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Task force suggests universities should explain rejection Universities may in future routinely tell unsuccessful applicants why they have been rejected, the head of a government-appointed task force...
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Report on European space policy - Green Paper (link)
Brussels, 19 Sep 2003 FINAL A5-0294/2003 10 September 2003 REPORT on European space policy - Green Paper Full text Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy - Rapporteur: Guido...
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Stem cells (Extract from: Preparation of the Competitiveness Council, 22nd September 2003)
Brussels, 19 th September 2003 The Council will have a first debate on the Commission's proposal of 9 th July 2003 for implementing provisions concerning EU funding for research activities involving...
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ERS-2 peers into Hurricane Isabel's heart
Paris, 18 September 2003 As Hurricane Isabel converges on the US East Coast, a veteran ESA spacecraft has provided meteorologists with crucial insights into the underlying pressure system powering...
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Research and ICT projects foreseen under Franco-German growth initiative
Brussels, 19 Sep 2003 French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder have unveiled new plans to boost Europe's economy, following a joint cabinet meeting between the two...
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International conference on eco-efficient products and processes
Brussels, 19 Sep 2003 An international conference on eco-efficient products and processes will take place on 16 to 17 of October in Katowice, Poland. The conference addresses researchers and company...
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Biotechnology - Implementation of Strategy + Roadmap (Extract from: Preparation of the Competitiveness Council, 22nd September 2003)
Brussels, 19 th September 2003 The Commission will remind Ministers of the results of the first annual report on the Strategy on Life Sciences and Biotechnology (see IP/03/313 and MEMO/03/103 ) and...
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Preparation of the Competitiveness Council, 22nd September 2003 (link)
Brussels, 19 th September 2003 ">Full text The EU's Council of Ministers responsible for competitiveness will meet in Brussels on Monday 22 nd September at 10am under the chairmanship of the...
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French Note on Establishment of a European Research Council (link)
Brussels, 19 Sep 2003 Full text of Document 12517/03 Suite of documents 12517/03 Delegations will find attached a note from the French authorities concerning this other business item for the...
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New system sets mousetrap for online fraudsters
Brussels, 19 Sep 2003 European scientists have found a reliable method for identifying computer users through the unique way they move their mouse. This new authentication system could help root out...
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Bulmahn: universities the key interface between education, research and innovation
Brussels, 19 Sep 2003 Germany's Minister for Education and Research, Edelgard Bulmahn, has claimed that Europe's universities are 'the deciding interface between education, research and innovation.'...
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ESA-EU framework agreement (Extract from: Preparation of the Competitiveness Council, 22nd September 2003)
Brussels, 19 th September 2003 The Commission's Communication "Towards a European Space Policy (COM(2001)718 final) proposed establishing a formal link through a Framework Agreement between the...
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Inauguration of the 'China-Europe Global Navigation Satellite System Technical Training and Cooperation Centre' (CENC)
Paris, 18 September 2003 Europe and China share a common interest in cooperating to bring the benefits of satellite navigation and Galileo in particular to transport, science, land management,...
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SMART-1 ready for launch
Paris, 19 Sep 2003 The launch date for ESA's SMART-1 mission to the Moon is confirmed as during the night of -28 September 2003. The 'launch window' will be 8:02 p.m. to 8:21 p.m. on Saturday,...
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Conference aims to break down barriers to a European brain research area
Brussels, 19 Sep 2003 The split between basic and clinical science, insufficient funding and the fragmentation of resources are key barriers to the establishment of a well structured brain research...