Turn on the green light
Hefce should push institutions to embed sustainability in business strategies, argues Martin Wiles The environment and sustainable development were notable by their absence in the general election...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: Why is hydrogen so important for Europe? 16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference
Lyon, 13 June 2006 16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference Lyon, 13 June 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen, This World Hydrogen Energy Conference was initiated some 30 years ago – with a vision of...
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Commission calls for university reform to help deliver Lisbon goals
Brussels, 21 Apr 2005 The European Commission has adopted a communication calling on Member States to introduce reforms that will allow Europe's universities to better contribute to the EU goal of...
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EUREKA resolution calls for greater commitment to Lisbon objectives
Brussels, 30 May 2005 'We have managed to take EUREKA a step further towards reaching the Lisbon goals,' said Kris Douma, Dutch MP and co-chair of the 15th EUREKA inter-parliamentary conference that...
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Budget surprise signals research funding revamp
Chancellor Gordon Brown this week announced the biggest potential shake-up of research funding in a generation. In his 2006 budget speech, he said that the Government would merge the Medical Research...
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Business leaders use summit to call for greater commitment to competitiveness
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 The theme of the third European Business Summit, which took place in Brussels on 12 and 13 March, was 'Research and innovation: a European strategy for more growth and jobs'....
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Business leaders use summit to call for greater commitment to competitiveness
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 The theme of the third European Business Summit, which took place in Brussels on 12 and 13 March, was 'Research and innovation: a European strategy for more growth and jobs'....
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European coalition against animal testing demonstrates against REACH proposals
Brussels, 22 Apr 2004 The beginning of World Week for Laboratory Animals was marked on 20 April by renewed attempts by the European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) to put pressure on both...
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Forgotten lives, vicious streets
Fractured Cities
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Research Framework for 2007-2013 - New tools for knowledge and growth: EU scientists propose priorities for research infrastructure (links to background and list of projects)
Brussels, 7 April 2005 The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures today presented the European Commission with its first “List of Opportunities” – 23...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Transforming life sciences knowledge into new, sustainable, eco-efficient and competitive products - Conference on Knowledge-based bio-economyBrussels, 15 September 2005
15/09/2005 Conference on Knowledge-based bio-economy Brussels, 15 September 2005 Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to open this conference hosted by the European Commission together...
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Under that 3ft pile of quano...
Universities' property portfolios boast a range of often-forgotten treasures that are being renovated with spectacular results. Michael North reports. Mabel Wilson was bewildered by the...
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UK government unveils its answer to the 'innovation challenge'
Brussels, 18 Dec 2003 The UK government's department of trade and industry (DTI) has published a new report outlining its strategy to boost the country's innovation performance and productivity. In a...
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UK government unveils its answer to the 'innovation challenge'
Brussels, 18 Dec 2003 The UK government's department of trade and industry (DTI) has published a new report outlining its strategy to boost the country's innovation performance and productivity. In a...
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ESA joins UN climate talks in Kenya
Paris, 6 November 2006 The United Nations annual summit on climate change this week in Nairobi, Kenya, seeks to negotiate a successor to the Kyoto Protocol strategy, which becomes obsolete in 2012,...