Aug 2006 The amount of digital data being produced across various disciplines is increasing at an exponential rate, but this information may not be around for future generations because...
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How text messages can betray criminals
Brussels, 14 Aug 2006 Psychologists from the University of Leicester in the UK are embarking on a study to investigate how analysing text messages could help to solve crimes. 'As texting is both a...
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CBI in science warning over 'dire' school leavers The "dire" quality of school leavers was putting science-based industries at risk, the CBI said today. The business group spoke out ahead of the...
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Comments of the American BioIndustry Alliance on the WIPO Paper "The Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Revised Objectives and Principles" (extract)
Washington, 11 Aug 2006 Introduction and Summary The American BioIndustry Alliance (ABIA) welcomes the opportunity to comment on document WIPO/GRTK/IC/9/5 ("The Protection of Traditional Knowledge:...
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International symposium on RNAi in vivo technologies -- Munich, 5/6 October
Brussels, 11 Aug 2006 The first international symposium on ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) technologies will be held in Munich, Germany, on 5 and 6 October 2006. The conference is intended to...
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Potential applications for European satellite navigation: seminar - Brussels, 12 September
Brussels, 11 August 2006 Seminar on Satellite Navigation Regulated Application Brussels Marriott Hotel, 12th September 2006 Registration Agenda Announcement Practical information The Finnish...
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CO2 in, oil out -- injection process a two-way winner for European Energy System, says JRC
Brussels, 11 Aug 2006 A report by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) Directorate-General highlights a new process that could increase the recovery of European oil resources while...
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Canine cancer revealed to be world's oldest cell line
Brussels, 11 Aug 2006 Scientists and vets have traced a cancer that affects dogs around the world back to a single wolf or dog who probably lived in central Asia over 250 years ago. They found that...
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Better vegetation management could help prevent forest fires
Brussels, 11 Aug 2006 As Spain and Portugal battle wildfires which have already razed thousands of hectares of forest to the ground, a researcher has called for better vegetation management to help...
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Extremely Large Telescope moves one step closer
Brussels, 11 Aug 2006 The construction of a European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) has moved a step closer with the creation of a project office to drive the project.. The ELT will have a primary...
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Ariane 5 launches two telecommunications satellites
Paris, 11 Aug 2006 On 11 August 2006, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites into geostationary...
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Volcanoes perform for science
Brussels, 11 Aug 2006 Scientists in Italy have devised a way to listen to the noises made by active volcanoes, and to use this information to predict when they might erupt. The seismic data readings...
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In search of cod, not God
Fish on Friday