Who will have the last word on digital frontier?
Mandy Garner observes the flurry and potential fallout stirred up by Google's e-tail aspirations November has seen the trusty tugboat of academic publishing buffeted by a tidal surge of online book...
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Spike story - before they spike you
You're a political journalist on the trail of a story. Do you toe the party line or risk writing your own death warrant? Ivor Gaber faces the tricky task of training reporters in war-torn Uganda "The...
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Despair of the debt defaulters
Top-up fees are looming, but students are already finding themselves in terrible financial predicaments. Michael North reports Steve was in the final year of his degree when his life started to fall...
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Draft Council conclusions on Commission's communication on common approach to research and innovation (link)
Brussels, 23 November 2005 Full text of Document 14604/05 Suite of documents 14604/05 No. Cion doc.: 13606/05 ECOFIN 319 RECH 196 COMPET 220 SOC 406 No. prev. doc. 14163/05 RECH 206 COMPET 238 ECOFIN...
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Commission authorises Danish state aid to compensate for losses due to presence of GMOs in conventional and organic crops
Brussels, 23 November 2005 The European Commission has today authorised Denmark to pay compensation in cases where farmers with conventional or organic production suffer economic losses when...
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US calls for more formal partnership with EU on research evaluation
Brussels, 23 Nov 2005 When it comes to evaluating the effectiveness and contribution of research and innovation systems, we are currently operating in an 'information vacuum', according to Bill...
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European semantic web conference, Montenegro
Brussels, 23 Nov 2005 The third European semantic web conference, ESWC 2006, will take place in Budva, Montenegro, from 11 to 14 June 2006. ESWC 2006 is sponsored by SDK, a group of three European...
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Summit for the Future 2006 - Risk
Brussels, 23 Nov 2005 The second global 'Summit for the Future 2006', will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 3 to 5 May 2006. Organised by the Club of Amsterdam, the event will bring...
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Today's news
Scientist who cloned Dolly 'bullied Asian colleague' The scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep was accused yesterday of bullying an Asian colleague in a £1 million race discrimination case. Ian Wilmut...
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Latest research news
Relentless rise of Aids as HIV infections top 40m The number of people living with HIV worldwide has exceeded 40 million for the first time, with more than 2.6 million adults and nearly 600,000...
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Proposed decision on placing maize Zea Mays L., Hybrid Mon 863 x Mon 810, genetically modified for resistance to corn rootworm and lepidopteran pests on market (link)
Brussels, 22 November 2005 Full text of Document 14512/05 Suite of documents 14512/05 16 November 2005 (21.11) NOTE from: Council General Secretariat dated: 16 November 2005 to: Permanent...
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Carbon Capture and Storage Technology: Evidence given to the UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee (link)
London, 22 Nov 2005 Full text House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Previous Item Back to Titles Print Item
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Call for expressions of interest in membership of European Food Safety Authority scientific committee and panels (OJ link)
Brussels, 22 November 2005 Call for expressions of interest in membership of the Scientific Committee and scientific panels of the European Food Safety Authority (OJ C289A/1 22.11.2005). Full text...
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Draft Opinion on the Proposed Decision concerning the seventh framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) (link)
Brussels, 22 Nov 2005 PROVISIONAL 2005/0043(COD) 15.11.2005 DRAFT OPINION of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on the proposal for...
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Draft Opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision concerning the seventh framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstrat
Brussels, 22 Nov 2005 PROVISIONAL 2005/0043(COD) 14.7.2005 DRAFT OPINION of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on the proposal for a...