Discussion open on European research council
Brussels, 07 August 2002 The decision by the Danish Presidency to raise the issue of a possible European research council at an event in October has encouraged discussion on the possible role of the...
Search
-
-
EU funds project enabling coordination of unmanned aerial vehicles
Brussels, 07 August 2002 A 2.94 million euro EU project is developing the technology to allow the coordination and control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles at the same time. Researchers from...
-
Prior information of call for tenders for CORDIS project
Brussels, 07 August 2002 The European Commission's Enterprise DG has published a prior information notice, modifying a previous notice, of a call for tenders for service contracts relating to CORDIS...
-
Fusion energy summer school
Brussels, 07 August 2002 A summer school on plasma and fusion energy physics, organised by the Trilateral Euregio Cluster (TEC) will take place in Brussels from 1 to 12 September 2003. Most lectures...
-
Spain hosts biggest Internet user event in the world
Brussels, 07 August 2002 The sixth 'Campus Party' event, taking place in Valencia, Spain, from 5 to 11 August will bring together the largest number of Internet users in the world, drawn largely from...
-
ESA to highlight importance of space technology at sustainable development summit
Brussels, 07 August 2002 The European space agency (ESA) will be underlining the importance of space technology for environmental protection at the World summit on sustainable development, to be held...
-
Update: 12:30
Officials play down £30 weekly student grants Education Department officials were today playing down reports that students whose parents have annual incomes of under £30,000 are to be given grants...
-
Today's papers
Student grants return to stem campus anger Student grants worth about £30 a week are to be introduced for about 500,000 undergraduates, the government will announce this autumn. A long-awaited review...
-
Moon mapping device ready for take-off
Brussels, 06 August 2002 An instrument designed to map the surface of the moon, developed by an international team of scientists, was delivered to the European space agency (ESA) on 6 August, ready...
-
New department at French Academy of science to address science-society gap
Brussels, 06 August 2002 The French Academy of science has created a Scientific information and communication department to help bridge the gap between science and society. The department was created...
-
Conclusions of COST meeting, 4-5 July 2002, progress on projects
Brussels, 6 August 2002 Summary of conclusions. 149th meeting of the COST Senior Officials Committee held in Brussels on 4/5 July 2002 Full text European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and...
-
China announces massive funding for R&D
Brussels, 06 August 2002 European researchers may benefit from the decision by the Chinese government on 31 July to invest 20 billion yuan (around 2.5 billion euro) in basic scientific research over...
-
Today's papers
End of the filling in a puff of gas A new treatment for tooth decay that does away with the needle, drill and filling could soon revolutionise a visit to the dentist. A controlled blast of ozone gas...
-
Update: 12:50
One in three junior doctors working 'illegal rota' Thousands of newly qualified doctors were today starting work at NHS hospitals but a third will work "illegal" rotas of too many hours, the British...
-
Commission's guidance on risk assessment for release of GMOs into the environment, published in OJ (link)
Brussels, 30 July 2002 Commission Decision of 24 July 2002 establishing guidance notes supplementing Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deliberate...