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Superstrain of TB may be on way to Europe A superstrain of tuberculosis that is resistant to conventional treatments has emerged in alarming levels in Eastern Europe, raising fears that it will...
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'Britain must be first for science', says Brown Chancellor Gordon Brown yesterday promised to make Britain the world's most attractive location for science, saying boosting hi-tech business was vital...
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SOHO snaps spectacular Sun shot
Paris, 16 Mar 2004 On Friday, 12 March 2004, the Sun ejected a spectacular 'eruptive prominence' into the heliosphere. SOHO, the ESA/NASA solar watchdog observatory, faithfully recorded the event....
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Study warns of tension between researcher mobility and balanced scientific growth
Brussels, 16 Mar 2004 A study of scientific mobility within Europe, carried out by a team from the University of Leeds, has concluded that, if left unchecked, EU policies aimed at promoting the free...
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Europe can regain its competitive edge in R&D by encouraging investment and technological transfer, says industry
Brussels, 16 Mar 2004 Business representatives at the European Business Summit warned that an increasing amount of high added value research and development (R&D) is moving outside the EU,...
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eContent information session, Belgium
Brussels, 16 Mar 2004 An information session on the fourth eContent call for proposals will take place on 24 March in Brussels, Belgium. Attending the meeting will be the national contact points for...
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Commission approves R&D aid for Altis Semiconductor in France
Brussels, 16 March 2004 The aid approved today is intended to help set up a research centre for the design and development of a new generation of smart chip incorporating an on-chip memory for use in...
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Prodi highlights need for urgency while welcoming calls for a European Security Research Programme
Brussels, 16 Mar 2004 Security has been moving up the EU agenda ever since 11 September 2001, and as Commission President Romano Prodi said on 15 March, when accepting a new report on 'Research for a...
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Call for proposals in the area of regional innovation policies
Brussels, 16 Mar 2004 The European Commission has published a call for proposals in the area of 'regional innovation policies, including new tools and approaches' under the Sixth Framework Programme'...
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Call for proposals - intellectual property rights helpdesk
Brussels, 16 Mar 2004 The European Commission has published a call for proposals for an Intellectual Property Rights Helpdesk under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) specific programme 'Structuring...
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Today's news
Marking boycott threatens student finals Malcolm Grant, provost of University College London, warned yesterday that forthcoming exams might have to be cancelled if academic staff press on with a...
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European industry leaders and EU policymakers call for budget boost for Security Research
Brussels, 15 March 2004 A high-level group of top European industry executives and policymakers formally presented their report today to Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission. The report...
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MoU for the Implementation of a European Concerted Research Action, COST Action A27, "Understanding Pre-Industrial Structures in Rural and Mining Landscapes (Landmarks)" (link)
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 Full text of Document 247/04 Suite of documents 247/04 Attached is the text of the abovementioned Memorandum of Understanding, which was signed in Brussels on 17 February 2004...
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MoU, European Concerted Research Action, COST Action 354 "Performance Indicators for Road Pavements" (link)
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 Full text of Document 246/04 Suite of documents 246/04 [...] Council Register
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MoU, European Concerted Research Action COST Action P14 "Laser-Matter Interactions with Ultra-Short Pulses, High-Frequency Pulses and Ultra-Intense Pulses. from Attophysics to Petawatt Physics (Ultra)
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 Full text of Document 248/04 Suite of documents 248/04 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...