Brussels, 29 Jul 2003 ( 11208/03 + 11260/03 ADD 1) The Council adopted a Decision concerning the conclusion of the Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the protection of vertebrate...
Brussels, 29 Jul 2003 ( 10815/03 + 1 12622/03 ADD 1) The Council adopted a Regulation, with the Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the Danish delegations voting against, concerning the traceability...
Brussels, 29 Jul 2003 A workshop exploring the research and technology development (RTD) opportunities for a sustainable extractive industry in the EU and candidate countries will take place on 3 and...
Brussels, 29 Jul 2003 Further information Deadlines: - normal mail: 14/10/2003 - express mail: 17/10/2003 EMITS Invitation to Tender System 01.154.04 GALILEO MISSION CONSOLIDATION SUPPORT (INTENDED)...
Brussels, 29 Jul 2003 Taxonomy is not quite extinct, but it is certainly on the endangered list. In a twist of fate, the profession that documents new species of flora and fauna is now doing a head...
Tight ties may be bad for eyes Men who tie their neckties too tightly could be increasing their risk of a sight-destroying disease, new research suggests. Scientists found that a tight necktie caused...
Graduates won't need lifetime to pay loan Higher education minister Alan Johnson writes that from 2005, students will begin repaying their loans when they reach a salary of £15,000 with the rate then...
Brussels, 28 Jul 2003 The European Commission is well aware that if the EU is to fulfil it ambition of becoming the world's most competitive knowledge based economy, funding levels for research and...
Brussels, 28 Jul 2003 The Commission has published a study outlining possible scenarios and recommendations for the establishment of a European platform of women scientists. In its 2001 report '...
Brussels, 28 Jul 2003 The European Commission has launched a web portal aimed at facilitating networking between women scientists. 'The directory of networks of women scientists 2003' provides...
Brussels, 28 Jul 2003 The European Commission's Research DG has published a call for proposals for the analysis of the economic and technical evolution of the scientific publication market. The...
Paris, 28 Jul 2003 The first flights of the Student Parabolic Flight Campaign are taking place in Bordeaux this week. A team from Imperial College, London is on board, with their experiment, Imperial...
Brussels, 28 Jul 2003 The fifth EUROMECH solid mechanics conference will take place from 17 to 22 August in Thessaloniki, Greece. EUROMECH, the European mechanics society, is an international non-...
Brussels, 28 Jul 2003 Full text of Document X3562/03 Suite of documents X3562/03 Chairman: Mr. ACHILLEAS MITSOS Adoption of the draft agenda Approval of the draft summary conclusions of the 288th...
Paris, 28 Jul 2003 Earth's youngest desert is shown in this July MERIS satellite image of the Aral Sea in Central Asia. Once the fourth largest lake in the world, over the last 40 years the Aral Sea...