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Oxford may cut undergraduates to save £200m Oxford university is planning sweeping reforms to close a £200 million funding gap and preserve its world-class reputation. Academics will be told that...
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Environment: Commission supports 89 innovation projects in 17 countries with €71 million
Brussels, 19 September 2005 The European Commission has approved funding for 89 environmental innovation projects in 17 countries under the LIFE-Environment programme 2005. These projects will...
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Commission makes a push for wider accessibility of ICTs
Brussels, 19 Sep 2005 The Commission has adopted a communication on eAccessibility, designed to encourage the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) that are accessible to...
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Galileo Galilei Institute becomes first in Europe devoted to theoretical particle physics
Brussels, 19 Sep 2005 The inaugural conference marking the official opening of the Galileo Galilei Institute (GGI), the first European institute devoted to the theoretical particle physics, will take...
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Conference on RNA interference, the Netherlands
Brussels, 19 Sep 2005 A European conference on RNA interference, 'RNAi Europe 2005', will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 28 to 29 September. RNA interference has developed into one of...
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Call for tenders: harmonised indicators and estimation procedures for forests
Brussels, 19 Sep 2005 The Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a call for tenders relating to the development of harmonised indicators and estimation procedures for forests with...
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Study on harmonising national forest inventories in Europe
Brussels, 19 Sep 2005 The Commission's Joint Research Centre has published a call for tenders relating to a pilot study on harmonising national forest inventories in Europe. The project will be a...
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Eurochambres' Position Paper on Simplification Measures in the FP7 for Research and Development (link)
Brussels, 19 Sep 2005 Full text SUMMARY OF EUROCHAMBRES' POSITION EUROCHAMBRES generally approves the proposed initiatives about simplification in the 7th Framework Programme and looks forward the...
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SSETI Express to be Launched on 30 September following three-day delay
Paris, 19 Sep 2005 The launch of SSETI Express from the Plesetsk cosmodrome has been delayed by 3 days, making 30 September the new tentative launch date.The launch time will remain the same at 06:52...
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Student union to defy ban on Islamist debate Student leaders at Middlesex University last night vowed to go ahead and host a debate with the controversial Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir despite their...
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EuropaBio Background Briefing on 1507 maize
Brussels, 16 Sep 2005 Biotech maize 1507 is genetically modified with the Bt trait to make it resistant to certain insect pests (in Europe these typically include Ostrinia nubilalis, commonly known...
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EU Research Round-up
Brussels, 16 September 2005 A regular look at what’s going on the world of European research, showing the breadth and diversity of EU-funded research projects. In this issue: Europeans...
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Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of September 2005
Brussels, 16 September 2005 The Agriculture & Fisheries Council will meet in Brussels on Monday 19 (starting at 11 a.m.) and Tuesday 20 September under the Presidency of Mrs Margaret Beckett...
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Cream of Europe’s Young Scientists meet in Moscow
Brussels, 16 September 2005 On Sunday 18 September, some 126 young people from 35 countries – the cream of Europe’s young scientists plus guests from the USA, Japan and China...
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A European Institute of Technology? The European Commission launches a public consultation
Brussels, 16 September 2005 A public consultation on whether and how to create a European Institute of Technology has been opened by the European Commission today. It will gather the views of...