Brussels, 17 Mar 2004 The International Foundation for Science (IFS) and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) are to provide grants and technical assistance to young scientists in...
Brussels, 17 Mar 2004 The European Commission will host an information day on the 'Preparatory Action on the enhancement of European industrial potential in the field of security research' in...
Brussels, 17 Mar 2004 A public communication of science and technology (PCST) conference will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from 3 to 6 June. The conference will look at how cultural diversity...
Brussels, 17 Mar 2004 On the 375th anniversary of the birth of astronomer Christiaan Huygens, the European Space Agency (ESA) is organising an international conference on Saturn and Titan, Saturn's...
Paris, 17 Mar 2004 ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory has resolved the diffuse glow of gamma rays in the centre of our Galaxy and has shown that most of it is produced by a hundred individual...
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...
Geneva, 17 Mar 2004 ADDENDUM TO ACCREDITATION OF CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS Document prepared by the Secretariat TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS: DEFENSIVE PROTECTION MEASURES RELATED TO THE INDUSTRIAL...
Brussels, 17 March 2004 An agreement has been reached between the European Union and the State of Israel on its participation in the GALILEO programme. This agreement was initialled in Jerusalem on...
17 Mar 2004 DRAFT Criteria (in development) for the Evaluation of a patent policy for a Standards Setting Organization This First public DRAFT Dated Monday March 15, 2004 is intended only...
Brussels, 17 Mar 2004 A consortium of Europe's leading natural history institutions has joined forces to form 'Synthesys' which, thanks to EU research funding under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6...
Brussels, 17 March 2004 Commissioner Philippe Busquin today reported the progress made in implementing the action plan of 30 April 2003 to step up public and private spending on research in Europe....
Brussels, 16 March 2004 Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. Introduction At the heart of today's discussions are the concerns in Europe about productivity and innovation. Europe needs to increase...
Brussels, 17 Mar 2004 The list of proposals received before the second deadline (11 February 2004) can now be consulted online. Page link DG Research http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/i ndex_en....
Brussels, 17 Mar 2004 A public opinion poll published jointly by the UK's Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering on 15 March reveals that the vast majority of the British public have no idea...
Brussels, 17 Mar 2004 Genetic engineering might help reduce the impact of global warming on indigenous species of plants and trees, said scientists at a Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) meeting in...