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Unions endorse motion against top-up fees The Trades Union Congress endorsed a motion that is critical of plans to introduce university top-up fees, under which undergraduates could be charged up to...
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France and Spain neck and neck in bid to host ITER
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 A report by an independent group assessing the two European bids to host the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER) has failed to back one site over the other,...
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Europe's aerospace industries call for more public investment in R&D
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 'The R&D investment which we make today is the foundation of our industry in 15 and 20 years time,' said President of the European association of aerospace industries (...
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Conference on structuring European neuroscience
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 A conference on brain research in Europe will take place on 18 September in Brussels. European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will meet around 200 representatives from...
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IEEE conference on standardisation and innovation in information technology
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 The third IEEE conference on standardisation and innovation in information technology will take place from 22 to 24 October in Delft, the Netherlands. The conference will bring...
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Creation of technology platform signals next phase in hydrogen economy, says Busquin
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 The European technology platform for hydrogen will be established before the end of the year and will play a crucial role in encouraging cooperation within Europe and beyond,...
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Hubble assists Rosetta comet mission
Paris, 08 Sep 2003 Results from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have played a major role in preparing ESA's ambitious Rosetta mission for its new target, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Hubble...
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European scientists look back 750,000 years through Antarctic ice core
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 A 3,200 metre ice core removed from the Antarctic and shipped back to labs across Europe will reveal information about what conditions were like on Earth up to 750,000 years ago...
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A closer look at Europe's weather, from afar
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 While the European Space Agency (ESA) is busy fine-tuning its weather forecasting instruments, mother nature has been making it easier than ever to capture clear, cloud-free...
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Today's news
80% against student top-up fees, says poll With the government bracing itself for defeat on the issue of top-up tuition fees in a debate at the Trades Union Congress in Brighton today, a poll carried...
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Portugal's council of bioethics to tackle issue of research using human embryos
Brussels, 05 Sep 2003 After a delay of nearly two years, Portugal's Prime Minister, Durão Barroso, installed the 21 new members of the national council for ethics in life sciences during a ceremony...
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Closer S&T ties between EU and SE Asia
Brussels, 05 Sep 2003 In an effort to strengthen its international relations, the EU has underscored the importance of increased scientific co-operation with other world regions. And Southeast Asia...
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Today's news
British Association president warns of 'scientific dark ages' Britain must act to prevent it slipping into the scientific equivalent of the dark ages, Sir Peter Williams, president of the British...
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European Research Course on Atmospheres
Deadline: 17/10/2003
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Research Centres Competition
Deadline: 07/11/2003