Head of Unit calls for greater focus on rail research
Brussels, 18 May 2005 When ten new Member States joined the European Union on 1 May 2004, the land surface of the EU increased by a quarter to over 6.4 million square kilometres. Creating an...
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International team begins to map sheep genome
Brussels, 18 May 2005 Researchers from the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the US are to begin work on mapping the sheep genome. Scientists believe that the results could lead to an improvement in...
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Information society technologies - fifth call for proposals
Brussels, 18 May 2005 The European Commission has published the fifth call for proposals under the 'information society technologies' (IST) priority of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). This is...
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Network-centric operating systems - call for tenders
Brussels, 18 May 2005 The European Commission's Information Society and Media DG has launched a call for tenders for a study on network-centric operating systems. The main objective of the study is...
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Satellites join watch on Naples' volcanic hinterland
Paris, 18 May 2005 The world's oldest volcano observatory has added satellites to its repertoire of instruments to monitor volcanic features flanking Naples. The result has been the most detailed...
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Oxford safety plan Oxford University is to complete its £18 million animal research laboratory by preparing large sections of the building off-site to protect builders from intimidation from animal...
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Latest research news
Koreans link with Scots in £18m deals A fledgling Scottish firm and the University of Aberdeen have firmed up two multi-million research deals with South Korean partners - the first of what are hoped...
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Draft Report on the proposed regulation on the European programme of satellite radionavigation (link)
Brussels, 17 May 2005 ***I DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the deployment and commercial operating phases of the...
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EU and China reinforce research links with joint declaration
Brussels, 17 May 2005 Scientific links between the EU and China were strengthened with the adoption of a Joint Declaration on EU-China Research Cooperation on 13 May. The declaration was made at a...
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G8 and developing countries assess ways to improve energy research collaboration
Brussels, 17 May 2005 Energy researchers from the world's richest countries plus Russia, together known as the G8, along with researchers from five developing countries, have identified a number of...
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INCO project helps coastal communities to cope with El Niño
Brussels, 17 May 2005 El Niño, the name given to the periodic warming of the Pacific Ocean off the western coast of South America, and its associated cold phase (La Niña), both...
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Europe is an increasingly popular location for US biotech companies
Brussels, 17 May 2005 While the US has historically been a dominant player in the field of biotechnology research, innovation and commercialisation, Europe is striving towards new levels of...
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ESA training courses for SMEs
Brussels, 17 May 2005 The European Space Agency (ESA) will hold a series of training courses during June and July aimed at enabling small and medium sized enterprises to better participate in space...
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Imminent New Collision with Antarctic Ice Tongue for B-15A iceberg (link)
Paris, 17 May 2005 Photo The mammoth B-15A iceberg appears poised to strike another floating Antarctic ice feature, a month on from a passing blow that broke off the end of the Drygalski ice tongue....
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Materials Modelling - Third Call for Research Consortia
Deadline: 06/07/2005