A life spent roaming free across boundaries
Harriet Swain says media studies reading lists are forever playing catch-up with trends, but James Curran and Jean Seaton have cracked the canon One book has proved a staple in the study of...
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Commission decides notification by Cyprus of law on the display of GMOs in supermarkets is non-admissible
Brussels, 15 Mar 2006 The European Commission has decided that the notification by the government of Cyprus of draft legislation requiring genetically modified (GM) foods to be displayed separately...
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Amendments 18-21 for the Draft Opinion by Giovanni Berlinguer on the Specific Programme 'Cooperation' implementing the Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2013) (link)
Brussels, 15 Mar 2006 AMENDMENTS 18-21 Draft opinion Giovanni Berlinguer (PE 367.924v02-00) Specific Programme 'Cooperation' implementing the Seventh Framework Programme (20072013) of the European...
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Swedish researcher reveals plans to establish lunar colony
Brussels, 15 Mar 2006 Establishing a colony on the moon may sound the stuff of science fiction to the majority, but not for materials scientist Niklas Järvstråt, who is working...
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Commission rejects criticisms of FP7 nuclear plans
Brussels, 15 Mar 2006 A spokesperson for EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik has responded to criticism by environmental groups of the EU's plans to fund nuclear research under the...
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UK scheme to pinpoint causes of disease launches in Manchester
Brussels, 15 Mar 2006 The UK Biobank initiative is set to launch in Manchester, with the aim of finding the root causes of many common diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer'...
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Scientific support in the coordination of the BioSoil study
Brussels, 15 Mar 2006 The Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a call for tenders to provide scientific support in the coordination of the BioSoil study (soil component) in the...
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Is antiretroviral therapy right for HIV sufferers in developing countries?
Brussels, 14 March 2006 Two new studies from researchers at Imperial College, London, and the University of Berne, Switzerland, raise difficult questions about whether antiretroviral therapy (ART) is...
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How to create a low-carbon economy: Royal Society debate - 15 March
London, 15 March 2006 How we exploit world leading technologies that deliver a low carbon economy for the UK is the challenge facing hundreds of opinion formers from the worlds of science, industry...
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Today's news
One in three students cheats, survey finds One-third of students admit to cheating at university by copying ideas from books or the internet, according to the results of a survey published today in...
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Australian Bicentennial Fellowships
Deadline: 12/05/2006
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International Cancer Study Grants
Deadline: 01/07/2006
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Latest research news
One pill a day to beat heart disease Millions of people with heart disease may be able to reverse their illness and stave off heart attacks by taking higher doses of cholesterol-busting drugs,...
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Debate on specific programmes and rules for participation in FP7, EU/Latin America/Caribbean summit: Competitiveness Council - Research, 13 March
Brussels, 14 March 2006 15th Council Meeting - Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and Research). Brussels, 13 March 2006 Provisional version The Council held an exchange of views on five of...
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Coreper Agenda Entry on the Protection of vertebrate animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes
Brussels, 14 Mar 2006 Full text of Document 7289/06 Suite of documents 7289/06 PROVISIONAL AGENDA for: 2133rd MEETING OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (Part 1) date: Wednesday 15 (10:15)...