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Rees predicts Wild West colonies on Mars Martian colonies may resemble the Wild West if privately-funded expeditions are the first to reach the planet, Sir Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal,...
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Accident prevention card project drawn from Fifth Framework programme proposal
Brussels, 09 Sep 2002 A research proposal that had originally been made for the Fifth Framework programme is being commercialised in Spain in a move that could prevent thousands of accidents a year....
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Europe takes over from USA on the web
Brussels, 09 Sep 2002 Internet penetration is now greater in Europe than in the USA, according to a new survey. While the USA has 183 million users, Europe has 186 million, according to the nua.com...
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UK information days on IST and project coordination under FP6
Brussels, 09 Sep 2002 Two workshops for EU R&D (research and development) project proposers, administrators and managers will be held in Cambridge, UK, in October. On 25 October, the workshop...
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Summit endorses the role of Earth observation satellites in sustainable development
Paris, 09 Sep 2002 Although there is some controversy surrounding the outcome of last week's summit on sustainable development there is one subject on which all delegates were unanimous: the...
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Latin America reaps development dividends with ESA Earth observation training
Paris, 09 Sep 2002 A joint programme established by the United Nations and the European Space Agency (ESA) to teach advanced remote-sensing technologies is paying off for Earth observation...
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Research networks in FP6
Brussels, 09 Sep 2002 The North Rhine-Westphalia science centre is holding a conference on European science policy, and in particular the Sixth Framework programme (FP6) in Düsseldorf, Germany on 29...
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Hodge: universities must compete or close Universities will have to compete for students or close under government plans to unleash a “free market†in degrees, Margaret Hodge, minister for higher...
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Fears of elite split grow Elite universities will be warned at this week’s meeting of vice-chancellors not to go it alone with top-up fees and “pull up the ladder†behind them. Fears of a binary...
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Update: 12:40
TUC conference calls for abolition of tuition fees Universities are in crisis, the TUC conference heard yesterday as it called on the government to abolish tuition fees, restore student...
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Hodge strengthens pledge to increase graduate numbers University vice-chancellors will be told this week that there is no going back on the government’s pledge to give half the population a...
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Update: 12:20
FE staff call on TUC to support November strike Lecturers were today calling on the Trades Union Congress to support their campaign for better pay for staff in further education colleges, which is...
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Commission tackles Community patent jurisdiction
Brussels, 05 Sep 2002 A working document adopted by the European Commission on 30 August aims to clarify the jurisdictional provisions in a Community patent. While the Community patent has so far...
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Committee chairman recommends rejecting accelerated procedures following stem cell dispute
Brussels, 05 Sep 2002 Chairman of the European Parliament's Industry, external trade, research and energy committee, Carlos Westendorp Y Cabeza is to recommend that Parliament does not accept...
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Classification of zinc as a dangerous substance: Commission answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 5 September 2002 Verbatim report of proceedings, 5 September 2002, Part A Answer As you mention, the Commission chairs the Member State group responsible for Classification and Labelling...