Peer power in a costume drama
Alan Macfarlane considers what makes law effective. Is it down to demographics, isolation, independence from politics or a belief in the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? In most...
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Swedish Studies Shed Light on How People View Science and Why (links)
Brussels, 30 Mar 2005 How Teachers View Science, 2004 - interview survey How Researchers View Public and Science, 2003 - interview survey The Swedes have turned the tables in the science and society...
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Commission presents ideas for increasing gender equality in science
Brussels, 30 Mar 2005 The European Commission has drafted a staff working document outlining the main challenges that must be addressed in order to increase gender equality in science. In addition to...
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UK Environment Agency: Consultation on future regulation of disposal of radioactive
London 30 March 2005 Windscale Public Consultation Explanatory document [download time 2 minutes] Appendixes [download time 1 minute] Index [download ineffective 30 March 2005] We have been reviewing...
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Aeronautics: taking the Strategic Research Agenda forward
Brussels, 30 March 2005 The Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe presents the second edition of its Strategic Research Agenda (SRA-2) today in Brussels. Two years after the launch of...
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Europe must invest more in cancer research, finds survey
Brussels, 30 Mar 2005 Europe needs to double the amount it spends on cancer research, concludes a new survey on the way cancer research is funded across the EU. The European Cancer Research Funding...
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EU and Japan pledge further climate change research cooperation
Brussels, 30 Mar 2005 The European Union and Japan have highlighted their common objectives in the field of climate change research, and have pledged to strengthen scientific cooperation in the near...
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Workshop on the INSPIRE proposed directive
Brussels, 30 Mar 2005 A workshop on a European Spatial Data Infrastructure (ESDI) and the INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe) proposed directive will take place in Alghero,...
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Satellite survey enhances knowledge of Tuscan landslides
Paris, 30 Mar 2005 The 240-km-long River Arno winds its way seaward through the tranquil countryside of Umbria and Tuscany, but this tranquillity masks potential danger. There are more than 300 areas...
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£2.5m announced to staunch flow from academic medicine A £2.5 million initiative to counter a steep decline in the number of young doctors taking up careers in research or teaching medicine was...
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Latest research news
How the Boxing Day quake made new tremor inevitable The earthquake of magnitude 8.7 that struck off the coast of Sumatra on Monday fulfilled many of the worst fears of scientists, who predicted just...
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EPO Board of Appeals Decision on Method for producing transgenic animals (link)
Munich, 29 Mar 2005 Text of Decision T 0315/03 http:///legal.eu ropean-patent-office.org/ dg3/biblio/t030315ex1.htm 6 July 2004 85304490.7 Method for producing transgenic animals C12N 15/85 "Method...
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UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee 8th Report: Forensic Science on Trial
London, 29 Mar 2005 F ull text House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Previous Item Back to Titles Print Item
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The Gender Gap in Top Levels of Science is Closing -- but Too Slowly
Brussels, 29 March 2005 The number of women in top positions in science is growing, but only slowly. At EU level, women only make up 14% of top academics, but constitute 44% of graduates in science...
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EU disease control agency launches search for top scientists
Brussels, 29 Mar 2005 A Europe wide search for outstanding disease control experts has been launched. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), a new EU agency with the mission...