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Best time to publish research revealed
It is one of the great dilemmas of the research world - to publish a working paper or not? Now David Gill, an Oxford University economist, has created a model that answers the conundrum of whether to...
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Who got that cash?
Warwick University's Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation (CSGR) will become the nerve centre for a network of more than 250 international scholars, thanks to European Union...
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Placement for refugee scholar on offer
Academic refugees have an opportunity to restart their research in the UK with the launch of a science scholarship at the British Library, the first of its kind, writes Olga Wojtas. The Council for...
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Annex to a Commission Communication on Research Activities (1999-2003) (link)
Brussels, 01 Sep 2005 Full text of Document 11836/05 Addendum 01 Suite of documents 11836/05 Subject: Commission Staff Working Document Annex to the Communication from the Commission to the Council,...
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2 September Coreper Agenda Entry on GALILEO - EU/India negotiations
Brussels, 01 Sep 2005 Full text of Document 11831/05 Suite of documents 11831/05 PROVISIONAL AGENDA for: 2107th MEETING OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (Part 1) date: Friday 2 September...
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Jacques Barrot participe à une réunion de l’industrie spatiale européenne et française sur le programme Galileo
Brussels, 01 Sep 2005 Le 31 août 2005 Jacques Barrot, le commissaire européen chargé de la politique de transport, participera à une réunion avec...
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Swiss scientists break the cosmic speed limits of light
Brussels, 01 Sep 2005 An international team of researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, has succeeded in controlling the speed...
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European hydrogen energy conference
Brussels, 01 Sep 2005 The second European Hydrogen Energy Conference and Professional Meeting on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells will take place in Zaragoza, Spain, from 22 to 25 November. The conference is...
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Danish food researchers list priorities for FP7 and underline relevance of nanoscience
Brussels, 01 Sep 2005 The food science thematic priority in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) should address six specific areas, according to Denmark's Centre for Advanced Food Studies (LMC), an...
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German candidates debate science in run up to election
Brussels, 01 Sep 2005 Scientific research has become a major issue in Germany's national elections with Federal Education and Research Minister Edelgard Bulmahn reversing her position on the country'...
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Australian universities target greater research cooperation with EU
Brussels, 01 Sep 2005 A delegation representing Australia's leading 'group of eight' universities is to hold a series of meetings with major European research institutions in order to strengthen...
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European medical and biological engineering conference
Brussels, 01 Sep 2005 The third European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference 'EMBEC'05' will be held in Prague, the Czech Republic, from 20 to 25 November. The scientific programme of EMBEC...
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The future of ideas - intellectual property
Brussels, 01 Sep 2005 The Club of Amsterdam is organising an event on 'The future of ideas - intellectual property', that will be hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 21...
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JRC calls for study on health risks of hair dyes
Brussels, 01 Sep 2005 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has published a call for tenders for a review of the health effects and related risks from hair dyes. During the last decades...