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Queen's speech offers no clues about HE finance The Queen's speech to Parliament today confirmed that the government would publish its long-awaited university and student finance proposals....
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Inventors get more cash to plug brain drain Nesta, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, has been given a grant of £95 million by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport....
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European researchers calculate impact of Indonesian wildfires on CO2 emissions
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 Scientists from Europe and Indonesia have used imagery from ESA and NASA satellites to measure the impact of the 1997-98 bushfires in Indonesia, and conclude that they...
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Promoting innovation in the Candidate Countries is a must for successful enlargement, says report
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 Innovation has to take centre stage if EU enlargement is to succeed, despite its low visibility during accession negotiations, concludes a Commission report to be published in...
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Auditing procedures to be improved under FP6, says Commission
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 'The Commission is constantly following up on and improving the effectiveness of its control systems,' a Commission spokesperson told CORDIS News in response to a report from...
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CORDIS Marketplace highlights research results for each FP6 theme
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, is offering a selection of existing research results presented according to the corresponding...
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Six Scottish FP6 Events
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 IRC Scotland is organising a series of free events throughout Scotland to highlight the opportunities for companies and trade associations of participation in the Sixth...
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European working group on e-business security
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 A one-day workshop on the theme of managing e-business security risk will take place in Paris on 3 December. The event is sponsored by The Open Group, The European Software...
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European seminar on open access of scientific publications
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 The pros and cons of initiatives from public and private structures to increase electronic open access to scientific research results through digital means are to be discussed...
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Busquin launches FP6 and calls for action to make the ERA a
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 The European Commissioner for Research Philippe Busquin has launched the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), and has told Europe's research community that it is up to them to make...
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Council adopts FP6 rules for participation
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 The Commission's proposals for the rules for participation in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) have been adopted by the Council of Ministers, just ahead of the FP6 launch...
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'Bold declarations by Member States are not enough,' says Busquin on Lisbon objective
Brussels, 11 Nov 2002 Europe must invest more in research if it means to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010, and under-investment in research and...
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"Research 2002": the biggest-ever conference on science and technology opens in Brussels
Brussels, 11 November 2002 This morning in Brussels European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin and Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt opened the "Research 2002" conference. The gathering...
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Philippe Busquin: Lancement du 6ème Programme Cadre de Recherche: une nouvelle étape dans la construction de l'espace européen de recherche Conférence de lancement du 6ème Programme Cadre de Recherche
Bruxelles, le 11 novembre 2002 Monsieur le Premier Ministre, Messieurs les ministres, Excellences, Mesdames et messieurs, C'est avec un très grand plaisir que j'accueille les plus de 8000...