Busy weeks ahead for high-flying students
Paris, 16 Jul 2003 From 16 to 31 July, 32 international student teams of researchers will gather in Bordeaux, France, to fly their experiments in zero-gravity on board a specially adapted Airbus A-...
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Commission launches web portal on endocrine disrupter research
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 The Commission's Research DG has a launched a new web portal offering an overview of the European Union's many activities in the field of endocrine disrupter research. The...
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European Teratology Society conference
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 The 31st conference of the European Teratology Society will take place from 7 to 10 September in Elsinore, Denmark. The conference will gather together basic and clinical...
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Using nanotechnology to prevent and detect crime
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 A conference on nanotechnology applications for use in crime prevention and detection will take place in London, UK, on 28 and 29 October. The objective of the meeting is to...
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Highlights of chemistry R&D in 2003
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 The third pan European conference entitled 'highlights of European chemistry R&D [research and development] in 2003' will take place from to 29 August in Grenoble,...
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Universities may require English diploma Universities will require teenagers to hold an English baccalaureate at advanced level before they can be considered for a place under proposals to be...
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Genetically Modified Organisms: Commission takes Court action against eleven Member States
Brussels, 15 July 2003 The European Commission has decided to refer France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Austria and Finland to the European Court of...
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More dialogue between scientists and policymakers needed, argues STOA chair
Brussels, 15 Jul 2003 If the European Union is to become the world's premier knowledge based economy, greater dialogue between politicians and scientists is needed, said Gerhard Schmid, vice...
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Call for specific support actions across the thematic area 'life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health'
Brussels, 15 Jul 2003 The European Commission has published a call for proposals for strategic specific support actions across the thematic priority 'life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for...
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ESA's XMM-Newton gains deep insights into the distant Universe
Paris, 15 Jul 2003 Using XMM-Newton, astronomers have obtained the world's deepest 'wide screen' X-ray image of the cosmos to date. Their observations show newly discovered clusters of galaxies and...
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Finalised text of Council decision concerning the conclusion of the scientific and technical cooperation agreement with Chile (link)
Brussels, 15 Jul 2003 Full text of Document 11066/03 Suite of documents 11066/03 Subject: Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation...
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Denmark ratifies Protocol on Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Scientific Purposes
Strasbourg, 15 Jul 2003 Signatures and ratifications at the Council of Europe 9 July 2003 Denmark ratified: - the Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate...
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"A" item note: Approval of the second-reading amendments to the common position for the proposed Regulation on GMOs
Brussels, 15 Jul 2003 Full text of Document 11284/03 Suite of documents 11284/03 No. prev. doc.: 10811/03 Nos Cion props: 11576/01 , 13132/02 Subject: Approval of the European Parliament's second-...
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Finalised text of the Common position for a Directive on setting standards for the commercial use of human tissues and cells (link)
Brussels, 15 Jul 2003 Full text of Document 10133/03 Suite of documents 10133/03 Subject: Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament...
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Busquin outlines priorities for next six months
Brussels, 15 Jul 2003 Writing for the CORDIS Italian Presidency service. EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has outlined his priorities for the next six months, which include increasing...