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...
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Workshop on ESA's gravity mission
Paris, 18 Mar 2004 Last week, more than 120 scientists from 16 different countries gathered at ESA-ESRIN in Frascati, Italy to take part in a workshop dedicated to ESA's Gravity Field and Steady-...
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Fast lane for space technology innovation
Paris, 18 Mar 2004 A new ESA initiative got underway this week to speed up the turnaround time from idea to product. The aim is to support the fast introduction of breakthrough innovations in the...
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Brown finds extra cash to fund growth
Gordon Brown quashed fears that universities would be expanded on the cheap this week by confirming that the government will fully fund rising student numbers until 2008. In Wednesday's budget speech...
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Animal tests 'upsetting but important'
A final-year undergraduate was one of a line-up of young scientists speaking out for the first time in defence of animal research in a documentary film launched this week. Rawaa, who researched...
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In the news: Paul Wilkinson
The Madrid terrorist attacks, which have so far caused 200 deaths, have sent journalists scurrying to find experts to shed light on the world of international terrorism. Prominent among them is Paul...
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Appointments
King's College London has appointed: Alison Campbell , acting chief executive of MRC Technology, managing director of KCL Enterprises; and Michael Clarke , director of the International Policy...
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End to AUT pay dispute in sight
The Association of University Teachers looked poised to call off industrial action over pay as The Times Higher went to press. The Trades Union Congress announced that "positive proposals" had been...
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Scientists given 2 weeks to plan10-year vision
The government has given top scientists a two-week deadline to write a two-page summary of how science should develop over the next ten years. Sir David King, the government's chief scientific...
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'Third-stream' cash to nurture business links
Universities will be given a permanent "third stream" of funding, alongside teaching and research cash, to foster collaboration with business, the government confirmed this week in its preliminary...