EU and Morocco reach agreement on Galileo
Brussels, 8 November 2005 The European Union has reached agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco on its participation in the GALILEO programme. This agreement was initialled in Brussels today by Mr....
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UK takes its universities to China in bid to attract best Chinese brains
Brussels, 08 Nov 2005 Combining a recognition of rising global competition to attract the best brains, and at the same time the emergence of China as an increasingly dominant player in science and...
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Role of regional administrations in e-Gov interoperability
Brussels, 08 Nov 2005 A workshop on 'e-Gov interoperability - role of regional administrations' will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 2 December. This event is organised by TERREGOV, an Integrated...
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2006 International Competition
Deadline: 30/01/2006
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£40m to attract part-time students The Government today announced £40 million over the next two academic years to improve provision for part-time courses, in an effort to encourage people from...
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China: Joint Projects
Deadline: 30/09/2006
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Commission approves plan for disposing of radioactive waste on decommissioning of Sizewell A nuclear power station (OJ link)
Brussels, 7 November 2005 Commission opinion of 4 November 2005 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of the Sizewell A Nuclear Power Station...
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Commission's decision approving maize line 1507 (OJ link)
Brussels, 7 November 2005 Commission Decision of 3 November 2005 concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of a...
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Council conclusions on avian and pandemic influenza: General Affairs Council, 7 November
Brussels, 7 November 2005 Council conclusions on avian and pandemic influenza 2686th GENERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting The Council adopted the following conclusions: 1. The Council had a discussion on...
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Reducing animal testing: Commission agrees partnership with industry
Brussels, 7 November 2005 Reducing animal testing is the aim of a new "European partnership to promote alternative approaches to animal testing". Industry associations from the pharmaceuticals,...
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Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen: A new partnership to reduce Animal Testing -- EP Conference on Animal Testing
Brussels, 7 November 2005 Introduction/Objectives of the Conference Janez Potočnik and I take great pleasure in welcoming you to the Conference on “Alternative Approaches to Animal...
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Survey Finds 29% of Senior Authors have Published in an Open Access Journal, a two-and-a-half-fold increase over a year ago
Brussels, 07 Nov 2005 More and more scientists are publishing in open access journals, according to a study by CIBER, an independent publishing think tank based at City University in London, the UK....
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International Council for Science launches natural disaster mitigation initiative
Brussels, 07 Nov 2005 Recognising that scientific research has 'not lived up to its full potential in addressing some of society's most pressing concerns', the International Council for Science (ICSU...
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NILE project to address the scientific barriers to cost-effective production of bioethanol
Brussels, 07 Nov 2005 The goal of NILE, a new bioethanol Integrated Project, is to propose the best processes for a cost effective production of clean bioethanol from lignocellulose, that can be used...
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The demographic future of Europe - facts, figures and policies
Brussels, 07 Nov 2005 A European conference on 'The demographic future of Europe - facts, figures and policies' will take place in Stuttgart, Germany, on 16 November. This event is the final...