Symposium on the molecular taxonomy of cancer
Brussels, 24 Oct 2003 The Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO) will host an international symposium on the molecular taxonomy of cancer from 3 to 6 February 2004 in Madrid, Spain. Cancer research is...
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British Fertility Society annual scientific meeting
The British Fertility Society will hold its annual meeting from 31 March to 2 April 2004 in Cheltenham, UK. The annual scientific meeting is held over three days and includes plenary sessions, prize...
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Millennium technology conference and prize ceremony
Brussels, 24 Oct 2003 The Millennium technology conference and prize ceremony will take place from 13 to 15 June in Helsinki, Finland. The international conference will explore the societal...
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Environmentalists Attack EU on Limiting Public Participation Rights on GMO Decisions
Geneva, 24 October, 2003 Yesterday, environmental organisations attacked EU governments for withdrawing from their promise to work on a pan-European legal framework for public participation rights on...
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OECD Report Indicates Toughening Competition in Knowledge-based Economic Sectors (link)
Paris, 22/10/2003 Full report as "Web book" with links to underlying databases Despite economic slowdown and talk of the death of the "new economy," the knowledge-intensity of OECD economies...
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Relaxed Export Controls Proposed for Computer Production Technology
Washington, 24 Oct 2003 Federal Register notice The U.S. Department of Commerce has proposed relaxing export controls on computer production technology and software and on microprocessor technology...
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Today's news
Thousands join student protest over top-up fees Students and their supporters brought central London to a standstill yesterday as they marched in protest at government plans to let universities...
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20% pay rise plan fails to pacify unions
Some lecturers could get pay rises of 20 per cent next year, according to figures released by employers this week. The news comes as the two main academic trade unions crank up the threat of...
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'Fifth dimension' lures intrepid team
A fizz of evaporating black holes could give a team of British physicists a glimpse into the fifth dimension. The experiment, which is straight out of the pages of a science-fiction novel, will be...
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In the news: Ruth Deech
Dame Ruth Deech was this week appointed the first independent adjudicator for higher education. She will act as the ombudsman for student complaints nationwide, replacing the antiquated visitor...
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Appointments
Peter Goddard , master of St John's College, Cambridge and professor of theoretical physics, has been appointed director of the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Princeton, from...
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QAA fails 12% of foundations
Quality watchdogs are to raise serious questions about the standard of foundation degrees, casting doubt on the government's flagship higher education expansion policy. After the first-ever...
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Minister favours doubling grants in line with Scotland
Student grants should be doubled to £2,000, although the government is also keen to waive fees, higher education minister Alan Johnson said this week. He told politicians and students gathered at the...
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EU fees fear may cost Britain dear
Introducing top-up fees could cost UK higher education millions of pounds in lost income from European Union students, the British Council has warned, writes Tony Tysome. The council is worried that...
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V-c-turned-DG to do battle for sector but declares support for top ups
Sir Alan Wilson, vice-chancellor of Leeds University, was this week appointed the first director-general for higher education, charged with driving forward the government's student access and...