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Lecturer, 67, told she is 'too old' for college job A lecturer who was headhunted by an art college but rejected when it discovered that she was 67 years old, may sue for breach of...
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David Byrne, Renate Künast and Miguel Arias Cañete to open EU conference on risk perception
Brussels, November 2003 Senior figures from the worlds of politics, science and food will meet in Brussels on 4-5 December for an EU sponsored conference on risk perception. Keynote speakers will...
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Proposed Council Decision on "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006) (link)
Brussels, Nov 2003 Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending decision 2002/834/EC on the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration: "Integrating and...
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Proposed Decision on the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between with Switzerland (link)
Brussels, Nov 2003 Proposal for a DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND OF THE COMMISSION on the signature on behalf of the European Community and of the European Atomic Energy Community of the Agreement on...
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Study reveals the 'push' and 'pull' factors behind brain drain...
Brussels, Nov 2003 A pilot study supported by the European Commission has concluded that access to scientific equipment and technology is one of the main factors influencing researcher mobility and,...
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EU project develops low cost corrosion test for crude oil tankers
Brussels, Nov 2003 In response to devastating oil spillages caused by undetected corrosion in single hull tankers, such as the 1999 Erika disaster, the EU has funded an initiative that aims to...
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Conference agrees on importance of pan-European dimension for study of social values
Brussels, Nov 2003 The importance of the European Social Survey (ESS) lies not only in what it reveals about underlying social values across Europe, but also in its innovative organisational and...
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International forum on intelligent manufacturing systems
Brussels, Nov 2003 An international conference offering the opportunity to exchange views on emerging and future trends and needs in advanced manufacturing will take place in Cernobbio, Italy, from...
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Journalism meets science in a 'hands on laboratory'
Brussels, Nov 2003 As part of the European initiative for communicators of science (EICOS), a 'hands on laboratory' in biophysical chemistry is being organised for journalists in Göttingen, Germany,...
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Sustainable energy systems - call for expressions of interest
Brussels, Nov 2003 The European Commission has published a call for expressions of interest (EoI) in the priority area 'sustainable energy systems' as part of the mid-term revision of the work...
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EURATOM - call for expressions of interest
Brussels, Nov 2003 In the context of the mid-term revision of the EURATOM work programme, the European Commission has published a call for expressions of interest (EoI) that will help define the...
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Envisat images delivered to Antarctic eclipse spotters
Paris, Nov 2003 The great white expanse of Antarctica experienced the eerie darkness of a total solar eclipse late Sunday night. A lucky few people had reached the scene by icebreaker to see it...
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Satellites assist planners preventing floods
Paris, Nov 2003 Virtual floods modelled inside computers are an increasingly useful means for authorities to prepare for genuine river surges. With flooding classed as the world's most costly natural...
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Supertext: The textbook that changed my life
My MA was cross-disciplinary: English literature and fine arts at the Barber and Shakespeare institutes at Birmingham University. It was 1976 - a dim time, when a curry was the only cultural...
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The best Will in the world
Jonathan Bate tells Helen Davies why there will always be room for another edition of Shakespeare. "Editing Shakespeare is rather like painting the Forth Bridge: once you've finished you have to...