Roberto Vittori - live from Star City
Paris, 10 April 2002 ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italian nationality will shortly lift off from Baikonur on board a Russian Soyuz vehicle for a ten-day mission - codenamed 'Marco Polo' - to the...
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Scientific analysis and debate should precede decisions on precautionary principle, says Busquin
Brussels, 10 April 2002 The application of the precautionary principle in research should follow a three step procedure, according to Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin, risk analysis, public...
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Commission clears UK plans for disposal of radioactive waste on dismantling of two nuclear power stations
Brussels, 10 April 2002 Commission opinion of 4 April 2002 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the Trawsfynydd Power Station located in the...
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Call for £10bn investment receives Labour backing Labour MPs today joined universities in their call for a multi-billion pound investment in higher education. While scores of backbenchers want...
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From today's UK papers
Education chief attacks government's 'Stalinism' The government's education policy came under attack from one of its most trusted advisers last night over the "Stalinist" national curriculum and its...
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Explaining that FP6 is different to FP5 is not easy, says director in DG Research
Brussels, 09 April 2002 'You can't extrapolate anything from the Fifth Framework programme [FP5] to the Sixth Framework programme [FP6]. It is a fundamentally different concept because of the new...
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IPTS report sets scenarios for the future to stimulate interest in FP6
Brussels, 09 April 2002 Seville (ES): A report on the future of Information and Communication Technologies, carried out last year by a group from the JRC (Joint Research Centre), is currently being...
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IES scientists receive prestigious NASA "Group Achievement Honor Award"
Brussels, 09 April 2002 Ispra (IT): The contribution of three JRC (Joint Research Centre) scientists, Nadine Gobron, Bernard Pinty and Michael Verstraete of IES' Global Vegetation Monitoring unit, to...
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New initiative to tackle cybersquatting
Brussels, 09 April 2002 The European Commission joins forces with the World intellectual property organisation (WIPO) on 23 April in a regional consultation in Brussels addressing improper use of...
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Labour backbenchers want fees abolition Scores of Labour MPs today demanded the abolition of university tuition fees and the restoration of grants for hard-up students. The campaign, by the National...
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Philippe Busquin participates in discussion about European Research Area
Brussels, 09 April 2002 Tomorrow, the German research organisation Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft will organise a discussion and science show to outline how national research organisations could participate...
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IPTS report sets scenarios for the future to stimulate interest in FP6
Brussels, 09 April 2002 Seville (ES): A report on the future of Information and Communication Technologies, carried out last year by a group from the JRC (Joint Research Centre), is currently being...
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Report of CREST meeting (scientific and technical research) on 8 February 2002
Brussels, 9 April 2002 Scientific and Technical Research Committee ­ CREST ­ Secretariat. Summary conclusions of the 281st meeting of the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (...
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Support actions and forward planning for the Sixth Framework Programme - CREST opinion
Brussels, 9 April 2002 Scientific and Technical Research Committee ­ CREST ­ Secretariat. The scientific and technological content of the "8th priority" of the first specific...
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Research agreement with Malta (approved)
Brussels, 09 April 2002 Carlos WESTENDORP Y CABEZA (PES, E) Report without debate on the proposal for a Council decision concluding the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an...