Services directive 'disappointment' for EU growth
Brussels, 17 Mar 2006 EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik, together with former Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho, have referred to the recent services directive as a '...
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Academics venture to bring in the money
Imperial staff have the best heads for business in UK academe, reports Letitia Hughes Academics at Imperial College London are the most business-minded in the UK, according to a survey in which their...
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Anti-terror bill 'threatens academic freedom' University lecturers have warned that the Government's terrorism bill will restrict academic freedom and could force staff to fall foul of the law if...
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CO2 capture and storage - towards zero emission power plants
Brussels, 21 Feb 2005 A conference on CO2 capture and storage - 'Towards zero emission power plants' - will take place in Brussels, Belgium, from 13 to 15 April. The event is portrayed as an...
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Growth and Jobs: Commission tables 19 measures to boost innovation and research
Brussels, 12 October 2005 The EU invests about a third less in research than the US, and the EU/US innovation gap has not narrowed in recent years. Meanwhile, emerging countries like China and India...
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Defend science, demand MPs
Today's cash-driven managerial ethos is being blamed for course cuts and the curbs on blue-skies thinking The Government must act to safeguard the future of vital science subjects in UK universities...
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Looking small, thinking big – keeping Europe at the forefront of nanotechnology
Brussels, 13 June 2005 The European Commission has today announced the ways in which it intends to keep Europe at the forefront of the fast-moving field of nanotechnology in a safe and responsible...
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Oxford to resume university governance debate Oxford dons are to reassemble today in the 17th-century Sheldonian theatre for the second round of a highly charged debate on how the ancient university...
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Set workers study targets
UK business and academe must band together to maintain levels of key skills, says Helen Connor If the UK is to be internationally competitive, we have to increase the skills of our existing workforce...
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Proposed Council Decision a Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (link)
Brussels, 03 Aug 2005 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member...
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Conference: the knowledge-based bio-economy
Brussels, 30 Jun 2005 In recognition of the growing importance of the emerging knowledge-based sector of the bio-economy, the European Commission is to hold a high-profile conference in Brussels (...
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Nottingham named university of the year Nottingham University has received a First for its efforts to create a genuinely international institution. It was named higher education institution of the...
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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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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'....