Partnerships will broaden UK provision, says paper
British higher education must develop its own brand of "multiversity" rather than emulating the American system if it is to expand and widen participation, the Council for Industry and Higher...
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How to bring innovation to the people
Brussels, Sep 2002 The word innovation is rather nebulous. The concise Oxford English dictionary defines it as 'bringing in new methods' and highlights that it comes from the Latin 'innovare' which...
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ESA and the EU - Towards a Space Agency for the European Union
Paris, 01 Apr 2004 ESA is an independent European agency and does not form part of the European Union (EU). Some countries that belong to the EU are not members of ESA and vice versa. There are,...
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Today's news
'Gifted' tick box that could cost pupils a university place Sixth-formers competing for places at leading universities may lose out if they have not signed up to a scheme for gifted children because...
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Jobwatch: Two seats and 25 prizes
The ESRC is looking for fresh academic blood. Most posts are unpaid, but the influence the chosen academics will have should be compensation enough. Pat Leon reports on research opportunities. Power...
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Jobwatch: Two seats and 25 prizes
The ESRC is looking for fresh academic blood. Most posts are unpaid, but the influence the chosen academics will have should be compensation enough. Pat Leon reports on research opportunities. Power...
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Prior information notice - various studies
Brussels, 09 Apr 2003 The European Commission has issued a prior information notice for series of studies. The studies referred to in the notice are the following: - To enlarge the European Research...
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Free spirits
Open-source programmers, who help drive many institutions’ computer systems, are pirates to some - but they now have a legal champion, reports Stephen Phillips The new Software Freedom Law Center (...
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Russia pins its hopes on allies
One of the key architects of Russia's education modernisation programme has called for international cooperation for reform to step up a level. Viktor Bolotov, Russia's first deputy minister of...
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Proposed Council Decision on the renewal of the scientific and technological cooperation agreement with the USA (link)
Brussels, 02 Oct 2003 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of an Agreement aimed at renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European...
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Proposed Council Decision on the renewal of the scientific and technological cooperation agreement with the USA (link)
Brussels, 02 Oct 2003 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of an Agreement aimed at renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European...
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Hearing of Janez PotoÄnik (science and research)
Brussels, 01 Oct 2004 The EU's research and development policy came under close scrutiny from MEPs in the hearing of Janez PotoÄnik - the Commissioner-designate from Slovenia. MEPs from the Industry...
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As Montreal Conference considers deforestation issues, ESA presents space solution
Paris, 06 Dec 2005 As the future of Earth's forests moved up the agenda at the United Nations Climate Change Conference - negotiating a post-Kyoto strategy to combat global warming - ESA and its...
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Chancellor delivers UK science boost, but chooses to fall short of Barcelona target
Brussels, 13 Jul 2004 As part of his comprehensive spending review published on 12 July, the UK Chancellor Gordon Brown has promised an extra 1 billion GBP (1.5 billion euro) in government funding...
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David BYRNE: Consumer Protection fostered by Life Sciences, Biovision Conference, Lyon, 10 April 2003
EMBARGO: 10 April 2003 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure and indeed an honour to have been asked by the organisers of the Biovision forum to act as co-chairman at this plenary session here...