All eyes on Mars
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 As the US launches its second Mars exploration rover on its six month journey to the Red Planet, tests on the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft, due to reach its...
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FP6 negotiation guidelines available soon
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 The Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) negotiation guidelines, which outline the procedure for reaching final agreement on the details of projects selected for funding, are...
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Eurescom workshop on how to prepare a good FP6 proposal
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 Eurescom, the European research institute, is organising a workshop on how to prepare a good project proposal for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The event will take place...
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Outcome of the second reading of the proposed regulation concerning traceability and labelling of GMOs, including text of amendments and resolution
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 Full text of Document 10815/03 Suite of documents 10815/03 Subject: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning traceability and labelling...
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The career of a researcher in the ERA
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 The European Commission and the Italian Ministry for Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) are jointly financing a major international conference on researcher mobility,...
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Call for expressions of interest for assistance with specific aspects of work under FP6
Brussels, 08 Jul 2003 The European Commission's Research DG has published a call for expressions of interest for individuals and organisations to assist with specific aspects of work related to the '...
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Today's news
Professor calls for Iraqi looters to be shot Looters are systematically stripping many of Iraq's 10,000 archaeological sites and should be shot on sight by coalition forces, an expert said yesterday...
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Latest research news
Controversial climate claim exonerates CO2 The impact of cosmic rays on our climate might outweigh that of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, a controversial new report by a physicist at the Hebrew...
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Today's news
Ofsted fails to make impression Ofsted inspection has had no positive effect on examination achievement, according to new research that studied more than 3,000 schools over six years. A four-strong...
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Model Contract Working Group - contract with annexes now online in 11 languages (link)
Brussels, 07 Jul 2003 The Model Contract Working Group was set up by the research DGs to work on the drafting of model contracts for the new instruments for the Sixth Framework Programme. The working...
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Scientists discuss latest findings from fat research
Brussels, 07 Jul 2003 The 25th world congress of the international society for fat research will take place from 12 to 15 October in Bordeaux, France. The theme for the congress is 'the research and...
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Italian Presidency announces research priorities
Brussels, 07 Jul 2003 The Italian government has announced that raising research investment and developing the European Research Area (ERA) will be among its priorities during its six month...
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German researchers achieve tenfold increase in bacterial fuel cell power
Brussels, 07 Jul 2003 Researchers in Germany are now able to generate ten times as much electricity using microbial fuel cells compared with previous designs, thanks to the use of a newly designed...
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Multi-million euro investment in nanotechnology announced in UK
Brussels, 07 Jul 2003 The UK government has announced a 90 million GBP (131 million euro) investment in nanotechnology aimed at helping the country's industry to take advantage of the commercial...
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BioTech Forum 2003
Brussels, 07 Jul 2003 The Karolinska Institute, together with the Swedish academy of pharmaceutical sciences, is organising BioTech Forum 2003, to take place from 26 to 28 November in Stockholm,...