Schwartz call for SATs
A national test to identify the best students is likely to be backed by the Schwartz review of university admissions when it publishes its recommendations next month. The review committee, headed by...
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How Winston rescued Attlee
Sir Winston Churchill covertly helped secure US funding that saved the Labour government of 1945 and enabled it to build the British welfare state. New research has revealed the extent to which the...
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Education cash not enough, say universities Charles Clarke, the education secretary, yesterday set out his three-year budget, confirming that an extra ?8.5 billion would be shared between...
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The European Group on Ethics makes public its Opinion on the ethical aspects of umbilical cord blood banking
Brussels, 18 March 2004 The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE), chaired by the Swedish Philosopher, G?ran Hermerén, has adopted on March 16th 2004 its Opinion no. 19 on...
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EU nanotechnology project to reconstruct human corneas using tissue engineering
Brussels, 18 Mar 2004 A new EU funded project is set to transform eye surgery and dramatically cut the number of experiments conducted on animals by reconstructing a human cornea in vitro. The '...
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Germans back adult stem cell research
Brussels, 18 Mar 2004 A survey carried out in Germany has found that the general public is not against stem cell research and might actually encourage the government to use adult stem cells for...
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Commission proposes creation of fast track 'scientific visa'
Brussels, 18 Mar 2004 The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a directive and two recommendations aimed at introducing a 'scientific visa' to facilitate the movement of third country...
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Commission Communication on the presentation of a proposed directive and two proposed recommendations on the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Commu
Brussels, 18 Mar 2004 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT on the presentation of a proposal for a directive and two proposals for recommendations on the...
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Final Draft Proposal for a European Patent Litigation System and Draft Statute of the European Patent Court (links)
Geneva, 18 Mar 2004 The working group on litigation and its subgroup has been working on a draft proposal for a European Patent Litigation Agreement (pdf 209 KB) and a statute (pdf 103 KB) for a...
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Commission publishes IPR guide for FP6
Brussels, 18 Mar 2004 The European Commission has published its guide to intellectual property rights (IPR) for projects under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The Commission states that it is...
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IPR in EU research projects
Brussels, 18 Mar 2004 A seminar on intellectual property rights (IPR) and the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), organised by the Portuguese Universities Foundation and the University of Algarve, will...
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FP6 Model Contracts - Updates concerning "Infrastructures"
Brussels, 18 Mar 2004 Updates concerning "Infrastructures" made to: Guide to use of the special clauses (PDF 138 kB) FAQ: Cost Models (PDF 120 kB) DG Research http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/i...
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Commission tracks progress towards Barcelona objective on Investment in Research
Brussels, 18 Mar 2004 Giving his first annual progress report on the EU's efforts to raise investment in research to thee per cent of GDP on 17 March, the EU's Research Commissioner, Philippe Busquin...
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France set to reform its main research body
Brussels, 18 Mar 2004 Following the mass resignation of French scientists on 9 March, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the country's largest scientific establishment, is set...
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Ombudsman issues recommendation to Commission to pay complainant's costs in dispute over IST contract (link)
Strasbourg, 18 March 2004 Draft recommendation to the European Commission in complaint 1889/2002/GG. Strasbourg, 11 March 2004 Full text [...] 3 Conclusion In view of the above, the Ombudsman makes...