Guide steers campuses through moral mazes
British academics have helped to create the world's first ethics guide for universities. Ethics Matters , which is aimed at lecturers, professors and university managers, will be sent free to vice-...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: A vision for electricity networks of the future, 1st General Assembly of the Technology Platform for Electricity Networks of the Future
Brussels, 6 April 2006 1st General Assembly of the Technology Platform for Electricity Networks of the Future Brussels, 6 April 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to be here today to...
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Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen: Joint Approach to Security Research - Opening Speech and the Research and Technology Conference, European Defence Agency
Brussels, 9th February 2006 Mr Chairman, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, For the first time the European Commission, the European Defence Agency, industry and representatives from the Member...
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Commission takes stock of the GALILEO Programme
Brussels, 7 June 2006 The European Commission today adopted a communication taking stock of the GALILEO satellite radionavigation programme. The communication outlines the key components of this...
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Oceanology international conference 2004
Brussels, 16 Feb 2004 The Oceanology International (OI) conference 2004 will take pace from 16 to 19 March in London, UK. The event is intended to provide an informed discussion on the status of the...
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Oceanology international conference 2004
Brussels, 16 Feb 2004 The Oceanology International (OI) conference 2004 will take pace from 16 to 19 March in London, UK. The event is intended to provide an informed discussion on the status of the...
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Inadequate R&D and innovation spending could have serious consequences for EU, says Competitiveness Council
Brussels, 18 May 2004 Talks on the first day of the EU's Competitiveness Council on 17 May focused on how to increase Europe's competitiveness and innovation. The Council called on the Commission and...
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EuroNanoForum 2005: European nanotechnology research shapes the future of healthcare -- Edinburgh, Scotland, 5-7 September
Brussels, 22 Jul 2005 Nanotechnology and the health of the European Citizen in 2020 Special media programme on new developments in European nanotechnology research and the future of healthcare on the...
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Privileged partnership with Japan to be explored on ITER
The Hague, 26 Nov 2004 The Competitiveness Council of 26th November mandated the European Commission to do its utmost to finalize the negotiations between the six partners of ITER, the international...
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Janez POTOCNIK European Commissioner for Science and ResearchEducate to Innovate: Creating and Disseminating Knowledge EIB Annual Forum 2005Helsinki, 28 October 2005
28/10/2005 EIB Annual Forum 2005 Helsinki, 28 October 2005 President Maystadt, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Finland, one of the top research-intensive countries in the EU, is an inspiring...
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Dr Joe Borg Member of the European Commission Responsible for Fisheries and Maritime AffairsHow can marine research contribute to the Maritime Policy? European Parliament Conference on the Future of E
Brussels, 17 October 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your invitation to be here today. I am glad to participate in this conference which gives us the opportunity to discuss the perspectives...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: Improving Research Policies through the Open Method of Coordination -- European Commission conference on the open method of coordination in research
Brussels, 18 May 2006 European Commission conference on the open method of coordination in research Brussels, 18 May 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to start by thanking the Austrian...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: EU-China cooperation in science and technology -- scientific responses to global challenges, Launch of the China-EU Science and Technology year
Brussels, 11 October 2006 Minister Wu, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome honourable guests – or rather 'Huan ying guan ling'. It gives me great pleasure to launch the China-EU Science and...
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Don't hide the sins of yesteryear
In their attempt to promote 'Britishness', politicians and historians these days seem increasingly to find reasons to celebrate the Empire while playing down the many horrors that arose from it,...
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Fast lane for space technology innovation
Paris, 18 Mar 2004 A new ESA initiative got underway this week to speed up the turnaround time from idea to product. The aim is to support the fast introduction of breakthrough innovations in the...